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Politicians in Insurance in South Dakota

Clinton P. Anderson Clinton Presba Anderson (1895-1975) — also known as Clinton P. Anderson — of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M. Born in Centerville, Turner County, S.Dak., October 23, 1895. Democrat. Newspaper editor; insurance business; New Mexico Democratic state chair, 1928-39; New Mexico state treasurer, 1933-34; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1936, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1960; U.S. Representative from New Mexico at-large, 1941-45; U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1945-48; U.S. Senator from New Mexico, 1949-73. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Elks; Delta Theta Phi. Died, following a stroke, in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M., November 11, 1975 (age 80 years, 19 days). Interment at Fairview Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Jay Anderson and Hattie Belle (Presba) Anderson; married, June 22, 1921, to Henrietta McCartney.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Herbert Anderson (1889-1961) — of Salem, McCook County, S.Dak. Born in Salem, McCook County, S.Dak., June 5, 1889. Republican. Farmer; secretary, Sun Prairie Scandinavian Mutual Fire and Lightning Insurance Company; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 11th District, 1929-32. Died January 29, 1961 (age 71 years, 238 days). Burial location unknown.
  Roy Armstrong (1900-1987) — of Flandreau, Moody County, S.Dak. Born in Moville, Woodbury County, Iowa, December 12, 1900. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 17th District, 1953-60; secretary, Farmer's Mutual Fire & Lightning Insurance Company. Died in Moody County, S.Dak., May 7, 1987 (age 86 years, 146 days). Interment at Union Cemetery, Flandreau, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Marion Armstrong and Josephine (Buckholtz) Armstrong; married, December 31, 1923, to Mabel Gothier.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Backlund (1893-1978) — also known as Ed Backlund — of Mitchell, Davison County, S.Dak. Born in Bloomington, McLean County, Ill., December 11, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; insurance business; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 13th District, 1953-56. Lutheran. Member, Farmers Union; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in November, 1978 (age 84 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Gladys Pear Lowrie.
  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.
  Oscar Beck (b. 1892) — of Greeley, Weld County, Colo. Born in Brookings, Brookings County, S.Dak., March 3, 1892. Democrat. Insurance agent; mayor of Greeley, Colo., 1954-59. Lutheran. Danish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  James Henry Carroll (1876-1950) — also known as James H. Carroll — of Glidden, Ashland County, Wis. Born in Eaton town, Manitowoc County, Wis., May 7, 1876. Republican. Banker; real estate business; appraiser; farmer; timber business; insurance agent; member of Wisconsin state senate 12th District, 1925-32, 1941-44; defeated, 1936. Died in 1950 (age about 74 years). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Glidden, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of James Carroll and Kathe (Finnegan) Carroll; married to Mattie Nash.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Francis Edwin Fanslow (1895-1955) — also known as F. E. Fanslow — of Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak. Born in Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak., October 2, 1895. Yankton County Treasurer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 3rd District, 1937-38; insurance agent. Died October 8, 1955 (age 60 years, 6 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Francis W. Fanslow and Eunice (Gray) Fanslow; married, August 27, 1925, to Gertrude Matilda Tschann; nephew of John S. Fanslow.
  Political family: Fanslow family of Yankton, South Dakota.
  Olaf K. Fjetland (1893-1969) — also known as O. K. Fjetland — of Lemmon, Perkins County, S.Dak.; Iron River, Iron County, Mich.; Gladstone, Delta County, Mich. Born in Ellsworth, Hamilton County, Iowa, March 26, 1893. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; insurance agent; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1924; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1928, 1932. Norwegian ancestry. Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M., October 6, 1969 (age 76 years, 194 days). Interment at Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
  Relatives: Son of Ingeborg (Skeie) Fjetland and Knut Fjetland.
  L. G. Gillespie (b. 1875) — of O'Neill, Holt County, Neb. Born in Canton, Lincoln County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), April 10, 1875. Republican. Insurance agent; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1935-36. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Bennet S. Gillespie and Nellie A. (Van Fleet) Gillespie; married, November 20, 1902, to Bertha E. Fawkes.
  Daniel Smith Glidden (b. 1844) — also known as Daniel S. Glidden — of Montour, Tama County, Iowa; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Clarendon, Orleans County, N.Y., February 24, 1844. Democrat. Boot and shoe business; insurance business; treasurer, Dakota Territory Democratic Party. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Josephine Martin.
  Gustav Holden Helgerson (1875-1965) — also known as Gus H. Helgerson — of Mt. Vernon, Davison County, S.Dak.; Mitchell, Davison County, S.Dak. Born in Pontiac, Livingston County, Ill., September 25, 1875. Republican. Hardware business; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 13th District, 1909-12; member of South Dakota state senate 13th District, 1913-14; South Dakota state treasurer, 1917-21; insurance business. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis. Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., July, 1965 (age 89 years, 0 days). Interment at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Blendon Township, Davison County, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Barney Helgerson and Laura Marie (Larson) Helgerson; married to Blanche Fern Hamilton.
Charles N. Herreid Charles Nelson Herreid (1857-1928) — also known as Charles N. Herreid — of McPherson County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Aberdeen, Brown County, S.Dak. Born in Dane County, Wis., October 20, 1857. Republican. Lawyer; McPherson County State's Attorney; McPherson County Judge; Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, 1893-97; South Dakota Republican state chair, 1898-1900; Governor of South Dakota, 1901-05; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1916; director, Western Mutual Life Insurance Co.; vice-president, Dakota Central Telephone Co.; president, Citizens Trust and Savings Bank. Presbyterian. Member, Knights of Pythias; Freemasons. Died July 6, 1928 (age 70 years, 260 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Aberdeen, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of N. Herreid and Tena (Kytle) Herreid; married 1882 to Jeannette E. Slye.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, December 1902
  Wesley Herrman (1897-1954) — of Kadoka, Jackson County, S.Dak. Born in Alton, Madison County, Ill., June 12, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; tourist court operator; insurance business; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 48th District, 1949-52. Member, American Legion. Died in Hand County, S.Dak., April 25, 1954 (age 56 years, 317 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1939 to Helen Groth.
  Adolph H. Kemper (1880-1954) — also known as A. H. Kemper — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Lancaster, Grant County, Wis., September 6, 1880. Republican. Insurance agent; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1941-44. German ancestry. Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., July 2, 1954 (age 73 years, 299 days). Interment at Hills of Rest Memorial Park, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Wilhellm Friedrich Kemper and Christine Louise (Bald) Kemper; married to Pearl Rhea Pettit.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Karl Earl Mundt (1900-1974) — also known as Karl E. Mundt — of Madison, Lake County, S.Dak. Born in Humboldt, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., June 3, 1900. Republican. School teacher; superintendent of schools; real estate and insurance business; U.S. Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1939-48; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1948-73; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956. Member, Izaak Walton League; Kiwanis; Delta Sigma Rho; Pi Kappa Delta; Tau Kappa Alpha. Died in Washington, D.C., August 16, 1974 (age 74 years, 74 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Madison, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of F. J. Mundt and Rose E. Mundt; married 1924 to Mary Moses.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  David R. Munson (b. 1942) — also known as Dave Munson — of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., April 16, 1942. School teacher; insurance agent; member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1979-96; member of South Dakota state senate, 1997-2002; resigned 2002; mayor of Sioux Falls, S.Dak., 2002-. Still living as of 2010.
  Harlan P. Packard — of Redfield, Spink County, S.Dak. Insurance business; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 36th District, 1893-94, 1899-1902. Burial location unknown.
  Gladys Pyle (1890-1989) — also known as Mrs. John L. Pyle — of Huron, Beadle County, S.Dak. Born in Huron, Beadle County, S.Dak., October 1, 1890. Republican. Insurance business; candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 24th District, 1923-26; secretary of state of South Dakota, 1927-31; nominated in primary for Governor of South Dakota 1930, inconclusive primary; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 1938-39; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1940. Female. Presbyterian. Member, League of Women Voters. She was the first woman to be elected U.S. Senator. Died in Huron, Beadle County, S.Dak., March 14, 1989 (age 98 years, 164 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Huron, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Daughter of John Levis Pyle and Mary Isabelle (Shields) Pyle.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Marion Michael Rounds (b. 1954) — also known as Mike Rounds — of Pierre, Hughes County, S.Dak. Born in Huron, Beadle County, S.Dak., October 24, 1954. Republican. Insurance and real estate business; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 24th District, 1991-2000; Governor of South Dakota, 2003-11; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 2004, 2008; U.S. Senator from South Dakota, 2015-. Still living as of 2018.
  Relatives: Son of Don Rounds; brother of Tim Rounds.
  See also congressional biography — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
Jacob D. Steiner Jacob D. Steiner (b. 1861) — of Big Stone City, Grant County, S.Dak. Born in Lomira, Dodge County, Wis., June, 1861. Republican. Farmer; president, Evangelical Mutual Insurance Company of Milbank, S.D.; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 31st District, 1903-06. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1890 to Amanda Korte.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  Winfred E. Whittemore (1868-1947) — of Estelline, Hamlin County, S.Dak. Born in Saratoga County, N.Y., February 22, 1868. Republican. School teacher; real estate and insurance business; banker; member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1907-08, 1913-14 (29th District 1907-08, 59th District 1913-14); member of South Dakota state senate 27th District, 1915-18. Died March 12, 1947 (age 79 years, 18 days). Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery, Estelline, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of Josephus W. Whittemore and Lucy A. (Hoyt) Whittemore; married 1895 to Margaret Rice.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  J. E. Williams — of Mitchell, Davison County, S.Dak. Insurance business; candidate for mayor of Mitchell, S.Dak., 1920; member of South Dakota state senate 13th District, 1933-34. Burial location unknown.
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