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Robert Allison (1846-1924) —
of Cavour, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Wisconsin, March 14,
1846.
Son of William Allison (1814-1863) and Margaret (Crawford) Allison
(1818-1900).
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 23rd District, 1895-96.
Scottish ancestry.
Died October
15, 1924 (age 78 years, 215
days).
Interment at Lutheran Cemetery, Brookings, S.Dak.
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John Quinn Anderson (1866-1937) —
also known as John Q. Anderson —
of Moore (now Vivian), Lyman
County, S.Dak.; Chamberlain, Brule
County, S.Dak.
Born in La Grange, Lewis
County, Mo., January
1, 1866.
Republican. Stockman;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 26th District, 1901-02;
member of South
Dakota state senate 15th District, 1925-26.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died February
10, 1937 (age 71 years, 40
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Chamberlain, S.Dak.
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James Brown (b. 1858) —
of Chamberlain, Brule
County, S.Dak.
Born in Crosshouse, Ayrshire, Scotland,
October
12, 1858.
Son of Matthew Brown and Agnes (Longmuir) Brown.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; Brule
County Judge, 1897-1901; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 2nd District, 1927-31.
Congregationalist.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Matthew Brown and Agnes (Longmuir) Brown; married, November
10, 1886, to Jessie Benton Schuyler (died 1912); married 1915 to Martha
Barber. |
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Charles Ham (b. 1851) —
of Farmingdale, Pennington
County, S.Dak.; Piedmont, Meade
County, S.Dak.; Grashul, Meade
County, S.Dak.
Born in Shefford, Quebec,
January
6, 1851.
Republican. Copper
miner; stockman;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1903-06 (45th District
1903-04, 46th District 1905-06); member of South
Dakota state senate 41st District, 1919-20.
English
and Scottish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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James Montgomery Johnston (b. 1867) —
also known as James M. Johnston —
of Garden City, Clark
County, S.Dak.; Bradley, Clark
County, S.Dak.
Born in High Point, Moniteau
County, Mo., June 14,
1867.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1901-04, 1909-10 (27th
District 1901-04, 32nd District 1909-10); member of South
Dakota state senate 29th District, 1919-22.
Methodist.
Scottish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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John Plaster Richmond (1811-1895) —
also known as John P. Richmond —
of Schuyler
County, Ill.
Born in Middletown, Frederick
County, Md., August
11, 1811.
Son of Francis Preston Richmond and Susanna (Stottlemeyer) Richmond.
Democrat. Physician;
minister;
in 1840, he officiated at the first
Protestant wedding in what is now the state of Washington; in 1841,
he delivered the first
Fourth of July oration on the Pacific coast; member of Illinois
state senate, 1849-52, 1859-60; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1855-56; Presidential Elector for
Illinois, 1856;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Schuyler County,
1862; postmaster.
Methodist.
Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in South Dakota, August
28, 1895 (age 84 years, 17
days).
Interment at Tyndall
Cemetery, Tyndall, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Preston Richmond and Susanna (Stottlemeyer) Richmond;
married 1835
to America Walker; married 1859 to Kitty
Gristy. |
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William Garner Waddel (1870-1937) —
also known as W. G. Waddel —
of Webster, Day
County, S.Dak.
Born in Grant
County, Wis., June 29,
1870.
Son of William Warren Waddle (1843-1912) and Elizabeth Ann (Garner)
Waddle (1850-1935).
Republican. Lawyer; Day
County State's Attorney, 1913-16; member of South
Dakota state senate 34th District, 1919-22.
Methodist.
Scottish and German
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Day
County, S.Dak., January
24, 1937 (age 66 years, 209
days).
Interment at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Adaville, Iowa.
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Fred Waddle (b. 1881) —
of Roslyn, Day
County, S.Dak.; Nutley Township, Day
County, S.Dak.
Born in Liberty Township, Plymouth
County, Iowa, May 27,
1881.
Son of William Warren Waddle (1843-1912) and Elizabeth Ann (Garner)
Waddle (1850-1935).
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 34th District, 1927-28.
Scottish and German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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