Biography - Oris J. VanPelt

ORIS J. VAN PELT was born at Port Williams, Ohio, September 11, 1874. His father was Abner J. and his mother Rebecca (Oglesbie) Van Pelt. He was educated in the schools of Port Williams and the University of Cincinnati Law School. He started his law practice in Evansville, Ind., in 1899, remaining there for two years. He then removed to Houston, Texas, where he practiced for two years. He came to Nevada and entered the firm of Campbell, Nelson & Brown, of Tonopah, where he remained four years, after which he formed a co-partnership with Frank A. Stevens, and they established offices in Goldfield and Rawhide. In 1910 they removed to Las Vegas, where they are now located, doing a general law business. Mr. Van Pelt is a Democrat and in 1911 he was elected District Attorney, which position he now holds. While in Tonopah he was attorney for the Bullfrog and Tonopah Railroad. He is a member of the State Bar Association and one of the officers of the legislative council.

Transcribed 2020 May 06 by Norma Hass from The History of Nevada, published in 1913, volume 2, page 1275.

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