Background
Kirman was born in Virginia City, Nevada and educated in the Nevada public schools.
Kirman was born in Virginia City, Nevada and educated in the Nevada public schools.
He graduated from Lincoln High School in San Francisco, California.
He was the 17th Governor of Nevada from 1935 to 1939. Returning to Nevada, Kirman began working in banking. He was elected to the Nevada state House of Representatives in 1899.
Elected mayor of Reno, Nevada, Kirman served in that position from 1907 to 1909.
He successfully served as President of Reno"s First National Bank during the Great Depression. He continued all his life to be active in livestock, business and banking.
Nevada"s state park system was created during Kirman"s administration. Also, during his tenure, the state planning board was implemented, and construction on the Hoover Dam was completed.
He did not seek re-election in 1938.
Kirman died on January 19, 1959 in Carson City, Nevada, at the age of 82. He is interred at Mountain View Cemetery in Reno, Nevada.
He was a member of the Democratic Party. In 1902, he was appointed a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada and was in that position until 1904.