Henry Rust Mighels (November 5, 1830 – May 27, 1879) was an American

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and politician. A writer of the Sagebrush School, he was the editor and publisher of

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's '' Nevada Appeal''. He was born in Norway, Maine. He served in the Union Army during the

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as assistant adjutant general, with the rank of captain, and was wounded in action. In 1868, he was elected State Printer and served a two-year term. In 1876, he was elected to the

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, serving as Speaker in 1877. The following year, he ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor of Nevada. He was also an artist, painting still life and landscapes. His one book, ''Sage Brush Leaves'' (1879), consists of literary essays. He died of cancer in 1879 in Carson City and is buried at Lone Mountain Cemetery next to his wife Nellie Verrill Mighels Davis (who subsequently married Samuel Post Davis). The Mighels had three sons, including Henry R. Mighels Jr. and Philip Verrill Mighels; and two daughters. Henry J. Mighels Jr. took over as editor of the ''Appeal'' in 1898. Philip's ex-wife, Ella Sterling Mighels, was the "First Literary Historian of California".

Partial works

* ''Sage Brush Leaves'' (1879)

References

External links

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A Guide to the Henry R. Mighels Correspondence, 93-05
Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Reno.
A Guide to the Mighels family papers, NC470
Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Reno.
A Guide to the Henry Mighels papers, 89-22
Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Reno. 1879 deaths People from Norway, Maine American newspaper publishers (people) Journalists from Nevada Politicians from Carson City, Nevada 1830 births Union army officers Speakers of the Nevada Assembly Sagebrush School 19th-century American journalists American male journalists 19th-century American male writers 19th-century American businesspeople 19th-century members of the Nevada Legislature {{Nevada-politician-stub