James G. Scrugham

Infobox Senator
name = James G. Scrugham


jr/sr =United States Senator
state = Nevada
term_start = December 7, 1942
term_end = June 23, 1945
preceded = Berkeley L. Bunker
succeeded = Edward P. Carville
office2=Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nevada's At-Large district
term_start2=March 4, 1933
term_end2=December 7, 1942
predecessor2=Samuel S. Arentz
successor2=Maurice J. Sullivan
order3=14^th
office3=Governor of Nevada
term_start3=January 1, 1923
term_end3=January 3, 1927
predecessor3=Emmet D. Boyle
successor3=Fred B. Balzar
lieutenant3=
date of birth=birth date|1880|1|19
place of birth=Lexington, Kentucky
dead = dead
date of death=death date and age|1945|6|23|1880|1|19
place of death=San Diego, California
residence=
spouse=
profession=Professor
religion=
party=Democratic

James Graves Scrugham (January 19, 1880ndash June 23, 1945) was a Representative, a Senator, and a Governor from the U.S. state of Nevada.

Scrugham was born in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1880. He graduated from the University of Kentucky at Lexington in 1906, He was a professor of mechanical engineering, Engineering College, University of Nevada from 1903 to 1914 and dean from 1914 to 1917. He was state public service commissioner from 1919 to 1923. He was the Governor of Nevada between 1923 and 1927. He was the editor and publisher of the Nevada State Journal from 1927 to 1932. He became a special adviser to the Secretary of the Interior on Colorado River development projects in 1927.

Later, he was elected as a Democrat to Congress and served from 1933 until December 7, 1942, when he resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate to fill the unexpired term of Key Pittman on November 3, 1942. Scrugham served from December 7, 1942, until his death in San Diego, California, on June 23, 1945.

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