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English ancestry Politicians in South Dakota

Alfred J. Abbott (1844-1916) — of Bon Homme, Bon Homme County, S.Dak. Born in Manchester, England, December 22, 1844. Republican. Postmaster; member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1868-69; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 4th District, 1889-90. English ancestry. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., February 7, 1916 (age 71 years, 47 days). Interment at Bon Homme Cemetery, Bon Homme, S.Dak.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Abbott and Emma (Dunhill) Abbott; married, March 22, 1876, to Susanna Bussey.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Roger Allin (1848-1936) — of Walsh County, N.Dak. Born in Bradworthy, Devon, England, December 18, 1848. Republican. Member Dakota territorial council, 1887-89; delegate to North Dakota state constitutional convention from Walsh County, 1889; member of North Dakota state legislature, 1889; Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota, 1891-92; Governor of North Dakota, 1895-97. English ancestry. Died January 1, 1936 (age 87 years, 14 days). Interment at Park River Memorial Park, Park River, N.Dak.   Relatives: Married, March 22, 1881, to Isabella McKenzie.   See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Charles Ulyses Arnold (1864-1946) — also known as Charles U. Arnold — of White, Brookings County, S.Dak.; Norden Township, Deuel County, S.Dak.; Leola Township, Codington County, S.Dak. Born in Farmington Township, Olmsted County, Minn., December 10, 1864. Republican. Farmer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 22nd District, 1909-10. English ancestry. Died in Watertown, Codington County, S.Dak., October 9, 1946 (age 81 years, 303 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Watertown, S.Dak.   Relatives: Son of James Arnold and Mary Ann (Wheeler) Arnold; married, July 21, 1895, to Catherine Loi Hansen; married, October 20, 1915, to Clara Ida (Brosowske) Falk; father of Ernest Foch Arnold.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Damon Henry Clark (1873-1947) — also known as Damon H. Clark — of Lead, Lawrence County, S.Dak. Born in Denver, Colo., August 11, 1873. Republican. Member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1913-36 (48th District 1913-18, 46th District 1919-36). English ancestry. Member, Lions. Died in Perris, Riverside County, Calif., December 9, 1947 (age 74 years, 120 days). Interment at Perris Valley Cemetery, Perris, Calif.   Relatives: Son of Henry Clay Clark and Kate (Horst) Clark; married 1901 to Katherine M. 'Kate' Pohlzon. Charles Ham (b. 1851) — of Farmingdale, Pennington County, S.Dak.; Piedmont, Meade County, S.Dak.; Grashul, Meade County, S.Dak. Born in Shefford, Quebec, January 6, 1851. Republican. Copper miner; stockman; member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1903-06 (45th District 1903-04, 46th District 1905-06); member of South Dakota state senate 41st District, 1919-20. English and Scottish ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903   Hubert Horatio Humphrey (1882-1949) — also known as H. H. Humphrey — of Doland, Spink County, S.Dak.; Huron, Beadle County, S.Dak. Born in Albany, Linn County, Ore., 1882. Democrat. Druggist; chair of Spink County Democratic Party, 1928; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 24th District, 1937-38; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1948 (member, Credentials Committee). Methodist. English ancestry. Died in November, 1949 (age about 67 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of John Humphrey and Addie (Regester) Humphrey; married, April 16, 1906, to Christine Sannes; father of Ralph W. Humphrey and Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (who married Muriel Fay Buck); grandfather of Hubert Horatio Humphrey III; great-grandfather of Hubert Horatio Humphrey IV.   Political family: Humphrey family of Minneapolis, Minnesota. 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.   Relatives: Son of Hubert Horatio Humphrey and Christine (Sannes) Humphrey; brother of Ralph W. Humphrey; married, September 3, 1936, to Muriel Fay Buck; father of Hubert Horatio Humphrey III; grandfather of Hubert Horatio Humphrey IV.   Political family: Humphrey family of Minneapolis, Minnesota.   Cross-reference: Orville L. Freeman — Cyril E. King — Arthur Naftalin — John Bartlow Martin   Campaign slogan (1960): "The vision of Roosevelt — the intellect of Stevenson — the courage of Truman."   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books by Hubert H. Humphrey: The Education of a Public Man : My Life and Politics   Books about Hubert H. Humphrey: Carl Solberg, Hubert Humphrey : A Biography — Edgar Berman, Hubert : The Triumph and Tragedy of the Humphrey I Knew — Paul. Westman, Hubert H. Humphrey : The Politics of Joy   Image source: Library of Congress Franklin Tomlinson Jackson (1860-1929) — also known as Frank T. Jackson — of Ramsey, McCook County, S.Dak.; Salem, McCook County, S.Dak. Born in Wabasha County, Minn., September 24, 1860. Republican. Farmer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 11th District, 1903-04, 1911-12. English ancestry. Died July 30, 1929 (age 68 years, 309 days). Interment at Lakewood Cemetery, Lake City, Minn.   Relatives: Son of John Andrew Jackson and Rebecca (Clifford) Jackson; married, July 19, 1883, to Nettie M. Gibbs.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903   John George Laxson (1867-1911) — also known as John G. Laxson — of Canton, Lincoln County, S.Dak. Born in Elkport, Clayton County, Iowa, February, 1867. Republican. Clothing merchant; bookkeeper; real estate business; mayor of Canton, S.D., 1895-96; member of South Dakota state senate 5th District, 1907-10. English ancestry. Died in Lincoln County, S.Dak., May 20, 1911 (age 44 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married 1891 to Flora Gottschalk; father of LeRoy John Laxson.   LeRoy John Laxson (1893-1938) — also known as LeRoy J. Laxson — of Canton, Lincoln County, S.Dak. Born in Canton, Lincoln County, S.Dak., February 3, 1893. Hardware merchant; druggist; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 5th District, 1931-32. English and German ancestry. Died in South Dakota, March 26, 1938 (age 45 years, 51 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of John George Laxson and Flora (Gottschalk) Laxson. Eben Wever Martin (1855-1932) — also known as Eben W. Martin — of Deadwood, Lawrence County, S.Dak.; Hot Springs, Fall River County, S.Dak. Born in Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa, April 12, 1855. Republican. Lawyer; member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1885-86; U.S. Representative from South Dakota, 1901-07, 1908, 1909-15 (at-large 1901-07, 1908, 1909-13, 3rd District 1913-15). Methodist. English and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Loyal Legion. Died in Hot Springs, Fall River County, S.Dak., May 22, 1932 (age 77 years, 40 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Hot Springs, S.Dak.   Relatives: Son of Capt. James W. Martin and Lois Hyde (Wever) Martin; married, June 13, 1883, to Jessie A. Miner.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 Ellis T. Pierce (b. 1846) — of Hot Springs, Fall River County, S.Dak. Born in Lancaster County, Pa., 1846. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; real estate business; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 44th District, 1903-04. English and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 George E. Scobell (b. 1861) — of near Scotland, Hutchinson County, S.Dak. Born in Michigan, July 25, 1861. Republican. Farmer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 6th District, 1903-04. English ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 Edwin R. Thompson (b. 1842) — of Waubay, Day County, S.Dak. Born in Quebec, July 1, 1842. Republican. Merchant; banker; member of South Dakota state senate 32nd District, 1903-04. Scotch-Irish and English ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903

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