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Ida Brooks Alseth (1888-1970) —
also known as Ida B. Alseth; Ida Brooks; Mrs.
Charles A. Alseth —
of Lake Preston, Kingsbury
County, S.Dak.
Born in Mansfield, Spink
County, S.Dak., 1888.
Republican. College
instructor; school teacher
and principal; Kingsbury
County Superintendent of Schools, 1936-43; writer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Female.
Congregationalist.
Died October
9, 1970 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Lake Preston Cemetery, Lake Preston, S.Dak.
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Frank D. Bangs (1878-1935) —
of Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Le Sueur, Le Sueur
County, Minn., June 19,
1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 45th District, 1935; died
in office 1935.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died December
23, 1935 (age 57 years, 187
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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Mary McClure Bibby (1939-2016) —
also known as Mary Anne Burges; Mary
McClure —
of Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.; Brookings, Brookings
County, S.Dak.; Spicer, Kandiyohi
County, Minn.
Born in Milbank, Grant
County, S.Dak., April
21, 1939.
Republican. Fulbright scholar; member of South
Dakota state senate, 1975-89; delegate to Republican National
Convention from South Dakota, 1976,
1992,
2008
(alternate); special assistant for intergovernmental affairs, under
President George
H. W. Bush, 1989-92.
Female.
Congregationalist; later Methodist.
Member, Order
of the Eastern Star; Rotary.
Died, from cancer,
in Spicer, Kandiyohi
County, Minn., July 2,
2016 (age 77 years, 72
days).
Interment at Spicer Cemetery, Spicer, Minn.
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Joseph Henry Bottum (1903-1984) —
also known as Joe H. Bottum —
of Faulkton, Faulk
County, S.Dak.; Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Faulkton, Faulk
County, S.Dak., August
7, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer; Faulk
County State's Attorney, 1933-36; South Dakota director of
taxation, 1937-43; delegate to Republican National Convention from
South Dakota, 1940
(alternate), 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee); nominated in primary for Governor of
South Dakota 1942, inconclusive primary; 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; Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lambda
Chi Alpha.
Died in Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak., July 4,
1984 (age 80 years, 332
days).
Interment at Pine
Lawn Memorial Park, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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James Brown (b. 1858) —
of Chamberlain, Brule
County, S.Dak.
Born in Crosshouse, Ayrshire, Scotland,
October
12, 1858.
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; married 1915 to Martha
Barber. |
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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.
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 (age 87 years, 342
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Frank Michael Byrne (1858-1927) —
also known as Frank M. Byrne —
of Faulkton, Faulk
County, S.Dak.
Born in Volney, Allamakee
County, Iowa, October
23, 1858.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
business; member of South
Dakota state senate, 1889-90, 1907-10 (35th District 1889-90,
1907-08, 36th District 1909-10); Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1911-13; Governor of
South Dakota, 1913-17; delegate to Republican National Convention
from South Dakota, 1916.
Congregationalist. Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died December
24, 1927 (age 69 years, 62
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Morris J. Chaney (1858-1940) —
of Newell, Buena
Vista County, Iowa; Wakonda, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born in White Rock, Ogle
County, Ill., October
1, 1858.
Republican. Farmer; banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 2nd District, 1903-10; Speaker of
the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1905-10.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Palm Springs, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
8, 1940 (age 81 years, 130
days).
Interment at Bluff
View Cemetery, Vermillion, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of Osborn Chaney and Amanda (Rice) Chaney; married 1886 to Helen
McFarline. |
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memorial |
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Manual, 1903 |
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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.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 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; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., November
2, 1951 (age 80 years, 102
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
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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.
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.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Pliny Clark and Elizabeth Dennison (Huntington) Clark;
married 1900 to Daisy
Labrie; married 1919 to Essie
Eggler. |
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George S. S. Codington —
also known as G. S. S. Codington —
of Medary, Brookings
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).
Minister;
member of Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1877-78.
Congregationalist or Presbyterian.
Died of tuberculosis
in Wisconsin.
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Miles Cooper (b. 1885) —
also known as H. M. Cooper —
of Marshalltown, Marshall
County, Iowa.
Born in Sturgis, Meade
County, S.Dak., June 10,
1885.
Democrat. Secretary-treasurer, Cooper Manufacturing
Company, makers of power lawn mowers and gaskets; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936
(alternate); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1930.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Miles Monroe Cooper and Mary P. (Ranft) Cooper; married, July 12,
1909, to Edna May Anderson. |
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George Jonathan Danforth (1875-1952) —
also known as George J. Danforth —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Meeme, Manitowoc
County, Wis., November
21, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; Minnehaha
County State's Attorney, 1910-11; member of South
Dakota state senate 10th District, 1919-22; candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1930, 1938.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died March
30, 1952 (age 76 years, 130
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
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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.
Lawyer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 3rd District, 1903-10; 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 (age 75 years, 271
days).
Interment at Yankton
Municipal Cemetery, Yankton, S.Dak.
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Ray E. Dougherty (b. 1895) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa, July 11,
1895.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
candidate for South
Dakota state attorney general, 1928.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Izaak
Walton League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Dougherty and Sarah Ann (Judkins) Dougherty; married,
June
30, 1920, to Julia Newell Treat. |
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Ervin E. Dupper (b. 1923) —
of Mobridge, Walworth
County, S.Dak.
Born in Walworth
County, S.Dak., January
8, 1923.
Walworth
County State's Attorney, 1955-56; member of South
Dakota state senate, 1964-.
Congregationalist. Member, Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edmund Walter Fiske (b. 1874) —
also known as E. W. Fiske —
of Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in London, Ontario,
of American parents, April
12, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for South Dakota, 1919-21.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Romanzo Eliot Fiske and Mary Ann (Lince) Fiske; married, December
11, 1901, to Martha Thomas. |
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Wilbur S. Glass (b. 1852) —
of Watertown, Codington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Genesee
County, N.Y., April
27, 1852.
Lawyer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 28th District, 1895-1900,
1907-08; U.S. Consul in Kehl, 1897-98.
Congregationalist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Chester F. Glass and Mary (Brown) Glass; married, October
3, 1899, to Kathryn Garner. |
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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.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Maine
state house of representatives, 1873.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph A. Haley and Sarah J. (Roberts) Haley; married, March 9,
1870, to Carrie M. Cone; married to Marie S.
Richards. |
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Connor T. Hansen (b. 1913) —
of Eau Claire, Eau Claire
County, Wis.
Born in Freeman, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak., November
1, 1913.
Republican. FBI
special agent; lawyer; Eau
Claire County District Attorney, 1939-44; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (1911-1978) —
also known as Hubert H. Humphrey; "H.H.H.";
"The Happy Warrior"; "The
Hump" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Wallace, Codington
County, S.Dak., May 27,
1911.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948,
1952,
1960,
1964;
mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1945-48; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1949-64, 1971-78; died in office 1978;
member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; candidate
for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1956;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960,
1972;
Vice
President of the United States, 1965-69; candidate for President
of the United States, 1968.
Congregationalist. English
and Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Council on
Foreign Relations; Knights
of Pythias; Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Federation of Teachers.
Awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1980.
Died, of cancer,
at Waverly, Wright
County, Minn., January
13, 1978 (age 66 years, 231
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.; statue at Minneapolis City Hall Grounds, Minneapolis, Minn.
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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.
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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.
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, Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died August
2, 1939 (age 56 years, 303
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James M. Lloyd (1886-1969) —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Born in Yankton, Yankton
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), January
4, 1886.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1940,
1944,
1956
(alternate), 1960
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of South
Dakota state senate 2nd District, 1959-64.
Congregationalist.
Died March
10, 1969 (age 83 years, 65
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Donald McMurchie (1896-1981) —
of Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born in Clay
County, S.Dak., October
2, 1896.
Republican. Farmer; bank
director; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1937-41.
Congregationalist. Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., November
20, 1981 (age 85 years, 49
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Wakonda, S.Dak.
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Relatives:
Married to Pearl E. Wallace. |
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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.
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 9th District, 1897-98.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jonah Ferris Palmer and Chloe (Mead) Palmer; married, October
20, 1872, to Annis R. Fassett. |
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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.
Republican. Lawyer; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1919-23.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Modern
Woodmen of America; Delta
Theta Phi; Kiwanis;
American Bar
Association; Sons
of Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Byron Spencer Payne and Charlotte Elizabeth (Woodworth) Payne;
brother of Jason
Elihu Payne. |
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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.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President; member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 3rd District, 1922; U.S.
Attorney for South Dakota, 1934-47.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Philip and Catherine (McLaren) Philip; married, May 30,
1911, to Alice Isle Waldron. |
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Laurence Warren Robinson (1883-1959) —
also known as L. W. Robinson —
of Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.
Born near Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak., June 17,
1883.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from South Dakota, 1932,
1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary;
Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died in Davison
County, S.Dak., January
24, 1959 (age 75 years, 221
days).
Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Parker, S.Dak.
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Frank M. Rood (b. 1856) —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Ash Creek, Stanley
County, S.Dak.; Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lenoxville, Susquehanna
County, Pa., October
13, 1856.
Republican. Rancher; hardware
business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 26th District, 1907-08; secretary
of state of South Dakota, 1915-19.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Rood and Ruby (Rogers) Rood; married, May 28,
1886, to Eva J. Voorhees. |
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Ellison Griffith Smith (b. 1854) —
also known as Ellison G. Smith —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born in Noble
County, Ohio, December
5, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; member
Dakota territorial council, 1887; circuit judge in South Dakota
1st Circuit, 1889-1909; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 4th District, 1909-23; law
professor.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: 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. |
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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.
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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.
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; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1916.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; American Bar
Association; American
Political Science Association.
Died in 1930
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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William Williamson Jr. (1875-1972) —
of Oacoma, Lyman
County, S.Dak.; Custer, Custer
County, S.Dak.; Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak.
Born near New Sharon, Mahaska
County, Iowa, October
7, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; Lyman
County State's Attorney, 1905-08, 1910-11; circuit judge in South
Dakota, 1911-21; delegate to Republican National Convention from
South Dakota, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 3rd District, 1921-33; defeated,
1932.
Congregationalist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Custer, Custer
County, S.Dak., July 15,
1972 (age 96 years, 282
days).
Interment at Pine
Lawn Memorial Park, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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