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Briare was a businessman, in insurance, real estate, and a cookie shop.<ref>https://www.montereyherald.com/2006/12/11/ex-las-vegas-mayor-briare-dies/</ref> |
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In the 1960s, Briare served in the [[Nevada Assembly]] and as a [[Clark County Commissioner]]. |
In the 1960s, Briare served in the [[Nevada Assembly]] and as a [[Clark County Commissioner]]. |
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In 1994, Briare ran for [[Lieutenant Governor of Nevada]], but lost to [[Lonnie Hammargren]].<ref name=commissioner/> |
In 1994, Briare ran for [[Lieutenant Governor of Nevada]], but lost to [[Lonnie Hammargren]].<ref name=commissioner/> |
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==Personal life== |
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Briare married Jo (? - 1998), having 6 children, and after her death, he married Susan.<ref name=latimes-me-briare13>https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-13-me-briare13-story.html</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 20:33, 11 March 2024
William H. Briare | |
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| 18th Mayor of Las Vegas | |
| In office 1975–1987 | |
| Preceded by | Oran K. Gragson |
| Succeeded by | Ron Lurie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Hubert Briare July 13, 1930 Long Beach, California, U.S. |
| Died | December 8, 2006 (aged 76) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Politician |
| Signature |  |
William Hubert Briare (July 13, 1930 – December 8, 2006) was an American politician. He was the mayor of Las Vegas from 1975 to 1987.[1] Briare was a member of the Democratic Party.[1]
Early life
Briare was born in Long Beach,[citation needed] Los Angeles County, California[2]
Career
In 1955, Briare moved to Las Vegas.
Briare was a businessman, in insurance, real estate, and a cookie shop.[3]
In the 1960s, Briare served in the Nevada Assembly and as a Clark County Commissioner.
In 1971, he lost his first campaign for mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada to Oran K. Gragson.
In 1975, Briare was elected mayor of Las Vegas, in his next attempt, defeating Harry Reid.[4]
In 1976, he visited in Israel in a mission of 16 mayors from US cities who visited the Knesset.[citation needed]
Briare was so positive about the city that people would ask him if he was the president of the Chamber of Commerce.[1]
His obituary in the Las Vegas Review Journal noted that Briare's "public tenure came during a key time when control of casinos shifted from organized crime figures to corporations."[1]
In 1994, Briare ran for Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, but lost to Lonnie Hammargren.[4]
Personal life
Briare married Jo (? - 1998), having 6 children, and after her death, he married Susan.[5]
Briare died, 8 December 2006, of complications from Alzheimer’s disease,[5] in Las Vegas at the age of 76, and was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c d Schwartz, David McGrath (December 9, 2006). "Briare, well-traveled ex-mayor of Las Vegas, dies at age 76". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- ^ https://californiabirthindex.org/birth/william_hubert_briare_born_1930_1343387
- ^ https://www.montereyherald.com/2006/12/11/ex-las-vegas-mayor-briare-dies/
- ^ a b "Commissioner Briare". Commissioner Histories. Clark County, Nevada. Retrieved 2010-03-30.
- ^ a b https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-dec-13-me-briare13-story.html
External links
- William H. Briare Special Collections and Archives, Lied Library, UNLV
- Bill Briare Family Park - City of Las Vegas, Nevada
- William H. Briare at Find a Grave
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1582015/
- 1930 births
- 2006 deaths
- 20th-century mayors of places in Nevada
- Mayors of Las Vegas
- Democratic Party members of the Nevada Assembly
- Politicians from the Las Vegas Valley
- Politicians from Long Beach, California
- 20th-century American legislators
- Burials at Woodlawn Cemetery (Las Vegas)
- St. Ignatius College Preparatory alumni