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Politicians in Construction in South Dakota

John T. Baker (b. 1845) — of Monroe Township, Linn County, Iowa; Huron, Beadle County, S.Dak. Born in Huron County, Ohio, March 7, 1845. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; carpenter; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 23rd District, 1897-1900. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Uriah Baker and Catherine (Tyndall) Baker; married, November 19, 1866, to Clara M. Nead. Henry B. Farren (1848-1905) — of Elvira Township, Buffalo County, S.Dak. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 4, 1848. Republican. Carpenter; lawyer; Buffalo County State's Attorney; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 16th District, 1903-04. Died March 5, 1905 (age 56 years, 121 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Gann Valley, S.Dak.   Relatives: Son of James L. Farren.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903   Jesse Hiatt (1841-1925) — of Union Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa; Kimball, Brule County, S.Dak.; Oleta Township, Ellis County, Okla. Born in Fairfield Township, Highland County, Ohio, December 31, 1841. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; carpenter; member of South Dakota state senate 14th District, 1899-1900. Died April 1, 1925 (age 83 years, 91 days). Interment at Fargo Cemetery, Fargo, Okla.   Relatives: Son of Amos Hiatt and Lydia (Davis) Hiatt; married, October 27, 1864, to Margaret Elizabeth Whitaker; third cousin twice removed of Joseph Hurst Ball; fourth cousin once removed of Lovy Lorene Hiatt.   Political family: Hiatt-Ball family of Iowa.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Joe E. Lehmann (b. 1887) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.Dak. Born in Worthington, Dubuque County, Iowa, January 2, 1887. Democrat. Contractor; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 4th District, 1937-38; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1948; member of South Dakota state senate 3rd District, 1949-52, 1955-60. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married 1913 to Clara Bisenius. Andrew Martin (b. 1846) — of Elk Point, Union County, S.Dak. Born in Sweden, 1846. Republican. Carpenter; farmer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 1st District, 1903-06. Swedish ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married 1883 to Sophia C. Best.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903   Thomas M. McKinnon — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Building contractor; mayor of Sioux Falls, S.Dak., 1924-29. Burial location unknown. John Henry Russell (b. 1853) — also known as John H. Russell — of Spearfish, Lawrence County, S.Dak. Born in Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio, December 10, 1853. Republican. Carpenter; contractor; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 48th District, 1903-04. Burial location unknown.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903   Elvin R. Stewart (1896-1951) — also known as E. R. Stewart; "Red" — of Casper, Natrona County, Wyo.; Gordon, Sheridan County, Neb. Born in Townsend, Broadwater County, Mont., August 28, 1896. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lumber salesman; contractor; real estate business; candidate in primary for mayor of Casper, Wyo., 1945; service station operator. Died, in the Veterans Administration Hospital, Hot Springs, Fall River County, S.Dak., June 8, 1951 (age 54 years, 284 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery, Casper, Wyo.   Relatives: Son of Hiram Bartlett Stewart and Lena (Schreiner) Stewart; married 1921 to Bertha Erickson.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   James Howard Weaver (b. 1927) — also known as James H. Weaver — of Eugene, Lane County, Ore. Born in Brookings, Brookings County, S.Dak., August 8, 1927. Democrat. Builder; real estate developer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1964; U.S. Representative from Oregon 4th District, 1975-87; defeated, 1970. Still living as of 2014.   Cross-reference: Peter A. DeFazio   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier

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