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W. Frank Stewart

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Wellington Frank Stewart
Nevada State Senator for Storey County
In office
1876–1880
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Virginia City, Nevada
OccupationSilver mine operator

Wellington Frank Stewart, also known as W. Frank Stewart (dates and places of birth and death missing), was a silver mining operator in Storey County in western Nevada, who served as a Democrat in the Nevada State Senate from 1876 to 1880.[1] In 1969, the actor Dick Simmons was cast as Stewart in the episode "How to Beat a Badman" of the syndicated television series Death Valley Days.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Nevada legislators, 1861-2015" (PDF). leg.state.nv.us. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "How to Beat a Badman". Internet Movie Database. March 18, 1969. Retrieved July 15, 2015.