Francis Newlands

Francis Newlands was an American politician known for his efforts to develop the Western United States. He served as a U.S. Congressman and Senator from Nevada and was a pioneering advocate of land reform and irrigation projects. He proposed innovative ideas like creating irrigation systems and planned communities to make arid regions more livable and productive, notably contributing to the development of the arid West. His work helped promote agricultural growth and population expansion, though some of his policies and views, especially regarding race, are now considered controversial.