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Albert Joseph Adams (b. 1894) —
also known as Al J. Adams —
of Sisseton, Roberts
County, S.Dak.
Born in Minnesota, December
19, 1894.
Republican. Printing
business; newspaper
publisher; chair of
Roberts County Republican Party, 1926-27; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1932;
candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Adams and Rose (Cook) Adams; married 1917 to Grace
Marguerite Woodworth. |
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Theodore Mead Bailey (1888-1949) —
also known as T. M. Bailey —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), January
14, 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1921-22;
member of South
Dakota state senate 10th District, 1925-26; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1940
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Episcopalian. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American Bar
Association; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., January
28, 1949 (age 61 years, 14
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
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John Abram Boland (1884-1958) —
also known as John A. Boland —
of Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak., May 2,
1884.
Republican. Implement
dealer; mayor
of Rapid City, S.Dak., 1924; member of South
Dakota state senate 40th District, 1929-36; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1932
(alternate), 1944.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; United
Commercial Travelers.
Died in October, 1958
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of Abram C. Boland and Catherine (Green) Boland; married to Nona
Ethel Winne. |
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memorial |
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Bartlett E. Boyles (d. 1972) —
also known as Pat Boyles —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Terry, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1959-63.
Episcopalian. Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Delta Phi; Kiwanis;
United
Commercial Travelers; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in McAuley Lake Resort, Atikolam, Ontario,
June
7, 1972.
Interment at Lincoln
Memorial Park, Lincoln, Neb.
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Image source:
City of Lincoln |
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Charles Henry Burke (1861-1944) —
also known as Charles H. Burke —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born near Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y., April 1,
1861.
Republican. Lawyer; real estate
investor; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 26th District, 1895-98; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota, 1899-1907, 1909-15 (at-large
1899-1907, 1909-13, 2nd District 1913-15); candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1914; U.S. Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, 1921-29.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 7,
1944 (age 83 years, 6
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Pierre, S.Dak.
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Jeanne Johnson Capozzoli (b. 1940) —
also known as Jeanne Capozzoli —
of West Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Webster, Day
County, S.Dak., June 24,
1940.
Democrat. Member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1972; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972.
Female.
Episcopalian. Member, Kappa
Delta Pi; Pi Beta
Phi.
Still living as of 1993.
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U. S. G. Cherry (b. 1863) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lewistown, Logan
County, Ohio, December
2, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; South Dakota
Democratic state chair, 1896; candidate for justice of
South Dakota state supreme court, 1904; candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1920, 1924.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Henry Cottam and Eliza Mary (Warburton) Cottam; married, June 16,
1896, to F. May Isham Ruddick. |
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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.
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Ralph Abernethy Gamble (1885-1959) —
also known as Ralph A. Gamble —
of Larchmont, Westchester
County, N.Y.; St. Michaels, Talbot
County, Md.
Born in Yankton, Yankton
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), May 6,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1931-37; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1937-57 (25th District 1937-45,
28th District 1945-53, 26th District 1953-57).
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi; Lions.
Died in St. Michaels, Talbot
County, Md., March 4,
1959 (age 73 years, 302
days).
Interment at Hopewell
Cemetery, Port Deposit, Md.
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John Howard Gates (1865-1927) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, October
26, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 2nd District, 1913-27; died in
office 1927.
Episcopalian. Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; American Bar
Association; Kiwanis.
Died November
8, 1927 (age 62 years, 13
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Cook Gates and Adelia (St. John) Gates; married, November
13, 1899, to Mary Edna Carter. |
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Chambers Kellar (b. 1867) —
of Lead, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., March 4,
1867.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1932.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Park Livingston (b. 1906) —
of Hinsdale, DuPage
County, Ill.; La Grange, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Philip, Haakon
County, S.Dak., December
9, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer;
vice-president and general counsel, Dean Milk
Company, Chicago; University
of Illinois trustee, 1941-.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Theta
Chi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George H. Livingston and Grace (Sheehan) Livingston; married, December
19, 1936, to Elizabeth Murdock. |
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William Henry McMaster (1877-1968) —
also known as William H. McMaster —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ticonic, Monona
County, Iowa, May 10,
1877.
Republican. Banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 3rd District, 1911-12;
member of South
Dakota state senate 3rd District, 1913-16; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1917-21; Governor of
South Dakota, 1921-25; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1925-31; defeated, 1930; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1928.
Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Dixon, Lee
County, Ill., September
14, 1968 (age 91 years, 127
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Dixon, Ill.
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William Edwin Milligan (b. 1867) —
of Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Fingal, Ontario,
April
8, 1867.
Republican. Insurance
agent; member of Republican
National Committee from South Dakota, 1920-24.
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Jason Elihu Payne (1874-1941) —
also known as Jason E. Payne —
of Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born in Clay
County, S.Dak., January
22, 1874.
Republican. Lost his
right arm as a youth, in an accident with a runaway team of
horses; college
instructor; lawyer; law
professor; member of South
Dakota state senate 2nd District, 1903-06.
Episcopalian. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar
Association.
An enraged litigant, Ozzie Kirby, tried to
kill him in in 1940; Kirby also shot and killed Payne's law
partner.
Injured in an automobile
accident, and died several weeks later as a result, in a hospital
at Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak., September
11, 1941 (age 67 years, 232
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Byron Spencer Payne and Charlotte Elizabeth (Woodworth) Payne;
brother of Byron
Samuel Payne; married, July 20,
1905, to Iwae E. Sheppard. |
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Manual, 1903 |
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Samuel Cleland Polley (b. 1864) —
also known as Samuel C. Polley —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Winnebago Valley, Houston
County, Minn., January
13, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; Lawrence
County State's Attorney, 1901; secretary
of state of South Dakota, 1909-13; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 1st District, 1913-47.
Episcopalian.
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Spearfish, S.Dak.
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Benjamin Reifel (1906-1990) —
also known as Ben Reifel —
of South Dakota.
Born in a log
cabin near Parmelee, Todd
County, S.Dak., September
19, 1906.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1961-71.
Episcopalian. German
and Sioux
Indian ancestry.
Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., January
2, 1990 (age 83 years, 105
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Stanage (1823-1898) —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).
Born in County Cavan, Ireland,
1823.
Member of Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1862.
Episcopalian.
Died in Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak., 1898
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Yankton
Municipal Cemetery, Yankton, S.Dak.
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Edwin M. Starcher (1865-1931) —
of Charles
Mix County, S.Dak.; Fairfax, Gregory
County, S.Dak.; Wood, Mellette
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ripley, Jackson
County, W.Va., December
25, 1865.
Democrat. Charles
Mix County State's Attorney; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Dakota, 1912
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Mellette
County, S.Dak., June 3,
1931 (age 65 years, 160
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Karen L. Thurman (b. 1951) —
of Dunnellon, Marion
County, Fla.
Born in Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak., January
12, 1951.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state senate, 1983-92; U.S.
Representative from Florida 5th District, 1993-2003; defeated,
2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000,
2008;
Florida
Democratic state chair, 2008.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2014.
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