Vail M. Pittman
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| 19th Governor of Nevada | |
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In office July 24, 1945 – January 1, 1951 |
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| Lieutenant | Clifford A. Jones |
| Preceded by | Edward P. Carville |
| Succeeded by | Charles H. Russell |
| 19th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada | |
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In office January 3, 1943 – July 24, 1945 |
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| Governor | Edward P. Carville |
| Preceded by | Maurice J. Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | Clifford A. Jones |
| Member of the Nevada Senate | |
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In office 1925–1929 |
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| Personal details | |
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September 17, 1880 Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | January 29, 1964 (aged 83) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Resting place | Masonic Memorial Gardens Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Vail Montgomery Pittman (September 17, 1880 – January 29, 1964) was an American politician. He was the 19th Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Pittman was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, the youngest of four sons born to William Buckner Pittman and Katherine Key Pittman, a direct descendant of Francis Scott Key. His siblings included Key Pittman, a longtime United States Senator from Nevada. William and Katherine Pittman died when Vail Pittman was an infant, and the Pittmans were raised in Lake Providence, Louisiana by their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Vail Montgomery. Vail Pittman was educated by private tutors and in the public schools until he attended Sewanee Military Academy. He then attended the University of the South and Brown's Business College, but returned to Lake Providence in 1903 to manage the family cotton plantation after Vail Montgomery's death.
Pittman moved to Tonopah, Nevada in 1904, and worked initially at the Tonopah-Goldfield Lumber and Coal Company until purchasing the company's coal business and operating it as a separate company. He sold the coal business in 1907, and subsequently engaged in a variety of occupations, including undersheriff of Nye County, sergeant-at-arms of the Nevada Senate, and partner in a mining company. On May 20, 1919 he married Ida Louise Brewington. In 1920 Vail and Ida Pittman bought the Ely Daily Times of Ely, Nevada and he began a successful career in the newspaper business. Pittman was also involved in several civic and business organizations, including the good roads movement and the local chamber of commerce. From 1925 to 1929 Pittman served in the Nevada Senate. After his brother Key's 1940 death, Vail Pittman unsuccessfully sought the governor's appointment to his U.S. Senate seat.
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