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Catholic Politicians in South Dakota

  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
  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
  Darrell G. Bender (b. 1938) — of Mobridge, Walworth County, S.Dak. Born in Trail City, Corson County, S.Dak., August 5, 1938. Republican. Member of South Dakota state senate 23rd District, 1993-. Catholic. Member, Rotary. Still living as of 1995.
  Frank Biegelmeier (1901-1988) — of Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak. Born in Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak., September 9, 1901. 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. Died March 27, 1988 (age 86 years, 200 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Biegelmeier and Marie (Blazek) Biegelmeier; married to Maude McKenna.
  Kevin Patrick Brady (b. 1955) — also known as Kevin Brady — of The Woodlands, Montgomery County, Tex. Born in Vermillion, Clay County, S.Dak., April 11, 1955. Republican. Member of Texas state house of representatives 15th District, 1991-96; U.S. Representative from Texas 8th District, 1997-; arrested on October 7, 2005, near Vermillion, S.D., and charged with driving while intoxicated. Catholic. Member, Rotary. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  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.
  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
  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. 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.
  Relatives: Married 1954 to Mary Carole Scott; married 1992 to Martha Anne Meek; father of Kerry J. Donley.
  James Lowell Driscoll (b. 1895) — also known as James L. Driscoll — of Lead, Lawrence County, S.Dak. Born in Lead, Lawrence County, S.Dak., January 24, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; banker; South Dakota state treasurer, 1923-27; appointed 1923. Catholic. Member, Phi Gamma Delta; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert H. Driscoll and Catherine (Barry) Driscoll; brother of Robert E. Driscoll; married to Marie Mercedes Quinn.
  James B. Dunn (b. 1927) — of Lead, Lawrence County, S.Dak. Born in Lead, Lawrence County, S.Dak., June 27, 1927. Republican. Director of public affairs, Homestake Mining Company; member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1971-72; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1972; member of South Dakota state senate 31st District, 1973-. Catholic. Still living as of 1995.
  Relatives: Married, September 5, 1955, to Elizabeth Lenham.
  Rebecca J. Dunn — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Hammond, Lake County, Ind. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1992, 2000; member of South Dakota state senate 15th District, 1993-. Female. Catholic. Member, Rotary. Still living as of 2000.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  Robert A. Miller (b. 1939) — of South Dakota. Born in Aberdeen, Brown County, S.Dak., August 28, 1939. Circuit judge in South Dakota, 1971-86; justice of South Dakota state supreme court 3rd District, 1986-; chief justice of South Dakota state supreme court, 1990-. Catholic. Member, Elks. Still living as of 1993.
  Samuel G. Nagel (1901-1963) — of Edgeley, LaMoure County, N.Dak. Born in Tripp, Hutchinson County, S.Dak., January 14, 1901. Democrat. Retail liquor dealer; mayor of Edgeley, N.D.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, 1944 (member, Credentials Committee). Catholic. Volga German ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Lions. Died in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., October 11, 1963 (age 62 years, 270 days). Interment at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Edgeley, N.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of George Nagel and Katharina (Flechtner) Nagel; married, September 24, 1924, to Mary J. Conlon.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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
  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. 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 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee; speaker), 1916 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee); member of North Dakota state senate, 1906-10; U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1910-11; defeated, 1914. Catholic. Died in 1928 (age about 71 years). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Wahpeton, N.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Purcell and Johanna (Duggan) Purcell; married, April 3, 1889, to Myra E. Stevens.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Richard W. Sabers (b. 1938) — of South Dakota. Born in Salem, McCook County, S.Dak., February 12, 1938. Justice of South Dakota state supreme court 2nd District, 1986-. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Still living as of 1993.
  John Stedronsky (b. 1872) — of Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.Dak. Born in Lakeport, Yankton County, S.Dak., May 4, 1872. Democrat. School teacher; farmer; hardware and farm implement business; mayor of Wagner, S.D., 1911-14; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 9th District, 1915-18; candidate for U.S. Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1922. Catholic; later Congregationalist. Bohemian ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Stedronsky and Marie Stedronsky; married, October 30, 1895, to Emanuela Cernik; married, April 17, 1900, to Emily Tepley.
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