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Food Industry Politicians in South Dakota
Processors, Distributors, Grocers

John Anundson (1891-1980) — of Volga, Brookings County, S.Dak. Born in Colton, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., November 29, 1891. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; grocer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1949-54 (20th District 1949-52, 18th District 1953-54). Died in Brookings County, S.Dak., July 7, 1980 (age 88 years, 221 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married 1918 to Dagmar Christiansen.   Arnold Edmond Kapitan (1917-1975) — also known as Arnold E. Kapitan — of Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak. Born in Minnesota, 1917. Grocer; mayor of Yankton, S.Dak., 1967-68. Died, following a heart attack, at a hospital in Rapid City, Pennington County, S.Dak., August 28, 1975 (age about 58 years). Interment at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Yankton, S.Dak.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Harry A. Keegan (b. 1882) — of Monroe, Green County, Wis. Born in Madison, Lake County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), November 18, 1882. Republican. Grocer; dairy farmer; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Green County, 1939-46, 1949-56. Burial location unknown.   Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 Ernest May (b. 1847) — of Lead, Lawrence County, S.Dak. Born in Germany, 1847. Republican. Grocer; miner; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 48th District, 1903-04; member of South Dakota state senate, 1905-16 (38th District 1905-08, 39th District 1909-16). German ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 George M. Peterson (b. 1879) — of Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Vermillion, Clay County, S.Dak., 1879. Republican. Grocer; member of Minnesota state senate 59th District, 1915-18. Burial location unknown.   Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917   Frank E. Saltmarsh (b. 1862) — of Miller, Hand County, S.Dak. Born in 1862. Republican. Grocer; member of South Dakota state senate 23rd District, 1903-06. Burial location unknown. D. H. Smith — of Miller, Hand County, S.Dak. Born in Marquette County, Wis. Grain agent; grocer; South Dakota railroad commissioner, 1903-09. Burial location unknown.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903

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