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Miller and Grain Dealer Politicians in South Dakota

Arthur Akre (1906-1982) — of Veblen, Marshall County, S.Dak. Born in Veblen, Marshall County, S.Dak., October 8, 1906. Republican. Grain business; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 34th District, 1953-54. Norwegian ancestry. Died in Britton, Marshall County, S.Dak., February 19, 1982 (age 75 years, 134 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Ole Pedersen Akre and Jorgina Mathilde (Jensen) Akre; married, September 10, 1925, to Margaret Luella Robbins.   Olaf Anderson (b. 1889) — of Frederick, Brown County, S.Dak. Born in McPherson County, S.Dak., September 23, 1889. Democrat. Flour mill manager; mayor of Frederick, S.D.; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 36th District, 1933-38. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.   Dana Reed Bailey (b. 1833) — also known as Dana R. Bailey — of Highgate, Franklin County, Vt.; St. Albans, Franklin County, Vt.; Baldwin, St. Croix County, Wis.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Montgomery, Franklin County, Vt., April 27, 1833. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1868; Franklin County State's Attorney; member of Vermont state senate, 1871-74; founder of village of Baldwin, Wis., 1871; built the Matchless Flour Mills there, and owned three saw mills; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1878-79; St. Croix County Commissioner, 1880-82; insurance business; Minnehaha County State's Attorney, 1890-95. Burial location unknown.   Albert N. Barber (1858-1940) — of Esmond, Kingsbury County, S.Dak. Born in Davis Junction, Ogle County, Ill., May 16, 1858. Republican. Grain elevator business; druggist; banker; lumber merchant; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 23rd District, 1911-12. Died in Riverside, Riverside County, Calif., August 29, 1940 (age 82 years, 105 days). Interment at Evergreen Memorial Park, Riverside, Calif.   Relatives: Son of Nelson F. Barber and Jane (Brooks) Barber; married, March 16, 1882, to Amanda E. Williams.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial B. W. Countryman (b. 1867) — of Spencer, McCook County, S.Dak. Born in Grant County, Wis., February 28, 1867. Republican. Farmer; hardware business; grain dealer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 11th District, 1903-06. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married 1889 to Alice E. Parkhurst.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903   Guy W. Crawford (b. 1864) — of Letcher, Sanborn County, S.Dak. Born in Tioga County, Pa., May 15, 1864. Republican. Grain dealer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 14th District, 1913-16. Burial location unknown. F. N. Dexter — of Canova, Miner County, S.Dak. Republican. Livery business; grain buyer; Miner County Commissioner; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 18th District, 1903-06. Burial location unknown.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903   Mathias E. Hafner (1887-1973) — also known as Matt E. Hafner — of Newell, Butte County, S.Dak. Born in Fowler, Clinton County, Mich., October 30, 1887. Democrat. Grain elevator manager; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1928; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 48th District, 1933-38. German ancestry. Died June 11, 1973 (age 85 years, 224 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Joseph Hafner and Mary Catherine (Ulrich) Hafner; brother of Frank Lawrence Hafner; married, September 20, 1910, to Rosa Simon. R. M. Hutchinson (b. 1858) — of Delmont, Douglas County, S.Dak. Born in Henderson County, Ill., September 8, 1858. Democrat. Farmer; grain and livestock dealer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 8th District, 1899-1900, 1903-04; defeated, 1900. Burial location unknown.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903   L. N. Loomis — of Alpena, Jerauld County, S.Dak. Grain dealer; member of South Dakota state senate 19th District, 1899-1902. Burial location unknown. S. L. Potter (b. 1858) — of Butler, Day County, S.Dak.; Webster, Day County, S.Dak. Born in Howard County, Iowa, March 1, 1858. Republican. Postmaster; grain dealer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 34th District, 1903-06. Burial location unknown.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 Christian Rempfer (b. 1859) — of Parkston, Hutchinson County, S.Dak. Born in Russia (part now in Ukraine), July 18, 1859. Republican. Farmer; farm implement dealer; grain buyer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 6th District, 1901-04. Volga German ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 Adam Royhl (b. 1857) — of Arlington, Kingsbury County, S.Dak. Born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, September 18, 1857. Republican. Farmer; grain dealer; member of South Dakota state senate 21st District, 1903-06. German ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 J. W. Seney (b. 1851) — of Sheffield, Franklin County, Iowa; Pope County, Minn.; Howard, Miner County, S.Dak. Born in Port Hope, Ontario, January 31, 1851. Republican. Machinist; flour mill business; lumber dealer; member of South Dakota state senate 17th District, 1903-04. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married, December 25, 1872, to Eliza Anderson.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 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   Walter P. Wohlheter (b. 1886) — of Sisseton, Roberts County, S.Dak. Born in Pukwana, Brule County, S.Dak., December 4, 1886. Grain buyer; candidate for South Dakota state treasurer, 1922; Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1924. Member, Woodmen; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Charles L. Wohlheter and Florence C. (Downie) Wohlheter; married to Jessie M. Denhart.

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