Edwin E. Roberts
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Edwin Ewing Roberts was a United States Representative from Nevada
. After leaving Congress Roberts was elected mayor of Reno
in 1923 and held that office until his death. His son-in-law was Walter Johnson
, one of the greatest pitchers in the history of baseball. Johnson would himself run for congress as a Republican in 1940, but lost in a close election. Johnson married Roberts' only daughter, Hazel, in the congressman's Washington home on June 24, 1914. The chaplain of the senate presided over the ceremony. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9904E5D91F39E633A25756C2A9609C946596D6CF
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
. After leaving Congress Roberts was elected mayor of Reno
Reno, Nevada
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
in 1923 and held that office until his death. His son-in-law was Walter Johnson
Walter Johnson
Walter Perry Johnson , nicknamed "Barney" and "The Big Train", was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He played his entire 21-year baseball career for the Washington Senators...
, one of the greatest pitchers in the history of baseball. Johnson would himself run for congress as a Republican in 1940, but lost in a close election. Johnson married Roberts' only daughter, Hazel, in the congressman's Washington home on June 24, 1914. The chaplain of the senate presided over the ceremony. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9904E5D91F39E633A25756C2A9609C946596D6CF