Background
Sawyer, Grant was born on December 14, 1918 in Twin Falls, Idaho, United States. Son of Harry William and Bula Bell (Cameron) Sawyer.
Sawyer, Grant was born on December 14, 1918 in Twin Falls, Idaho, United States. Son of Harry William and Bula Bell (Cameron) Sawyer.
Bachelor, Linfield College, 1939. Student, U.Nev., Reno, 1944. Juris Doctor, Georgetown University, 1948.
Private practice, Elko, Nevada, 1948-1950. District attorney Elko County, 1950-1958. Governor State of Nevada, 1959-1967.
Senior partner Lionel Sawyer & Collins, Las Vegas, 1967-1996.
Author books and articles on gaming.
Member board regents University Nevada, 1957-1958. Democratic national committeeman for Nevada, 1968-1988. Chairman Nevada Commission on Nuclear Projects, 1985-1995.
Member advisory board Aid for Aids of Nevada, 1987-1996. Trustee Bluecoats, Inc., 1987-1996. Member executive committee University Nevada Las Vegas Foundation, 1988-1996.
Member national advisory council American Civil Liberties Union, 1988-1996. Board directors National Judicial College, 1991-1994. Private to 1st lieutenant United States Army, 1942-1946, PTO. Member American Bar Association, Nevada Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, American Judicature Society, Phi Delta Phi.
Married Bette Norene Hoge, August 1, 1946. 1 child, Gail.