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• James George Abourezk (b. 1931) — also known as James Abourezk — of Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak. Born in Wood, Mellette County, S.Dak., February 24, 1931. Son of Charles Abourezk and Lena Mickel Abourezk; married to Mary Ann Houlton and Sanaa Dieb; married 1982 to Margaret Bethea. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1968; U.S. Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1971-73; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1973-79. Lebanese ancestry. Still living as of 2002.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Elnathan Benjamin Adams (b. 1881) — also known as Elnathan B. Adams — of Walworth County, S.Dak.; Hot Springs, Fall River County, S.Dak. Born in West Haven, Rutland County, Vt., May 21, 1881. Son of Benajah P. Adams and Emma S. (Benjamin) Adams; married, June 25, 1907, to Lillian Grace Hall. Republican. Lawyer; South Dakota Republican state chair, 1908-10, 1914-16; Walworth County State's Attorney, 1910-12; Fall River County State's Attorney, 1916-20; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1932. Christian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Kiwanis; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank R. Aikens (b. 1855) — of Canton, Lincoln County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 14, 1855. Lawyer; member of Dakota territorial legislature, 1887-89; justice of Dakota territorial supreme court, 1889; district judge in South Dakota, 1889-94. In 1891, when affluent Easterners came to South Dakota to live in a hotel for 90 days, so as to be eligible for the state's easy divorce law, he ruled that hotel guests were not bona fide South Dakota residents, disrupting the divorce plans of a number of celebrities. Later that year, a committee of Sioux Falls ministers accused the judge of drunkenness and licentiousness. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank Anderson (b. 1870) — of South Dakota. Born in Lanesboro, Fillmore County, Minn., October 18, 1870. Son of Iver Anderson and Kari (Ericksen) Anderson; married to Sophie Knudson. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in South Dakota, 1919-21; judge of South Dakota state supreme court 5th District, 1921-25. Lutheran. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Leo Ellis Anderson (b. 1902) — also known as Leo E. Anderson — of San Marino, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Gettysburg, Potter County, S.Dak., February 20, 1902. Son of Laurits Martin Anderson and Leonora (Ellis) Anderson; married, November 1, 1931, to Hollis Norris (died 1959); married, February 12, 1961, to Pauline Murray. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1936, 1940, 1944; chair of Los Angeles County Republican Party, 1936-40; vice-chair of California Republican Party, 1942-44; candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1944; California Republican state chair, 1944-45. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Sigma Chi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Sigurd Anderson (1904-1990) — of Webster, Day County, S.Dak. Born in Arendal, Norway, January 22, 1904. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; South Dakota state attorney general, 1947-51; Governor of South Dakota, 1951-55. Lutheran. Norwegian ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Farm Bureau; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis; Delta Theta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa. Died December 21, 1990. Interment somewhere in Webster, S.Dak.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Walter Lincoln Anderson (b. 1868) — also known as Walter L. Anderson — of Sidney, Fremont County, Iowa; Hot Springs, Fall River County, S.Dak.; Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Sidney, Fremont County, Iowa, February 19, 1868. Son of Albert Raney Anderson. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1916; delegate to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1921-22; Speaker of the Nebraska State House of Representatives, 1922; candidate for U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1922. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; United Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Kiwanis; Beta Theta Pi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Jess Lloyd Angstman (1890-1979) — also known as Jess L. Angstman — of Havre, Hill County, Mont. Born in Aberdeen, Brown County, S.Dak., February 25, 1890. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1944, 1948, 1952 (alternate); member of Montana state house of representatives, 1946-48; candidate for Montana state senate, 1949. Member, Elks; Lions; Rotary. Died in 1979. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Theodore Mead Bailey (b. 1888) — also known as T. M. Bailey — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), January 14, 1888. Son of Charles Olin Bailey and Mary Emma (Swan) Bailey; married, September 3, 1912, to Marguerite Wadsworth; married, June 10, 1931, to Anna Beaudoin Munck. Republican. Lawyer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1921-23; member of South Dakota state senate, 1925-27; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1940. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Richard Howard Battey (b. 1929) — of Redfield, Spink County, S.Dak. Born in Aberdeen, Brown County, S.Dak., October 16, 1929. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for South Dakota, 1985-99; took senior status 1999. Still living as of 1999.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• William Henry Harrison Beadle (1838-1915) — also known as William H. H. Beadle — Born, in a log cabin at Howard, Parke County, Ind., January 1, 1838. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Republican National Committee from Dakota Territory, 1872-; member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1877-79; Dakota Territory superintendent of public instruction, 1879-86. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1915. Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Albion, Mich. Beadle County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  
  
• Axel John Beck (1894-1981) — of South Dakota. Born in Sweden, May 6, 1894. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. District Judge for South Dakota, 1958-69; took senior status 1969. Swedish ancestry. Died in Aberdeen, Brown County, S.Dak., September 2, 1981. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• M. Plin Beebe (b. 1881) — of Ipswich, Edmunds County, S.Dak. Born in Sandusky, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., September 7, 1881. Son of Marcus P. Beebe and Leota (Fuller) Beebe; married to Alice Conklin. Republican. Lawyer; banker; member of South Dakota state senate, 1915. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Elks; Odd Fellows; Woodmen; Phi Delta Theta. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, S.Dak. Bennett County, S.Dak. may have been named for him.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Lewis Benson (b. 1873) — of Flandreau, Moody County, S.Dak. Born in Norway, January 12, 1873. Son of B. T. Benson and Valborg (Tjorn) Benson; married to Iva Minier. Republican. Lawyer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1915-19; Speaker of the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1919; member of South Dakota state senate, 1923. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ellis Yarnal Berry (1902-1999) — also known as E. Y. Berry — of McLaughlin, Corson County, S.Dak. Born in Larchwood, Lyon County, Iowa, October 6, 1902. Married 1928 to Rose Hartinger. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor and publisher; member of South Dakota state senate, 1939-43; U.S. Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1951-71; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Delta Theta Phi; Sigma Delta Chi. Died in Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak., April 1, 1999. Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Frank Biegelmeier (b. 1901) — of Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak.; Pierre, Hughes County, S.Dak. Born in Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak., September 9, 1901. Son of Frank Biegelmeier and Marie (Blazek) Biegelmeier; married to Maude McKenna. Lawyer; Yankton County State's Attorney, 1931-34; judge of South Dakota state supreme court 4th District, 1959-73; justice of South Dakota state supreme court 4th District, 1973-74. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus; Phi Delta Phi; Tau Kappa Alpha. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Don A. Bierle (c.1926-2001) — of Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak. Republican. Newspaper sports editor; lawyer; Yankton County State's Attorney; Yankton County Judge; member of South Dakota state senate, 1971-74. Died October 12, 2001. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Philemon Bliss (1813-1889) — Born in Canton, Hartford County, Conn., July 28, 1813. Son of Asahel Bliss and Lydia Adams (Griswold) Bliss; brother of Albert Asahel Bliss; married, November 16, 1843, to Martha W. Thorpe. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Ohio, 1848-51; U.S. Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1855-59; justice of Dakota territorial supreme court, 1861-65; justice of Missouri state supreme court, 1868-72; law professor. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., August 25, 1889. Interment at Columbia Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Andrew Wendell Bogue (b. 1919) — of Turner County, S.Dak. Born in Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak., 1919. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Turner County State's Attorney, 1952-54; district judge in South Dakota 2nd District, 1967-70; U.S. District Judge for South Dakota, 1970-85; took senior status 1985. Still living as of 1985.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Joseph Henry Bottum (1903-1984) — also known as Joe Bottum — of Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak. Born in Faulkton, Faulk County, S.Dak., August 7, 1903. Son of Joseph Henry Bottum and Sylvia Grace (Smith) Bottum; married, August 20, 1929, to Nellie Bergita Bang. Republican. Lawyer; Faulk County State's Attorney, 1933-36; South Dakota director of taxation, 1937-43; member of South Dakota Republican State Central Committee, 1946-48; Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, 1961-63; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1962-63. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Lions; Lambda Chi Alpha. Died in Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak., July 4, 1984. Interment at Pine Lawn Memorial Park, Rapid City, S.Dak.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Rudi M. Brewster (b. 1932) — of California. Born in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., 1932. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1984-98; took senior status 1998. Still living as of 1998.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• Wilmot W. Brookings (1830-1905) — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.). Born in Woolwich, Sagadahoc County, Maine, October 23, 1830. Lawyer; in February 1858, he was out in a blizzard and lost both feet; member Dakota territorial council, 1862-63, 1867-69; President of the Dakota Territorial Council, 1868; member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1863-66; Speaker of the Dakota Territory House of Representatives, 1864-65; justice of Dakota territorial supreme court, 1869-73; delegate to South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1883, 1885. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., 1905. Burial location unknown. Brookings County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  
  
• Charles J. Buell (b. 1865) — of Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak. Born in Lake City, Wabasha County, Minn., November 1, 1865. Married to Maude Mitchell. Republican. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for South Dakota, 1892; member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1919-23; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1924. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William John Bulow (1869-1960) — also known as William J. Bulow — of Beresford, Union County, S.Dak. Born near Moscow, Clermont County, Ohio, January 13, 1869. Son of Joseph Bulow and Elizabeth (Ebendorf) Bulow; married, November 25, 1898, to Katherine Reedy; married, October 15, 1922, to Sarah Farrand. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Dakota state senate, 1899-1901; Union County Judge, 1918; Governor of South Dakota, 1927-31; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1931-43. Died in Washington, D.C., February 26, 1960. Interment at St. John's Catholic Cemetery, Beresford, S.Dak.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Newton Dexter Burch (1871-1931) — also known as N. D. Burch — of Boyd County, Neb.; Dallas, Gregory County, S.Dak. Born in Stewartsville, DeKalb County, Mo., June 17, 1871. Son of George N. Burch and Elizabeth (Dexter) Burch; married, March 15, 1899, to Sadie E. Jarman. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in South Dakota, 1921-26; judge of South Dakota state supreme court 4th District, 1926-31; died in office 1931. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Odd Fellows. Died March 18, 1931. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edward Raymond Burke (1880-1968) — also known as Edward R. Burke — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Runningwater, Bon Homme County, S.Dak., November 28, 1880. Son of Patrick Dorsey Burke and Mary (Nolan) Burke; married, December 28, 1911, to Henrietta Flinn. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1933-35; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1935-41. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Kensington, Montgomery County, Md., November 4, 1968. Entombed in mausoleum at Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Harlan John Bushfield (1882-1948) — also known as Harlan J. Bushfield — of Miller, Hand County, S.Dak. Born in Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa, August 6, 1882. Son of John A. Bushfield and Cora (Pearson) Bushfield; married, April 15, 1912, to Vera E. Cahalan. Republican. Lawyer; Governor of South Dakota, 1939-43; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1940; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1943-48; died in office 1948. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Miller, Hand County, S.Dak., September 27, 1948. Interment at G.A.R. Cemetery, Miller, S.Dak.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Clarence Carey Caldwell (b. 1877) — also known as Clarence C. Caldwell — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Minnehaha County, S.Dak., February 2, 1877. Son of George Caldwell and Mary E. (Draper) Caldwell; married, June 16, 1908, to Marie Bryant. Republican. Lawyer; South Dakota state attorney general, 1915-19. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Dwight Ezra Campbell (1887-1963) — of Aberdeen, Brown County, S.Dak. Born in Orange City, Sioux County, Iowa, November 5, 1887. Son of Frank Ezra Campbell and Cornelia (Bell) Campbell; married to Pauline Caywood. Republican. Lawyer; member of South Dakota state senate, 1923; judge of South Dakota state supreme court 5th District, 1925-37. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Lions; Alpha Sigma Phi. Died in 1963. Interment somewhere in Groton, S.Dak.
  
  
• U. S. G. Cherry (b. 1863) — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Lewistown, Logan County, Ohio, December 2, 1863. Son of Amos Cherry and Elizabeth (Smith) Cherry; married, September 1, 1887, to Lalla W. Clyde (died); married, February 6, 1906, to Louise Palmer. Democrat. Lawyer; South Dakota Democratic state chair, 1896; candidate for justice of South Dakota state supreme court, 1904; candidate for U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1920, 1924. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Andrew Christopherson (1871-1951) — also known as Charles A. Christopherson — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Amherst, Fillmore County, Minn., July 23, 1871. Son of Knudt Christopherson and Julia (Nelson) Christopherson; married to Abbie M. Deyoe. Republican. Lawyer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1913-16; Speaker of the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1915-16; U.S. Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1919-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1944. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in 1951. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Samuel Wesley Clark (b. 1872) — also known as S. Wesley Clark — of Redfield, Spink County, S.Dak. Born in Platteville, Grant County, Wis., December 28, 1872. Son of Samuel Pliny Clark and Elizabeth Dennison (Huntington) Clark; married 1900 to Daisy Labrie (died 1915); married 1919 to Essie Eggler. Republican. Lawyer; Spink County State's Attorney, 1900-04; South Dakota state attorney general, 1907-11; U.S. Attorney for South Dakota, 1921-26. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Willis Clifford Cook (1874-1942) — also known as Willis C. Cook — of Plankinton, Aurora County, S.Dak.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Gratiot, Lafayette County, Wis., October 5, 1874. Son of Alfred Cook and Sarah (Cole) Cook; married 1899 to Mary Butler Miller. Republican. Lawyer; Aurora County Judge, 1900-02; member of South Dakota state senate, 1905-09; South Dakota Republican state chair, 1906-12; member of Republican National Committee from South Dakota, 1916-20; U.S. Minister to Venezuela, 1921-29. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Died in 1942. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Dighton Corson (1827-1915) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis.; Virginia City, Storey County, Nev. Born in Maine, 1827. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1858; delegate to South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1885, 1889; judge of South Dakota state supreme court 1st District, 1889-1913. Died in Pierre, Hughes County, S.Dak., 1915. Burial location unknown. Corson County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  
  
• Coe Isaac Crawford (1858-1944) — also known as Coe I. Crawford — of Pierre, Hughes County, S.Dak.; Huron, Beadle County, S.Dak. Born near Volney, Allamakee County, Iowa, January 14, 1858. Son of Robert Crawford and Sarah (Shannon) Crawford; married, October 4, 1884, to May Robinson (died); married, November 26, 1896, to Lavinia Robinson. Republican. Lawyer; Hughes County State's Attorney, 1886-88; member Dakota territorial council, 1889; member of South Dakota state senate 24th District, 1889-90; South Dakota state attorney general, 1893-97; attorney for Chicago & North Western Railroad, 1897-1905; Governor of South Dakota, 1907-09; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1908; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1909-15. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak., April 25, 1944. Interment at Municipal Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Charles Hall Dillon (1853-1929) — also known as Charles H. Dillon — of Mitchell, Davison County, S.Dak.; Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak.; Vermillion, Clay County, S.Dak. Born near Jasper, Dubois County, Ind., December 18, 1853. Son of Mathew B. Dillon and Mary A. (Stewart) Dillon; married to Maude B. Tripp (died 1894); married, September 26, 1900, to Frances D. Jolley. Lawyer; member of South Dakota state senate, 1903-09; U.S. Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1913-19; judge of South Dakota state supreme court 4th District, 1923-26; Independent candidate for U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1924. Congregationalist. Died in Vermillion, Clay County, S.Dak., September 15, 1929. Interment at Yankton Cemetery, Yankton, S.Dak.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Owen Joseph Donley (d. 1995) — also known as Owen J. Donley — of Elk Point, Union County, S.Dak.; Alexandria, Va.; Virginia Beach, Va. Born in Elk Point, Union County, S.Dak. Married 1954 to Mary Carole Scott (died 1982); married 1992 to Martha Anne Meek; father of Kerry J. Donley. Democrat. Lawyer; Union County State's Attorney; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1960; chief of staff to U.S. Sen. George McGovern, 1963-71; also worked on the Senator's campaigns for U.S. Senate and President. Catholic. Died while recovering from heart surgery, in Jackson, Madison County, Tenn., June 20, 1995. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ray E. Dougherty (b. 1895) — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa, July 11, 1895. Son of William J. Dougherty and Sarah Ann (Judkins) Dougherty; married, June 30, 1920, to Julia Newell Treat. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; candidate for South Dakota state attorney general, 1928. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Izaak Walton League; Freemasons; Elks. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ralph A. Dunham (b. 1906) — of Clark, Clark County, S.Dak. Born in Clark, Clark County, S.Dak., December 21, 1906. Republican. Lawyer; South Dakota state attorney general, 1951-55. Still living as of 1955.
  
  
• Samuel Harrison Elrod (1856-1935) — of Clark, Clark County, S.Dak. Born in Coatesville, Hendricks County, Ind., May 1, 1856. Son of Jesse F. Elrod and Lydia (Pursel) Elrod; married to Mary Ellen Masten. Republican. Lawyer; postmaster; Governor of South Dakota, 1905-07; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1928. Methodist. Died July 13, 1935. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Frank Leroy Farrar (b. 1929) — also known as Frank L. Farrar — of Britton, Marshall County, S.Dak. Born in Britton, Marshall County, S.Dak., April 2, 1929. Married to Patricia Henley. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; South Dakota state attorney general, 1963-69; Governor of South Dakota, 1969-71. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Jaycees; Lions; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Delta Phi. Still living as of 1994.
  • See also: National Governors Association 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• John Howard Gates (1865-1927) — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, October 26, 1865. Son of John Cook Gates and Adelia (St. John) Gates; married, November 13, 1899, to Mary Edna Carter. Republican. Lawyer; judge of South Dakota state supreme court 2nd District, 1913-27; died in office 1927. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi. Died November 8, 1927. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Barnes Grigsby (1874-1962) — also known as George B. Grigsby — of Nome, Nome census area, Alaska; Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska. Born in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), December 2, 1874. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Attorney for the 2nd District of Alaska Territory, 1908-10; mayor of Nome, Alaska, 1914; Alaska territory attorney general, 1916-19; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1920-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1924. Died in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, Calif., May 9, 1962. Interment at Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Addison E. Haley (b. 1844) — of Kennebunk, York County, Maine; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Kennebunk, York County, Maine, February 17, 1844. Son of Joseph A. Haley and Sarah J. (Roberts) Haley; married, March 9, 1870, to Carrie M. Cone (died 1882); married to Marie S. Richards. Republican. Lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1873. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Philo Hall (1865-1938) — of Brookings, Brookings County, S.Dak. Born in Wilton, Waseca County, Minn., December 31, 1865. Son of Philo Hall and Mary E. (Green) Hall; married to Mary A. Bishop-Cooke. Republican. Lawyer; Brookings County State's Attorney, 1893-98; member of South Dakota state senate, 1901; South Dakota state attorney general, 1903-07; U.S. Representative from South Dakota at-large, 1907-09. Member, Freemasons; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Odd Fellows. Died in Brookings, Brookings County, S.Dak., October 7, 1938. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Brookings, S.Dak.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• George H. Hand (1837-1891) — Born in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, August 9, 1837. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Dakota territory attorney general, 1866-69; U.S. Attorney for Dakota Territory, 1866-69; secretary of Dakota Territory, 1874-83. Died in Pierre, Hughes County, S.Dak., March 10, 1891. Burial location unknown. Hand County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  
  
• Connor T. Hansen (b. 1913) — of Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wis. Born in Freeman, Hutchinson County, S.Dak., November 1, 1913. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948. Congregationalist. Still living as of 1950.
  
  
• Charles Nelson Herreid (1857-1928) — also known as Charles N. Herreid — of McPherson County, S.Dak.; Aberdeen, Brown County, S.Dak. Born in Dane County, Wis., October 20, 1857. Son of N. Herreid and Tena (Kytle) Herreid; married 1882 to Jeannette E. Slye. 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, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died July 6, 1928. Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Aberdeen, S.Dak.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Stephanie Herseth (b. 1970) — of Brookings, Brookings County, S.Dak. Born near Houghton, Brown County, S.Dak., December 3, 1970. Granddaughter of Ralph E. Herseth and Lorna B. Herseth; daughter of Ralph Lars Herseth. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 2004; U.S. Representative from South Dakota at-large, 2004-; defeated, 2002. Female. Still living as of 2006.
  • See also Herseth family of South Dakota
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• William Washington Howes (1887-1962) — also known as W. W. Howes — of Wolsey, Beadle County, S.Dak.; Huron, Beadle County, S.Dak. Born in Tomah, Monroe County, Wis., February 16, 1887. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Dakota state senate, 1917; candidate for Governor of South Dakota, 1920; South Dakota Democratic state chair, 1923; member of Democratic National Committee from South Dakota, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1940; First Assistant U.S. Postmaster General; resigned in protest in 1940 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt sought an unprecedented third term. W. W. Howes Airport in Huron, S.D. (now Huron Regional Airport) was named for him. Died in Washington, D.C., January 15, 1962. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  
  
• Alexander Hughes (1846-1907) — of Elk Point, Union County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Bismarck, Burleigh County, Dakota Territory (now N.Dak.). Born in Brantford, Ontario, September 30, 1846. Married, December 24, 1869, to Mary Elizabeth Higinbotham. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member Dakota territorial council, 1872-73, 1887-89; President of the Dakota Territorial Council, 1872-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from Dakota Territory Territory, 1872, 1876, 1880 (alternate); Dakota territory attorney general, 1883-85; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1896. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., November 24, 1907. Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. Hughes County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  
  
• Edwin Stockton Johnson (1857-1933) — also known as Edwin S. Johnson — of Douglas County, S.Dak.; Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak. Born near Spencer, Owen County, Ind., February 26, 1857. Son of Allison C. Johnson and Emily J. (Brenton) Johnson. Democrat. Clothing merchant; banker; lawyer; Douglas County State's Attorney, 1893; member of South Dakota state senate, 1894; candidate for Governor of South Dakota, 1912; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1915-21. Died July 19, 1933. Interment at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Armour, S.Dak.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Royal Cleaves Johnson (1882-1939) — also known as Royal C. Johnson — of Highmore, Hyde County, S.Dak.; Aberdeen, Brown County, S.Dak. Born in Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, October 3, 1882. Son of Eli Johnson and Philena (Everett) Johnson; married, October 5, 1907, to Florence Thode. Republican. Lawyer; Hyde County State's Attorney, 1909-10; South Dakota state attorney general, 1911-15; U.S. Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1915-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1932. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Delta Theta Phi; Phi Delta Theta. Died August 2, 1939. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Timothy Peter Johnson (b. 1946) — also known as Tim Johnson — of Vermillion, Clay County, S.Dak. Born in Canton, Lincoln County, S.Dak., December 28, 1946. Democrat. Lawyer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1979-82; member of South Dakota state senate, 1983-86; U.S. Representative from South Dakota at-large, 1987-97; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1997-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 2000, 2004. Lutheran. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Buell Fay Jones (b. 1892) — also known as Buell F. Jones — of Britton, Marshall County, S.Dak. Born in Spain, Marshall County, S.Dak., November 25, 1892. Son of Even N. Jones and Ellen (Hughes) Jones; married to Florence Bockler. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; South Dakota state attorney general, 1923-29; candidate for Governor of South Dakota, 1929. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Odd Fellows; Delta Theta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Chambers Kellar (b. 1867) — of Lead, Lawrence County, S.Dak. Born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., March 4, 1867. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1932. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Phi Delta Theta. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harold Orrin Lovre (1904-1972) — also known as Harold O. Lovre — of Hayti, Hamlin County, S.Dak.; Watertown, Codington County, S.Dak. Born in Toronto, Deuel County, S.Dak., January 30, 1904. Married 1928 to Viola Florell. Republican. Lawyer; member of South Dakota state senate, 1941; U.S. Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1949-57; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md., January 17, 1972. Interment at Parklawn Cemetery, Rockville, Md.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Ernest Lundeen (1878-1940) — of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn.; Wayzata, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Beresford, Union County, S.Dak., 1878. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state legislature; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1916; U.S. Representative from Minnesota, 1917-19, 1933-37 (5th District 1917-19, at-large 1933-35, 3rd District 1935-37); defeated (Independent), 1920; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1928; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1937-40; defeated (Farmer-Labor), 1930; died in office 1940. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Killed in a plane crash in Virginia, August 31, 1940. Interment at Little Arlington National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Eben Wever Martin (1855-1932) — also known as Eben W. Martin — of Deadwood, Lawrence County, S.Dak.; Hot Springs, Fall River County, S.Dak. Born in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, April 12, 1855. Son of Capt. James W. Martin and Lois Hyde (Wever) Martin; married, June 13, 1883, to Jessie A. Miner. Republican. Lawyer; member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1885-86; U.S. Representative from South Dakota, 1901-07, 1908, 1909-15 (at-large 1901-07, 1908, 1909-13, 3rd District 1913-15). Methodist. Member, Loyal Legion; Sons of the American Revolution. Died in 1932. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Hot Springs, S.Dak.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James W. McCarter (b. 1872) — of Ipswich, Edmunds County, S.Dak. Born in Jarvis, Ontario, July 29, 1872. Democrat. Lawyer; county judge in South Dakota, 1910-13; candidate for Governor of South Dakota, 1914; candidate for U.S. Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1918. Presbyterian. Member, Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John T. Medin (b. 1875) — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in St. Angsar, Mitchell County, Iowa, February 20, 1875. Republican. Lawyer; county judge in South Dakota, 1908-19; circuit judge in South Dakota, 1919-; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1932. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Mark V. Meierhenry (born c.1945) — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Lawyer; South Dakota state attorney general, 1979-87. Still living as of 2000.
  
  
• George Theodore Mickelson (1903-1965) — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Selby, Walworth County, S.Dak., July 23, 1903. Son of George M. Mickelson and Emma L. (Craig) Mickelson; married, April 6, 1928, to Madge E. Turner; father of George Speaker Mickelson. Lawyer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1937-41; Speaker of the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1941; South Dakota state attorney general, 1943-47; Governor of South Dakota, 1947-51; U.S. District Judge for South Dakota, 1953-. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Delta Chi. Died February 28, 1965. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Gideon Curtis Moody (1832-1904) — also known as Gideon C. Moody — of Deadwood, Lawrence County, S.Dak. Born in Cortland, Cortland County, N.Y., October 16, 1832. Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1861; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1867-69, 1874-75; Speaker of the Dakota Territory House of Representatives, 1868-69, 1874-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from Dakota Territory Territory, 1868; justice of Dakota territorial supreme court, 1878-83; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1889-91. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., March 17, 1904. Cremated. Moody County, S.Dak. is named for him.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Earl Milham Mumford (b. 1889) — of Howard, Miner County, S.Dak. Born in Howard, Miner County, S.Dak., November 11, 1889. Republican. Lawyer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1923; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1932. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Cornelius Solomon Palmer (b. 1844) — also known as Cornelius S. Palmer — of Jericho, Chittenden County, Vt.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak.; Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Underhill, Chittenden County, Vt., November 2, 1844. Son of Jonah Ferris Palmer and Chloe (Mead) Palmer; married, October 20, 1872, to Annis R. Fassett. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1880; justice of Dakota territorial supreme court, 1883-88; member of South Dakota state senate, 1896-97. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Byron Samuel Payne (b. 1876) — also known as Byron S. Payne — of Pierre, Hughes County, S.Dak. Born near Vermillion, Clay County, S.Dak., February 2, 1876. Brother of Jason Elihu Payne. Republican. Lawyer; South Dakota state attorney general, 1919-23. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Kiwanis; Woodmen; Delta Theta Phi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Jason Elihu Payne (b. 1874) — of Vermillion, Clay County, S.Dak. Born in Clay County, S.Dak., January 22, 1874. Brother of Byron Samuel Payne. Republican. Lawyer; member of South Dakota state senate, 1903-05. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Theta Phi; Phi Delta Theta. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Richard Franklin Pettigrew (1848-1926) — also known as Richard F. Pettigrew — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Ludlow, Windsor County, Vt., July 23, 1848. Son of Andrew Pettigrew and Hannah B. (Sawtelle) Pettigrew; married, February 27, 1879, to Bessie V. Pittare. Republican. Lawyer; surveyor; real estate business; member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1872; member Dakota territorial council, 1877-79, 1885-86; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1881-83; defeated, 1882; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1889-1901. Member, Freemasons. Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., October 5, 1926. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• George Philip (b. 1880) — of Fort Pierre, Stanley County, S.Dak.; Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak. Born in Fort Augustus, Scotland, July 16, 1880. Son of Robert Philip and Catherine (McLaren) Philip; married, May 30, 1911, to Alice Isle Waldron. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1912; candidate for U.S. Representative from South Dakota 3rd District, 1922; U.S. Attorney for South Dakota, 1934-47. Congregationalist. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Gilbert Ashville Pierce (1839-1901) — also known as Gilbert A. Pierce — of Porter County, Ind.; Illinois; North Dakota; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in East Otto, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., January 11, 1839. Republican. Lawyer; journalist; newspaper editor; author; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1869; Governor of Dakota Territory, 1884-86; U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1889-91; U.S. Minister to Portugal, 1893. Died at the Lexington Hotel, Chicago, Cook County, Ill., February 15, 1901. Interment at Adams Cemetery, Valparaiso, Ind. Pierce County, N.Dak. is named for him.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Samuel Cleland Polley (b. 1864) — also known as Samuel C. Polley — of Deadwood, Lawrence County, S.Dak. Born in Winnebago Valley, Houston County, Minn., January 13, 1864. Republican. Lawyer; secretary of state of South Dakota, 1909-13; judge of South Dakota state supreme court 1st District, 1913-47. Episcopalian. Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Spearfish, S.Dak.
  
  
• Larry Lee Pressler (b. 1942) — also known as Larry Pressler — of Humboldt, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., March 29, 1942. Republican. Rhodes scholar; served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer; U.S. Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1975-79; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1979-97; defeated, 1996. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Council on Foreign Relations; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Phi Beta Kappa. Still living as of 2008.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• William Edward Purcell (1856-1928) — also known as William E. Purcell — of Wahpeton, Richland County, N.Dak. Born in Flemington, Hunterdon County, N.J., August 3, 1856. Son of Joseph Purcell and Johanna (Duggan) Purcell; married, April 3, 1889, to Myra E. Stevens. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Dakota Territory, 1888-89; delegate to North Dakota state constitutional convention from Richland County, 1889; Richland County State's Attorney, 1889-91; member of Democratic National Committee from North Dakota, 1889; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, 1892, 1912, 1916; member of North Dakota state senate, 1906-10; U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1910-11; defeated, 1914. Catholic. Died in 1928. Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Wahpeton, N.Dak.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• George Rice (b. 1854) — of Flandreau, Moody County, S.Dak. Born in Butler County, Iowa, November 16, 1854. Son of Orson Rice and Anna Lee (Hawker) Rice; married to Ida Smith. Republican. Lawyer; member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1883-85; Speaker of the Dakota Territory House of Representatives, 1885; Dakota territory attorney general, 1885-86; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1900; member of South Dakota state senate, 1905. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Emmett C. Ryan (b. 1887) — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind.; Aberdeen, Brown County, S.Dak. Born in New Cumberland, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, August 30, 1887. Son of Samuel B. Ryan and Harriet A. (Nee) Ryan; married to Isabel M. Leutwein. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1922. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Carl G. Sherwood (b. 1855) — of Clark, Clark County, S.Dak. Born in Chenango County, N.Y., January 18, 1855. Son of George Sherwood and Mary Ann (Jeffords) Sherwood; married to Nellie C. Fountain. Republican. Lawyer; member of South Dakota state senate, 1889; South Dakota Republican state chair, 1912; circuit judge in South Dakota, 1912-17; judge of South Dakota state supreme court 3rd District, 1922-31. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ellison Griffith Smith (b. 1854) — also known as Ellison G. Smith — of Vermillion, Clay County, S.Dak. Born in Noble County, Ohio, December 5, 1854. Son of Amos Griffith Smith and Mary A. (Ellison) Smith; married, October 18, 1877, to Anna F. Kirkwood; married, January 3, 1922, to Florence Pearl Hunkins. Republican. Lawyer; member Dakota territorial council, 1887; circuit judge in South Dakota, 1889-1909; judge of South Dakota state supreme court 4th District, 1909-23; law professor. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Albert Gray Somers (b. 1845) — also known as Albert G. Somers — of Strauston, Grant County, S.Dak. Born February 15, 1845. Lawyer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 31st District, 1897-1902; Speaker of the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1899-1902. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas Sterling (1851-1930) — of Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill.; Redfield, Spink County, S.Dak.; Vermillion, Clay County, S.Dak. Born near Amanda, Fairfield County, Ohio, February 20, 1851. Son of Charles Sterling and Anna (Kessler) Sterling; married to Anna Dunn (died 1881) and Emma R. Rowe-Thayer (died 1923); brother of John Allen Sterling. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1889; member of South Dakota state senate 30th District, 1889-90; dean, college of law, University of South Dakota, 1901-11; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1913-25. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Political Science Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Odd Fellows. Died in 1930. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Leo Albert Temmey (b. 1894) — also known as Leo A. Temmey — of Huron, Beadle County, S.Dak. Born in Onida, Sully County, S.Dak., November 6, 1894. Son of Lawrence A. Temmey and Annie (O'Connor) Temmey; married, November 18, 1920, to Rose Tracy. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Beadle County State's Attorney, 1930-35; South Dakota state attorney general, 1939-43; candidate for Governor of South Dakota, 1942; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1948; member of Republican National Committee from South Dakota, 1960-72. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Phi Sigma Kappa. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Merton Baird Tice (b. 1909) — also known as Merton B. Tice — of Mitchell, Davison County, S.Dak. Born in Bison, Perkins County, S.Dak., December 7, 1909. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for U.S. Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1946. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows. Still living as of 1950.
  
  
• Arch Rollin Tuthill (b. 1907) — also known as Arch R. Tuthill — of Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Hot Springs, Fall River County, S.Dak., June 19, 1907. Son of James William Tuthill and Fay (Ames) Tuthill; married, November 10, 1932, to Helen Edward. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1952. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Tau Delta; Phi Delta Phi. Still living as of 1963.
  
  
• Alvin Waggoner (b. 1879) — of Philip, Haakon County, S.Dak. Born in Coles Station (unknown county), Ill., November 23, 1879. Son of George D. Waggoner and Ada (Feree) Waggoner; married 1908 to Harriet Brown. Republican. Lawyer; Stanley County State's Attorney, 1910-12; Presidential Elector for South Dakota, 1916. Unitarian. Member, American Bar Associatio