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Elnathan Benjamin Adams (1881-1946) —
also known as Elnathan B. Adams —
of Walworth
County, S.Dak.; Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.
Born in West Haven, Rutland
County, Vt., May 21,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer; South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1908-10, 1914-16; Walworth
County State's Attorney, 1910-12; Fall
River County State's Attorney, 1916-20; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1932,
1936
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Modern
Woodmen of America; Kiwanis; American Bar
Association.
Died in South Dakota, May 1,
1946 (age 64 years, 345
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Hot Springs, S.Dak.
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Sigurd Anderson (1904-1990) —
of Webster, Day
County, S.Dak.
Born in Arendal, Norway,
January
22, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; Day
County State's Attorney, 1939-40; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1947-51; member of South Dakota
Republican State Executive Committee, 1947-48; Governor of
South Dakota, 1951-55; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1955-64;
circuit judge in South Dakota, 1970.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Theta Phi; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died, from prostate
cancer and pneumonia,
in Lake Area Hospital,
Webster, Day
County, S.Dak., December
21, 1990 (age 86 years, 333
days).
Interment at Webster Cemetery, Webster, S.Dak.
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Stephen Emil Anderson (1895-1978) —
also known as Steve E. Anderson —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.; San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Hanska, Brown
County, Minn., August
23, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; state bank
examiner; South
Dakota state auditor, 1945-50.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Kiwanis; American
Legion.
Died August
6, 1978 (age 82 years, 348
days).
Interment at Riverside
National Cemetery, Riverside, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Goodman Anderson and Emily (Helling) Anderson; married to Vera M.
Capesius. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Walter Lincoln Anderson (1868-1959) —
also known as Walter L. Anderson —
of Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa; Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Sidney, Fremont
County, Iowa, February
19, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1916;
delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; member of
Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1921-22; Speaker of
the Nebraska State House of Representatives, 1922; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1922.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; United
Spanish War Veterans; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Kiwanis; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Elks.
Died in 1959
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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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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Clarence Edward Coyne (1881-1929) —
also known as Clarence E. Coyne —
of Fort Pierre, Stanley
County, S.Dak.
Born in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., December
23, 1881.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; Stanley
County Sheriff, 1911-14; delegate to Republican National
Convention from South Dakota, 1920;
secretary
of state of South Dakota, 1922-27; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1929; died in office 1929.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Kiwanis; Elks.
Died May 27,
1929 (age 47 years, 155
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Foster Coyne and Mary (McGavaran) Coyne; married to Elizabeth
Throckmorton-Gird. |
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George Jonathan Danforth (1875-1952) —
also known as George J. Danforth —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Meeme, Manitowoc
County, Wis., November
21, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; Minnehaha
County State's Attorney, 1910-11; member of South
Dakota state senate 10th District, 1919-22; candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1930, 1938.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died March
30, 1952 (age 76 years, 130
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
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Adolph W. Ewert (b. 1865) —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born in La Crosse
County, Wis., June 18,
1865.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1908;
member of South
Dakota state senate 24th District, 1909-10; South
Dakota state treasurer, 1913-17.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Maccabees;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks;
Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Ewert and Mina (Haberman) Ewert; married, September
30, 1890, to Carrie E. Dutcher. |
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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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Warren Everett Green (1870-1945) —
also known as Warren E. Green —
of Hazel, Hamlin
County, S.Dak.
Born in Jackson
County, Wis., March
10, 1870.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 27th District, 1907-08, 1923-26; Governor of
South Dakota, 1931-33; candidate in inconclusive primary 1930;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died April
27, 1945 (age 75 years, 48
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Carl Gunderson (1864-1933) —
of Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.; Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.
Born near Vermillion, Clay
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), June 20,
1864.
Republican. Engineer;
surveyor;
farmer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 2nd District, 1893-94, 1897-1902, 1917-18; President
pro tempore of the South Dakota State Senate, 1899-1900; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1921-25; Governor of
South Dakota, 1925-27; defeated, 1926; candidate in inconclusive
primary 1930.
Baptist.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died in Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak., February
26, 1933 (age 68 years, 251
days).
Interment at Bluff
View Cemetery, Vermillion, S.Dak.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Barney Helgerson and Laura Marie (Larson) Helgerson; married to
Blanche Fern Hamilton. |
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Vernon L. Larson (b. 1948) —
also known as Vern Larson —
of Vivian, Lyman
County, S.Dak.
Born in Vivian, Lyman
County, S.Dak., October
25, 1948.
Republican. South
Dakota state auditor, 1979-94; delegate to Republican National
Convention from South Dakota, 2008.
Lutheran.
Member, Elks;
Kiwanis; Shriners;
Jaycees;
Izaak
Walton League; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2008.
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James M. Magness (1890-1977) —
also known as Jim Magness —
of St. Lawrence, Hand
County, S.Dak.; Miller, Hand
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ute, Monona
County, Iowa, June 27,
1890.
Democrat. Auctioneer;
cattle
raiser; member of South
Dakota state senate 22nd District, 1933-34; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1954; South Dakota
Democratic state chair, 1958; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Dakota, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died, in the Good Samaritan Center nursing
home, Miller, Hand
County, S.Dak., November
6, 1977 (age 87 years, 132
days).
Interment at St. Lawrence Cemetery, St. Lawrence, S.Dak.
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George Stanley McGovern (1922-2012) —
also known as George McGovern —
of Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.
Born in Avon, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak., July 19,
1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1957-61; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1963-81; defeated, 1980; candidate for
President
of the United States, 1972; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1984;
speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1984.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, in Dougherty Hospice
House, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., October
21, 2012 (age 90 years, 94
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Joseph C. McGovern and Frances (McLean) McGovern; married, October
31, 1943, to Eleanor Fay Stegeberg. |
| | | Cross-reference: Owen
J. Donley — Frank
Mankiewicz |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books by George McGovern: The
Third Freedom : Ending Hunger in Our Time (2001) — Terry
: My Daughter's Life-And-Death Struggle With Alcoholism
(1996) — Grassroots
: The Autobiography of George McGovern (1977) — Agricultural
Thought in the Twentieth Century (1967) — An
American Journey: The Presidential Campaign Speeches of George
McGovern (1974) — The
Great Coalfield War (1972) — The
Essential America : Our Founders and the Liberal Tradition
(2004) |
| | | Books about George McGovern: Robert Sam
Anson, McGovern:
A Biography — Nicholas Max, President
McGovern's First Term — Gary Hart, Right
from the Start; A Chronicle of the McGovern Campaign —
Kristi Witker, How
to lose everything in politics except Massachusetts —
Scott Farris, Almost
President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the
Nation — Joshua M. Glasser, The
Eighteen-Day Running Mate: McGovern, Eagleton, and a Campaign in
Crisis |
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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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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.
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Byron Samuel Payne (b. 1876) —
also known as Byron S. Payne —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born near Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak., February
2, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1919-23.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Modern
Woodmen of America; Delta
Theta Phi; Kiwanis; American Bar
Association; Sons
of Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Byron Spencer Payne and Charlotte Elizabeth (Woodworth) Payne;
brother of Jason
Elihu Payne. |
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Rolland W. Redlin (1920-2011) —
also known as Rollie Redlin —
of Minot, Ward
County, N.Dak.
Born in Lambert, Richland
County, Mont., February
29, 1920.
Democrat. Farmer;
candidate for North
Dakota state house of representatives, 1952; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1959-63, 1973-2000; U.S.
Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1965-67; defeated,
1966.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Farmers
Union; Sons of
Norway; Kiwanis.
Died in Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak., September
23, 2011 (age 91 years, 0
days).
Interment at Concordia Cemetery, Crosby, N.Dak.
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Carl G. Sherwood (1855-1938) —
of Clark, Clark
County, S.Dak.
Born in Broome
County, N.Y., January
18, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 29th District, 1889-90; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1896
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1912; circuit judge in South Dakota,
1912-17; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 3rd District, 1922-31.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Modern
Woodmen of America; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Kiwanis.
Died in Clark, Clark
County, S.Dak., August
17, 1938 (age 83 years, 211
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Near Clark, Clark County, S.Dak.
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