James D. Torreyson
Eighth attorney general of Nevada
About James D. Torreyson
Lived 1854 – 1904 (aged 50).
James Duncan Torreyson (February 14, 1854 – October 27, 1904) was the eighth attorney general of the U.S state of Nevada.
Early life and education Torreyson was born on February 14, 1854, in Wellsburg, Virginia. When Torreyson was nine years old, his family moved to Carson City Nevada. In the fall of 1873, Torreyson was admitted to the Hopkins Grammar school in New Haven, Connecticut, where he prepared for college. Torreyson was re-elected unopposed in November 1884. Torreyson died of heart failure. In 1902, Torreyson became the supreme representative of the Knights of Pythias.
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Who was James D. Torreyson?
eighth attorney general of Nevada
When was James D. Torreyson born?
James D. Torreyson was born on 14 February 1854 in Wellsburg.
When did James D. Torreyson die?
James D. Torreyson died on 27 October 1904 in Carson City, Nevada.
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