Mayme O'Connor Schweble[note 2] (August 5, 1874 – January 25, 1943) was an American prospector and politician who served in the Nevada Assembly from 1924 until 1926.
Schweble was a well-respected gold miner in Nevada, and operated a large mining property together with her husband and sons.
The couple were married in a small ceremony at the Congregational church in Reno, and settled in the town of Rawhide, though at some point they moved back to Tonopah.
[4][5][6] Since first arriving in Nevada, Schweble had been active in local Republican Party politics, despite the fact that women could not vote in the state until 1914.
[8] Schweble played a significant role at the convention,[11] serving as one of the key supporters for Republican candidate Samuel Platt, the former speaker of the Nevada Assembly, who was running against incumbent Democratic senator Key Pittman in the 1916 United States Senate election.
[15] Due to "lingering illness[es]" developed by her husband during this period, Schweble largely ran the property herself.
[21][22] Schweble was "a good friend" of prominent Nevada financier George Wingfield, and was seen as an ally of his in the assembly.
[11][26] In April 1930, John Schweble fell severely ill; he was taken to the hospital in Fallon, where he died a week later.