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Oscar Sherman Gifford (1842-1913) —
also known as Oscar S. Gifford —
of Canton, Lincoln
County, S.Dak.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., October
20, 1842.
Son of Ebenezer Gifford (born 1804) and Mary Gifford.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; delegate to
South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1883; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1885; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota at-large, 1889-91.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Lincoln
County, S.Dak., January
16, 1913 (age 70 years, 88
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Harold J. Bogue (1906-1959) —
of South Dakota.
Born in 1906.
Judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 4th District, 1957-59; appointed
1957; died in office 1959.
Died April 18,
1959 (age about 52
years).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Hilbert David Bogue (1902-1996) —
also known as Hilbert Bogue —
of Beresford, Lincoln
County, S.Dak.
Born in Beresford, Union
County, S.Dak., May 18,
1902.
Republican. Farmer; livestock
feeder; member of South
Dakota state senate 6th District, 1955-62; President
pro tempore of the South Dakota State Senate, 1961-62.
Lutheran.
Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died May 13,
1996 (age 93 years, 361
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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George Williston Nash (1868-1944) —
also known as George W. Nash —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.; Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Janesville, Rock
County, Wis., December
22, 1868.
Son of Jennie Eliza (Williston) Nash (1842-1937) and Newman Curtis
Nash (1843-1905).
College
professor; South
Dakota superintendent of public instruction, 1903-06.
Died June 30,
1944 (age 75 years, 191
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Warren E. Beck (b. 1883) —
of Geddes, Charles Mix
County, S.Dak.
Born in Harrisburg, Lincoln
County, S.Dak., January
27, 1883.
Son of Elias S. Beck and Delia (Klapp) Beck.
Democrat. Railway
station agent; candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1924.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias.
President,
South Dakota State Federation of Labor.
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Willis E. Benedict (1858-1917) —
of Custer, Custer
County, S.Dak.
Born in Wisconsin, July 16,
1858.
Son of Hiram F. Benedict and Lydia A. (Thompson) Benedict.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 41st District, 1899-1900; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 43rd District, 1901-02.
Died in 1917
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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