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Granville Gaylord Bennett (1833-1910) —
also known as G. G. Bennett —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born near Bloomingburg, Fayette
County, Ohio, October
9, 1833.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1865-67; member of Iowa state
senate, 1867-71; justice of
Dakota territorial supreme court, 1875-78; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1879-81; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1900.
Died in Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak., June 28,
1910 (age 76 years, 262
days).
Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
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Freeman Tulley Knowles (1846-1910) —
also known as Freeman Knowles —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Harmony, Somerset
County, Maine, October
10, 1846.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota at-large, 1897-99.
Died in Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak., June 1,
1910 (age 63 years, 234
days).
Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
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William Randolph Steele (1842-1901) —
of Wyoming; Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., July 24,
1842.
Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Wyoming Territory, 1873; mayor
of Deadwood, S.Dak., 1894.
Died November
30, 1901 (age 59 years, 129
days).
Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
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Seth Bullock (1847-1919) —
of Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont.; Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ontario,
July
23, 1847.
Republican. Member of Montana
territorial senate, 1871-72; Lewis
and Clark County Sheriff, 1873; hardware
dealer; hotel
owner; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South
Dakota, 1916.
Died, in the Bullock Hotel,
Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak., September, 1919
(age 72
years, 0 days).
Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
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Andrew Rea Zina Dawson (1835-1896) —
also known as Andrew R. Z. Dawson —
Born in Ohio, May 10,
1835.
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Collector of
Internal Revenue at Deadwood.
Died July 19,
1896 (age 61 years, 70
days).
Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
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George Vincent Ayres (1852-1939) —
also known as George V. Ayres —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Luzerne
County, Pa., November
1, 1852.
Republican. Hardware
dealer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 46th District, 1927-30.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Died May 29,
1939 (age 86 years, 209
days).
Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
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Albro Charles Ayres (1907-1981) —
also known as Albro C. Ayres —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born July 1,
1907.
Son of George
Vincent Ayres and Myrtle (Coon) Ayres (1874-1937).
Republican. Hardware
and mining
supplies business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1951-56 (52nd District
1951-52, 49th District 1953-56).
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
2, 1981 (age 73 years, 216
days).
Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
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