John Sparks (Nevada politician)

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John Sparks
10th Governor of Nevada
In office January 5, 1903 – May 22, 1908
Lieutenant	Lemuel Allen Denver S. Dickerson
Preceded by	Reinhold Sadler
Succeeded by	Denver S. Dickerson
Personal details
Born	(1843-08-30)August 30, 1843 Winston County, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	May 22, 1908(1908-05-22) (aged 64) Carson City, Nevada, U.S.
Resting place	Masonic Memorial Gardens Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Political party	Silver – Democratic
Spouses	Rachel Knight ​ ​ (m. 1872; died 1879)​ Nancy Elenora Knight ​ ​ (m. 1880)​
Children	6

John Sparks (August 30, 1843 – May 22, 1908), nicknamed Honest John,^{[citation needed]} was an American politician who was the 10th Governor of Nevada. Like his predecessor, Reinhold Sadler, Sparks was a cattleman and his rise to political power was evidence of the decline of the mining industry and the rise of the ranching industry in Nevada. He was a member of the Silver – Democratic Party. In 1958, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.^[1]