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James Henderson Kyle (1854-1901) —
also known as James H. Kyle —
of Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born near Xenia, Greene
County, Ohio, February
24, 1854.
Member of South
Dakota state senate 33rd District, 1891-92; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1891-1901; died in office 1901.
Died July 1,
1901 (age 47 years, 127
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Charles Nelson Herreid (1857-1928) —
also known as Charles N. Herreid —
of McPherson
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Dane
County, Wis., October
20, 1857.
Son of N. Herreid and Tena (Kytle) Herreid.
Republican. Lawyer; McPherson
County State's Attorney; McPherson
County Judge; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1893-97; South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1898-1900; Governor of
South Dakota, 1901-05; delegate to Republican National Convention
from South Dakota, 1916;
director, Western Mutual Life
Insurance Co.; vice-president, Dakota Central Telephone
Co.; president, Citizens Trust and Savings Bank.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died July 6,
1928 (age 70 years, 260
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Ralph E. Herseth (1909-1969) —
of Houghton, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Houghton, Brown
County, S.Dak., July 2,
1909.
Son of Lars Herseth and Oline (Afseth) Herseth.
Democrat. Rancher; farmer; implement
dealer; member of South
Dakota state senate, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1957-58; Governor of
South Dakota, 1959-61; defeated, 1956; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Dakota, 1960.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks.
Died January
24, 1969 (age 59 years, 206
days).
Interment at Houghton Cemetery.
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Lorna B. Herseth (1909-1994) —
also known as Lorna Buntrock —
of Houghton, Brown
County, S.Dak.; Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born in Columbia, Brown
County, S.Dak., April 5,
1909.
Secretary
of state of South Dakota, 1973-79.
Female.
Lutheran.
Died September
8, 1994 (age 85 years, 156
days).
Interment at Houghton Cemetery.
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