The Political Graveyard: Gamble family of South Dakota and New York

Gamble family of South Dakota and New York

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John Rankin Gamble (1848-1891) — of South Dakota. Born in Alabama, Greene County, N.Y., January 15, 1848. Brother of Robert Jackson Gamble; uncle of Ralph Abernethy Gamble. Member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1877; member Dakota territorial council, 1881-82, 1885-86; U.S. Representative from South Dakota at-large, 1891; died in office 1891. Died August 14, 1891. Interment at Yankton Cemetery, Yankton, S.Dak.
- See also Gamble family of South Dakota and New York
- See also: congressional biography.
Robert Jackson Gamble (1851-1924) — also known as Robert J. Gamble — of Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born near Akron, Genesee County, N.Y., February 7, 1851. Son of Robert Gamble and Jennie A. (Abernethy) Gamble; brother of John Rankin Gamble; married, March 26, 1884, to Carrie S. Osborn; father of Ralph Abernethy Gamble. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from South Dakota at-large, 1895-97, 1899-1901; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1901-13. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., September 22, 1924. Interment at Yankton Cemetery, Yankton, S.Dak.
- See also Gamble family of South Dakota and New York
- See also: congressional biography.
Ralph Abernethy Gamble (1885-1959) — also known as Ralph A. Gamble — of Larchmont, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Yankton, Yankton County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), May 6, 1885. Nephew of John Rankin Gamble; son of Robert Jackson Gamble and Carrie O. Gamble; married, April 19, 1911, to Virginia Nesbitt (died 1937); married, June 19, 1958, to Ruth G. Daniels. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1931-37; U.S. Representative from New York, 1937-57 (25th District 1937-45, 28th District 1945-53, 26th District 1953-57). Died in St. Michaels, Talbot County, Md., March 4, 1959. Interment at Hopewell Cemetery, Port Deposit, Md.
- See also Gamble family of South Dakota and New York
- See also: congressional biography.

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