James G. Sweeney

James G. Sweeney (January 24, 1877 – July 6, 1917) was a Nevada attorney and politician who served as the Nevada Attorney General from 1902 to 1907, and a justice and chief justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada from 1907 to 1913.

Early life, education, and career Born in Carson City, Nevada to Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Sweeney, Nevada pioneers, Sweeney attended the local schools and worked in the mines in Carson City, where he became popular with the miners, a popularity that would serve him well in his later political life. Sweeney married Nan Patterson in 1916, but obtained a divorce the following year on the grounds of desertion.

Sweeney died from pernicious anemia at his sister's home in Oakland, California, after an illness of six months, at the age of 40. His body was transported back to Carson City for burial.