Tasker Lowndes Oddie (October 20, 1870 – February 17, 1950) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 12th Governor of Nevada and a United States Senator.

He worked in Nevada as the attorney and business agent for wealthy businessman Anson Phelps Stokes, and became active in silver and gold mining.

Oddie's mining investments made him wealthy, and he expanded his holdings to include ownership takes in farms, railroads, banks, and cattle ranches.

A Republican, Oddie served as school superintendent and district attorney of Nye County from 1901 to 1903, and was a member of the state senate from 1905 to 1909.

He died in San Francisco on February 17, 1950, and was buried at Lone Mountain Cemetery in Carson City, Nevada.

[2] While managing the Trevor estate, Oddie attended New York University School of Law at night, and graduated with an LL.B.

[1] While living in New Jersey, Oddie also served for three years as a member of the state's militia's Essex Troop of cavalry.

[2] Oddie relocated to Nevada become the attorney and business agent for wealthy businessman Anson Phelps Stokes.

[3] In addition, women received the right to vote in local elections, and the state's first laws regulating motor vehicles were enacted.

[1] His continued business interests included serving as president of the Tonopah City Mining Company and the Nye County Bank.

[7] Oddie clashed in the senate with Hiram Johnson of California over the location of the proposed San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge.

[6] San Francisco area businessmen, in conjunction with Johnson, argued in favor of a location that Oddie believed would disadvantage the United States Navy by destroying anchorages for warships.