Senate Years of Service: 1921-1933
Party: Republican ODDIE Tasker Lowndes , a Senator from Nevada; born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., October 20, 1870; reared in East Orange, N.J.; attended the…
Senate Years of Service: 1933-1954
Party: Democrat McCARRAN Patrick Anthony (Pat) , a Senator from Nevada; born in Reno, Nev., August 8, 1876; attended the public
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