William F. Dressler was an American rancher, businessman, and state senator in Nevada.
Dresslerville, Nevada, is named for him. He gave a tract of land to the
Washoe tribe in that area via the federal government in 1917.
Dressler was the son of
Carson Valley
Douglas County is a county in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of th2020 Census the population was 49,488. Its county seat is Minden. Douglas County comprises the Gardnerville Ranchos, NV Micropolitan Statistical Area, wh ...
settler A. F. Dressler. He married Maggie A. Park in 1897, and they had a house in
Gardnerville.
The University of Nebraska Libraries have a collection of Dressler family photos including the Carson Valley home where William Dressler was born, the home where he lived with his wife, and family members
[ The University of Nevada in Reno also has a collection of family photos.
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Legacy
His son Fred gave an oral interview as part of the University of Nevada Oral History Project and discussed his father.[http://www.onlinenevada.org/sites/default/files/Fred_Dressler_Complete_Document.pdf ] The Nevada senate passed a concurrent resolution memorializing Frederick Hugh Dressler (born August 3, 1898) at its 69th session citing his family history and father.[
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References
External links
Find a grave entryCollection of family photographs at the University of Nevada, Reno
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Nevada state senators
Businesspeople from Nevada
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing