John Gregovich (1847May 14, 1912) was a

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merchant and Nevada Senator in the late 19th century. A member of the

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during his tenure as senator, Gregovich later helped take on the cases of various

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immigrants living in Tonopah after a mine fire in 1911. He was stabbed to death on May 14, 1912, by fellow immigrant

Andriza Mircovich Andriza (or Andrew) Mircovich (, 1879 – May 14, 1913) was an Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian national of Serbs, Serb descent. He was the only prisoner ever to be execution by shooting, executed by shooting in the US state of Nevada. He h ...

, who remains the only person executed by firing squad in the state of Nevada. His house in Tonopah, the John Gregovich House, is a historic home listed on the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gregovich, John 1847 births 1912 deaths Nevada state senators Nevada Silverites American people of Serbian descent Emigrants from Austria-Hungary to the United States Deaths by stabbing in Nevada People murdered in Nevada 19th-century members of the Nevada Legislature People murdered in 1912 American murder victims

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