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Brookings County
South Dakota

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Brookings County

Index to Locations Arlington Arlington Cemetery Brookings Greenwood Cemetery Brookings Lutheran Cemetery Elkton St. Marys Cemetery Arlington Cemetery Arlington, Brookings County, South Dakota See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Edward G. Benke (1846-1902) — of Arlington, Kingsbury County, S.Dak. Born January 23, 1846. Republican. Member of South Dakota state house of representatives 23rd District, 1889-90. Died November 6, 1902 (age 56 years, 287 days). Interment at Arlington Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Greenwood Cemetery Brookings, Brookings County, South Dakota See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   George Speaker Mickelson (1941-1993) — also known as George S. Mickelson — of South Dakota. Born January 31, 1941. Republican. Governor of South Dakota, 1987-93; died in office 1993; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1992 (delegation chair); candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota. Died in a plane crash in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, April 19, 1993 (age 52 years, 78 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of George Theodore Mickelson.   See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial Philo Hall (1865-1938) — of Brookings, Brookings County, S.Dak. Born in Wilton, Waseca County, Minn., December 31, 1865. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Brookings, S.Dak., 1894-95; Brookings County State's Attorney, 1895-98; member of South Dakota state senate 20th District, 1901-02; South Dakota state attorney general, 1903-07; U.S. Representative from South Dakota at-large, 1907-09; candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Ancient Order of United Workmen. Died in Brookings, Brookings County, S.Dak., October 7, 1938 (age 72 years, 280 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Philo Hall (died 1883) and Mary E. (Greene) Hall; married, April 27, 1890, to Mary A. Cooke.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903   George Arthur Mathews (1852-1941) — of Brookings, Brookings County, S.Dak.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., June 4, 1852. Mayor of Brookings, Dakota Territory, 1883-84, 1887-89; member Dakota territorial council, 1887-88; President of the Dakota Territorial Council, 1887-88; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1889; mayor of Brookings, S.Dak., 1897-1903. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., April 19, 1941 (age 88 years, 319 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Greenwood Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Erwin Bibby (1920-2003) — also known as John E. Bibby — of Brookings, Brookings County, S.Dak. Born in Brookings, Brookings County, S.Dak., November 21, 1920. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; creamery manager; mens wear retailer; banker; member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1963-74; member of South Dakota state senate, 1975-82. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Jaycees; Elks; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Suffered cardiac arrest while sailing on Green Lake, Spicer, Minn., and died two weeks later, in Brookings Hospital, Brookings, Brookings County, S.Dak., July 26, 2003 (age 82 years, 247 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Irwin John 'Jake' Bibby and Ruth Edith (Erwin) Bibby; married 1947 to Jean Frances Starksen; married 1993 to Mary McClure; father of John Francis 'Jay' Bibby.   Epitaph: "Devoted Citizen."   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Lutheran Cemetery Brookings, Brookings County, South Dakota See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Robert Allison (1846-1924) — of Cavour, Beadle County, S.Dak. Born in Wisconsin, March 14, 1846. 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.   Relatives: Son of William Allison and Margaret (Crawford) Allison; married to Bertha Orness.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial St. Marys Cemetery Elkton, Brookings County, South Dakota See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   James Edward Bane (1896-1962) — also known as James E. Bane — of Brookings, Brookings County, S.Dak. Born in Brookings County, S.Dak., March 20, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; farmer; realtor; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1944, 1956; candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Knights of Columbus. Died in Brookings County, S.Dak., September 8, 1962 (age 66 years, 172 days). Interment at St. Marys Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, September 28, 1926, to Agnes Organ.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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