W. Frank Stewart

Wellington Frank Stewart, also known as W. Frank Stewart (dates and places of birth and death missing), was a silver mining operator in Storey County in western Nevada, who served as a Democrat in the Nevada State Senate from 1876 to 1880.[1] In 1969, the actor Dick Simmons was cast as Stewart in the episode "How to Beat a Badman" of the syndicated television series Death Valley Days.[2]

Wellington Frank Stewart
Nevada State Senator for Storey County
In office
1876–1880
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Virginia City, Nevada
OccupationSilver mine operator

References

  1. "Nevada legislators, 1861-2015" (PDF). leg.state.nv.us. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  2. "How to Beat a Badman". Internet Movie Database. March 18, 1969. Retrieved July 15, 2015.


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