Background
Platt, Samuel was born on November 17, 1874 in Carson City, Nevada, United States. Son of Joseph and Malvina (Bash) Platt.
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Samuel Platt
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Stanford University, California. Bachelor of Laws, Columbian (now George Washington University, 1897.
Career
Identified with important mining suits. Ex-president of Reno Evening Gazette. Republican candidate district attorney, Ormsby County, Nevada, 1897, attorney-general of Nevada, 1899.
Appointed assistant secretary of state, Nevada, 1900.
Elected member Nevada House of Representatives, 1903. Reelected, 1905, and elected speaker of House.
Appointed United State Attorneys District of Nevada, by President Roosevelt, 1906, reappointed by President Taft, 1910. Appointed special assistant to attorney-general of the United States, May 24, 1910.
Delegate 4 Republican state conversations
Republican nominee for United States senator, 1914 (defeated in statewide vote by 38 votes). Delegate-at-large to Republican National Convention, 1916, 20, 28. Nominee for United States senator, 1928 and 1940.
Appointed Nevada counsel for Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and Defense Plant Corporation, 1914.
Director Pacific National Life Assurance Company.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Bar Association, Washoe County Bar Association (president), Roosevelt Memorial Association (state chairman), Nevada Community Concert Association (president), Delta Upsilon. Mason, Knights of Pythias, Elk, Eagle. Club: Rotary.
