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  James Abdnor (1923-2012) — also known as Jim Abdnor; Ellis James Abdnor — of Kennebec, Lyman County, S.Dak. Born in Kennebec, Lyman County, S.Dak., February 13, 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; rancher; school teacher; athletic coach; member of South Dakota state senate, 1957-68 (29th District 1957-66, 24th District 1967-68); President pro tempore of the South Dakota State Senate, 1965-66; Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, 1969-71; U.S. Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1973-81; defeated in primary, 1970; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1981-87; defeated, 1986; administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration, 1987-89; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1992. Methodist; later Lutheran. Lebanese ancestry. Member, American Legion; Elks; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Farmers Union; Grange; Sigma Chi; Izaak Walton League. Died, at Dougherty Hospice House, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., May 16, 2012 (age 89 years, 93 days). Interment at Kennebec Cemetery, Kennebec, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel J. (Abdelnour) Abdnor and Mary (Wehby) Abdnor.
  Cross-reference: John R. Thune
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Sigurd Anderson (1904-1990) — of Webster, Day County, S.Dak. Born in Arendal, Norway, January 22, 1904. Republican. Lawyer; Day County State's Attorney, 1939-40; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; South Dakota state attorney general, 1947-51; member of South Dakota Republican State Executive Committee, 1947-48; Governor of South Dakota, 1951-55; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1955-64; circuit judge in South Dakota, 1970. Lutheran. Norwegian ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Farm Bureau; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis; Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Theta Phi; Pi Kappa Delta. Died, from prostate cancer and pneumonia, in Lake Area Hospital, Webster, Day County, S.Dak., December 21, 1990 (age 86 years, 333 days). Interment at Webster Cemetery, Webster, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Bertha (Broten) Anderson and Karl August Anderson; married, April 3, 1937, to Vivian Dall Walz.
  See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Stephen Emil Anderson (1895-1978) — also known as Steve E. Anderson — of Pierre, Hughes County, S.Dak.; San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, Calif. Born in Hanska, Brown County, Minn., August 23, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; state bank examiner; South Dakota state auditor, 1945-50. Catholic. Member, Elks; Kiwanis; American Legion. Died August 6, 1978 (age 82 years, 348 days). Interment at Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Calif.
  Relatives: Son of Goodman Anderson and Emily (Helling) Anderson; married to Vera M. Capesius.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Walter Lincoln Anderson (1868-1959) — 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. 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, Beta Theta Pi; United Spanish War Veterans; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Kiwanis; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Elks. Died in 1959 (age about 91 years). Interment at Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of Albert Raney Anderson and Sarah Jane (Woods) Anderson; married, October 29, 1902, to Helen Marie Nance.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Backlund (1893-1978) — also known as Ed Backlund — of Mitchell, Davison County, S.Dak. Born in Bloomington, McLean County, Ill., December 11, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; insurance business; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 13th District, 1953-56. Lutheran. Member, Farmers Union; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in November, 1978 (age 84 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Gladys Pear Lowrie.
  Ervin Bader (b. 1920) — of Roscoe, Edmunds County, S.Dak. Born in Java, Walworth County, S.Dak., May 25, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; implement dealer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 36th District, 1955-60. Lutheran. Member, American Legion. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Adeline Spitzer.
  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, Elkton, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Married, September 28, 1926, to Agnes Organ.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nils Andreas Boe (1913-1992) — also known as Nils A. Boe — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak.; Rye, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Baltic, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., September 10, 1913. Republican. Lawyer; Minnehaha County State's Attorney, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1951-58; Speaker of the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1955-58; Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, 1963-65; Governor of South Dakota, 1965-69; Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for Pres. Richard Nixon, 1969-71; Judge of U.S. Customs Court, 1971-77. Lutheran. Member, Farm Bureau; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Odd Fellows; American Bar Association. Died July 30, 1992 (age 78 years, 324 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Nils N. Boe and Sissel Catherine (Finseth) Boe; grandson of Anders Knudson Finseth.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert O. Burrows Sr. (b. 1899) — of Belle Plaine, Benton County, Iowa. Born in Pierre, Hughes County, S.Dak., June 29, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper editor; member of Iowa state house of representatives from Benton County, 1951. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Odd Fellows; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, February 2, 1920, to Bess Shurtleff.
  Francis Higbee Case (1896-1962) — also known as Francis Case — of Custer, Custer County, S.Dak. Born in Everly, Clay County, Iowa, December 9, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; newspaper editor and publisher; rancher; U.S. Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1937-51; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1951-62; died in office 1962; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956 (speaker). Methodist. Member, American Legion; Pi Kappa Delta; Sigma Delta Chi; Freemasons; Acacia; Elks; Rotary. Died, in the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., June 22, 1962 (age 65 years, 195 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Herbert Llywellen Case and Mary Ellen (Grannis) Case; married, August 19, 1926, to Myrle Lucille Graves.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Daniel Walter Conway (b. 1898) — also known as Walter Conway — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., November 13, 1898. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; South Dakota state attorney general, 1933-37. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel J. Conway and Jennie Frances (Conness) Conway; married, April 17, 1927, to Ann G. English.
  Gilbert Geoffrey Cottam (b. 1873) — also known as Gilbert G. Cottam — of Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Manchester, England, August 2, 1873. Republican. Physician; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1924 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Episcopalian. Member, American Medical Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Henry Cottam and Eliza Mary (Warburton) Cottam; married, June 16, 1896, to F. May Isham Ruddick.
  Thomas Andrew Daschle (b. 1947) — also known as Thomas A. Daschle; Tom Daschle — of Aberdeen, Brown County, S.Dak. Born in Aberdeen, Brown County, S.Dak., December 9, 1947. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War; U.S. Representative from South Dakota, 1979-87 (1st District 1979-83, at-large 1983-87); U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1987-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; speaker, 1988; member of Democratic National Committee from South Dakota, 2004. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Jaycees. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books by Tom Daschle: Like No Other Time : The 107th Congress and the Two Years That Changed America Forever, with Michael D'Orso (2003)
  Critical books about Tom Daschle: Alan M. Gottlieb & Dave Workman, Double Trouble : Daschle and Gephardt, Capitol Hill Bullies
  James W. Emery (b. 1934) — of Hot Springs, Fall River County, S.Dak.; Custer, Custer County, S.Dak. Born in Cheyenne Agency, Dewey County, S.Dak., January 24, 1934. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; district manager, Black Hills Power and Light Company; member of South Dakota state senate 30th District, 1985-; appointed 1985. Catholic. Member, Lions; Rotary; Elks; American Legion. Still living as of 1995.
  Relatives: Married to Elaine Ritchie.
  John James Exon (1921-2005) — also known as J. James Exon; Jim Exon — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb. Born in Geddes, Charles Mix County, S.Dak., August 9, 1921. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1964, 1972, 1976, 1988, 1992, 1996 (delegation chair), 2000, 2004; member of Nebraska Democratic State Central Committee, 1964-68; member of Democratic National Committee from Nebraska, 1968-70, 1981-83; Governor of Nebraska, 1971-79; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1979-97. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Optimist Club; Eagles; Elks; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., June 10, 2005 (age 83 years, 305 days). Interment at Wyuka Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
  Relatives: Son of John Exon and Luella Exon; married, September 18, 1943, to Patricia A. Pros.
  Cross-reference: Norman A. Otto
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about J. James Exon: Duane Hutchinson, Exon : Biography of a Governor
  Frank Earl Flynn (1883-1965) — also known as Frank E. Flynn — of Forsyth, Rosebud County, Mont.; White Salmon, Klickitat County, Wash.; Aberdeen, Brown County, S.Dak.; Prescott, Yavapai County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Lake City, Wabasha County, Minn., June 24, 1883. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Yavapai County Attorney, 1931-32; U.S. Attorney for Arizona, 1935-53. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Knights of Columbus; Elks. Died in September, 1965 (age 82 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Flynn and Joan (Fitzgerald) Flynn; married, November 26, 1920, to Laura Maxwell.
  Joseph Jacob Foss (1915-2003) — also known as Joe Foss; "The American Ace of Aces" — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak.; Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., April 17, 1915. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; received the Medal of Honor for action over Guadalcanal in 1942-43; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1948 (alternate), 1956, 1960; speaker, 1952, 1956; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1949-50, 1953-54; Governor of South Dakota, 1955-59; candidate for U.S. Representative from South Dakota, 1958; Commissioner, American Football League, 1960; elected to National Aviation Hall of Fame, 1984; president, National Rifle Association, 1988-90. Methodist. Member, American Legion; National Rifle Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died, from the effects of a stroke, in Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Ariz., January 1, 2003 (age 87 years, 259 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Married, August 9, 1942, to June Shakstad; married 1967 to Donna Wild Hall.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  John Chandler Gurney (1896-1985) — also known as J. Chandler Gurney; Chan Gurney — of Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak. Born in Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak., May 21, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; nurseryman; seed grower; oil business; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1939-51; defeated, 1936. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons. Died in Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak., March 9, 1985 (age 88 years, 292 days). Interment at Yankton Municipal Cemetery, Yankton, S.Dak.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albert O. Hamre (1915-1993) — also known as Al Hamre — of Willow Lake, Clark County, S.Dak. Born in Willow Lake, Clark County, S.Dak., September 29, 1915. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; farmer; merchant; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 27th District, 1955-58; South Dakota state treasurer, 1959-63, 1967-69; South Dakota state auditor, 1963-67. Lutheran. Member, American Legion. Died September 13, 1993 (age 77 years, 349 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Alice Eliason.
  G. Homer Harding (b. 1925) — of South Dakota. Born December 7, 1925. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of South Dakota state senate, 1971-88; South Dakota state treasurer, 1991-; defeated, 1994. Methodist. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Elks; Izaak Walton League. Still living as of 1994.
  Frank E. Henderson (b. 1928) — of South Dakota. Born in Miller, Hand County, S.Dak., April 7, 1928. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of South Dakota state senate, 1965-66, 1969-70; circuit judge in South Dakota, 1975-78; justice of South Dakota state supreme court 1st District, 1979-. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans. Still living as of 1993.
  Wesley Herrman (1897-1954) — of Kadoka, Jackson County, S.Dak. Born in Alton, Madison County, Ill., June 12, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; tourist court operator; insurance business; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 48th District, 1949-52. Member, American Legion. Died in Hand County, S.Dak., April 25, 1954 (age 56 years, 317 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1939 to Helen Groth.
  Robert William Hirsch (1925-2004) — also known as Robert W. Hirsch — of Tripp, Hutchinson County, S.Dak. Born October 12, 1925. Republican. Lawyer; Hutchinson County State's Attorney, 1953-57; member of South Dakota state senate, 1957-69 (4th District 1957-66, 14th District 1967-69); resigned 1969; candidate for U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1972. Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Phi Kappa Delta; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Died February 24, 2004 (age 78 years, 135 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Doris Jean Brosz.
  Donald Lester Jackson (1910-1981) — also known as Donald L. Jackson — of Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif.; Washington, D.C. Born in Ipswich, Edmunds County, S.Dak., January 23, 1910. Republican. Newspaper editor; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S. Representative from California 16th District, 1947-61; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1969-72. Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Eagles; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets; Reserve Officers Association; Marine Corps League. Died at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., May 27, 1981 (age 71 years, 124 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Cyrus Lester Jackson and Betina Phoebe (Ames) Jackson; married to Shirley Connell.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Leslie Jensen (1892-1964) — of Hot Springs, Fall River County, S.Dak. Born in Hot Springs, Fall River County, S.Dak., September 15, 1892. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for South Dakota, 1921-34; president, People's Telephone and Telegraph Co.; Governor of South Dakota, 1937-39; candidate for U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1938; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Member, Freemasons; Elks; American Legion. Suffered a head injury in an automobile accident, and died three days later, in St. Johns-McNamara Hospital, Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak., December 14, 1964 (age 72 years, 90 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Hot Springs, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of C. L. Jensen and Lillie May (Haxby) Jensen; married, December 19, 1925, to Elizabeth Ward.
  The Leslie Jensen Scenic Drive, in Fall River County, South Dakota, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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. 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, 1928. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Delta Theta Phi; Ancient Order of United Workmen. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Even N. Jones and Ellen (Hughes) Jones; married to Florence Bockler.
  George Stanley McGovern (1922-2012) — also known as George McGovern — of Mitchell, Davison County, S.Dak. Born in Avon, Bon Homme County, S.Dak., July 19, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S. Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1957-61; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1963-81; defeated, 1980; candidate for President of the United States, 1972; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1984; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1984. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kiwanis; Council on Foreign Relations. Died, in Dougherty Hospice House, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., October 21, 2012 (age 90 years, 94 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Joseph C. McGovern and Frances (McLean) McGovern; married, October 31, 1943, to Eleanor Fay Stegeberg.
  Cross-reference: Owen J. Donley — Frank Mankiewicz
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books by George McGovern: The Third Freedom : Ending Hunger in Our Time (2001) — Terry : My Daughter's Life-And-Death Struggle With Alcoholism (1996) — Grassroots : The Autobiography of George McGovern (1977) — Agricultural Thought in the Twentieth Century (1967) — An American Journey: The Presidential Campaign Speeches of George McGovern (1974) — The Great Coalfield War (1972) — The Essential America : Our Founders and the Liberal Tradition (2004)
  Books about George McGovern: Robert Sam Anson, McGovern: A Biography — Nicholas Max, President McGovern's First Term — Gary Hart, Right from the Start; A Chronicle of the McGovern Campaign — Kristi Witker, How to lose everything in politics except Massachusetts — Scott Farris, Almost President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the Nation — Joshua M. Glasser, The Eighteen-Day Running Mate: McGovern, Eagleton, and a Campaign in Crisis
  Arthur James Moodie (b. 1895) — also known as A. J. Moodie — of Lead, Lawrence County, S.Dak. Born in Hot Springs, Fall River County, S.Dak., July 31, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; South Dakota state treasurer, 1927-31. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Arthur A. Moodie and Ann Jane (Johnston) Moodie; married, December 8, 1924, to Emma Marie Steiner.
  Earl Milham Mumford (b. 1889) — of Howard, Miner County, S.Dak. Born in Howard, Miner County, S.Dak., November 11, 1889. Republican. Lawyer; Miner County State's Attorney, 1915-18; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 17th District, 1923-24; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1932; member of South Dakota state senate 12th District, 1933-36. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Odd Fellows; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Burial location unknown.
  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; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1992. Catholic. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Bar Association; American Legion; Phi Beta Kappa; Council on Foreign Relations. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Leo Albert Temmey (1894-1975) — also known as Leo A. Temmey — of Huron, Beadle County, S.Dak. Born in Onida, Sully County, S.Dak., November 6, 1894. 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; nominated in primary for Governor of South Dakota 1942, inconclusive primary; 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; South Dakota Republican state chair, 1964. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Phi Sigma Kappa. Died April 22, 1975 (age 80 years, 167 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Lawrence A. Temmey and Annie (O'Connor) Temmey; brother of James Everest Temmey; married, November 18, 1920, to Rose Irene Tracy.
  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, Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Burial location unknown.
  Boyd Wales (b. 1873) — of Howard, Miner County, S.Dak. Born in Brownville, Nemaha County, Neb., August 10, 1873. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1924 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization). Unitarian. Member, Woodmen; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners; American Legion; Knights of Pythias; United Spanish War Veterans. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Prescutt Wales and Phebe (Cunningham) Wales; married to May Furman.
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