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Arthur Jennings Shaver
1898 - 1965 (66 years)-
Name Arthur Jennings Shaver Nickname Jimmy Birth 20 Aug 1898 Michigan 
[1] Gender Male Death 9 Aug 1965 Tahoe City, Placer, California [2] Burial Reno, Washoe, Nevada [3] Person ID I47031 Scudder Last Modified 18 Jan 2017
Father Oscar Adam Shaver, b. 3 Dec 1847, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Aug 1918, Sparks, Washoe, Nevada (Age 70 years) Mother Grace Lois Scudder, b. 6 Dec 1866, Michigan d. 16 Jul 1917, Oolagah, Rogers, Oklahoma (Age 50 years) Marriage 3 Jun 1889 Augusta, Kalamazoo, Michigan Family ID F7020 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Marienne Elsie, b. 19 Jun 1900, Eaton county, Michigan d. 15 Aug 1999, El Centro, Imperial, California (Age 99 years) Marriage 1923 Children 1. L. Shaver 2. E. Shaver Family ID F16733 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Mar 2024
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Notes - A native of Michigan, Arthur came to Nevada with his parents as a young boy. He pursued electrical engineering in college, and graduated from the University of Nevada with a degree in the subject in 1924.
After his marriage, he went to work for the Sierra Pacific Power Company as an assistant engineer. He was employed there for eight years, during which time he returned to school and earned a more advanced degree in his field.
In 1936 he left Sierra Pacific Power to serve as manager of the Western States Utilities Company in Winnemucca. By 1944 the Colorado River Commission had assumed authority over the electrical power industry in Nevada, and that same year Jimmy moved to Las Vegas to become their resident engineer.
Not long after joining the Commission he was promoted to chief engineer, and also took on the positions of office manager and official secretary. He was employed there for 20 years.
- A native of Michigan, Arthur came to Nevada with his parents as a young boy. He pursued electrical engineering in college, and graduated from the University of Nevada with a degree in the subject in 1924.
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