Mayme Schweble

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Mayme Schweble
Member of the
Nye County
In office
November 1924 – November 1926
Personal details
Born(1874-08-05)August 5, 1874
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Resting placeChurchill County Cemetery, Fallon, Nevada
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)A previous husband[note 1]
John Hunter Schweble
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(m. 1908; died 1930)​
Children2

Mayme O'Connor Schweble

gold miner in Nevada
, and operated a large mining property together with her husband and sons. She was also a prominent politician, quickly rising to become a leader in local Republican organizations, particularly in women's groups.

Biography

Early life

Mayme Schweble was born on August 5, 1874, in

Reno, and settled in the town of Rawhide, though at some point they moved back to Tonopah.[4][5][6]

Career

Since first arriving in Nevada, Schweble had been active in local

1916 United States Senate election.[10][12] She also gave the nominating speech for the re-election bid of U.S. representative Edwin E. Roberts.[13]

Following the

Yerington described her as the most "outstanding woman prospector in Nevada".[17][18] During interviews, Schweble highlighted her independence and skill, stating: "I can still handle a muck stick with the best of them. I've prospected all over Nevada, kicked all the rocks out of most of the old trails for the past 35 years".[18] She also once stated that "the world needs gold and we have to live, so we are helping the men folks dig it".[19]

Schweble was one of eight women who ran for the Nevada Assembly in the 1924 election, and one of four who were elected; with the election of Schweble and Florence B. Swasey, half of Nye County's four representatives in the assembly were women.[20] Her campaign was aided by local schoolchildren, who assisted in distributing her campaign literature.[1] Schweble became the first female prospector elected to the legislature.[18] Serving in the 1925 regular session, she was a member of four legislative committees: Mines and Mining; Corporations and Railroads; State Institutions; and Claims, serving as chairman of the latter.[21][22] Schweble was "a good friend" of prominent Nevada financier George Wingfield, and was seen as an ally of his in the assembly.[note 4] As a result, she was considered a potential surrogate for Wingfield, able to propose his preferred legislation.[24] In 1925, she voted against a bill which would have legalized all gambling in Nevada.[24][25] Schweble left office at the end of her term in November 1926.[11][26]

Later life and death

In April 1930, John Schweble fell severely ill; he was taken to the hospital in

San Francisco, California, aged 68.[14][15] She was buried in the Churchill County Cemetery in Fallon.[3] Schweble was a member of the local branches of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Odd Fellows.[14][28]

References

Notes

  1. ^ Bennett states that she was twice-married, but does not indicate when her first marriage was, how it ended, or what her first husband's name was.[1]
  2. ^ Some sources spell her first name as Maym.[2]
  3. maiden name or her first husband's surname.[4]
  4. anti-suffrage in the 1910s, once stating that he would leave Nevada if women were granted the right to vote.[23]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d Bennett 2010, p. 97.
  2. ^ Van Geel 2003, p. 25.
  3. ^ a b Tripp, Vicky (September 7, 2009). "Churchill County Cemetery". USGenWeb Archives. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Will Make Their Home at Rawhide". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 11, 1908. p. 5. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "J. H. Schweble Funeral Held". Reno Gazette-Journal. April 30, 1930. p. 2. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  6. Nevada State Journal
    . December 18, 1907. p. 7. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  7. ^ Bennett 2010, p. 94, 104.
  8. ^
    Nevada State Journal
    . September 6, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  9. ^ "Women's Republican Club Organized". Tonopah Daily Bonanza. October 24, 1916. p. 3. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Platt Captures Pittmans Own City". The Silver State. October 5, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  11. ^ a b Bennett 2010, p. 104.
  12. Online Nevada Encyclopedia
    . Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  13. ^ "Ed Roberts is Nominated". Yerington Times. September 9, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  14. ^
    Nevada State Journal
    . January 30, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  15. ^ a b c "Schweble Rites Held at Fallon". Reno Gazette-Journal. January 27, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  16. ^ Bennett 2010, p. 99.
  17. ^ Bennett 2019, p. 81.
  18. ^
    Elko Daily Free Press
    . Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  19. ^
    The Post-Register
    . October 5, 1933. p. 5. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  20. ^ Jones, Harry H. (November 15, 1924). "Nevada Democrats Await Reorganization Program". Reno Gazette-Journal. p. 6. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  21. ^ Brown 2017, p. 22.
  22. ^ Van Geel 2003, p. 32.
  23. ^ Marcus, Emerson (October 29, 2014). "'Epic in politics': Nevada women got vote a century ago". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  24. ^ a b Bennett 2009, p. 182.
  25. ^ Bennett 2010, p. 110.
  26. ^ NSLAPR 2009, p. 62.
  27. ^ "Delegates Named in Various Counties". Reno Gazette-Journal. May 8, 1940. p. 2. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  28. ^ "Odd Fellows Bury W. M. Trabert at Tonopah". Reno Gazette-Journal. May 26, 1916. p. 5. Retrieved April 13, 2023.

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