John Gregovich
John Gregovich | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nevada Senate from the 19th district | |
| In office November 1894 – November 1898 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1847 Petrovac, Montenegro |
| Died | May 14, 1912 (aged 64–65) Tonopah, Nevada, U.S. |
| Political party | Silver Party |
John Gregovich (1847 – May 14, 1912) was a Serbian American merchant and Nevada Senator in the late 19th century. A member of the Silver Party during his tenure as senator, Gregovich later helped take on the cases of various Serbian immigrants living in Tonopah after a mine fire in 1911.
He was stabbed to death on May 14, 1912, by fellow immigrant Andriza Mircovich,[1] who remains the only person executed by firing squad in the state of Nevada.[2]
His house in Tonopah, the John Gregovich House, is a historic home listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Most Brutal Murder". Tonopah Daily Bonanza. May 14, 1912. Retrieved October 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nevada State Prison Inmate Case Files: Andriza Mircovich". Nevada State Library and Archives. Archived from the original on 2010-04-06. Retrieved November 8, 2010.