  frederick bennett "fred" balzar (june 15, 1880 â march 21, 1934) was an american politician. he was the 15th governor of nevada. he was a member of the republican party. ==biography== balzar was born in virginia city, nevada. he was a member of nevada state house of representatives in 1905. then he became a member of nevada state senate and served between 1909 and 1917. balzar won the race for governor in 1926, defeating the incumbent james g. scrugham. after a lengthy illness balzar died in the governor's mansion on march 21, 1934 in carson city, nevada. he shared a close friendship with comedian will rogers, who eulogized him as "a real two-fisted governor.""will rogers remarks," los angeles times, march 23, 1934. ==references==  ==external links== *         
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