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John Quinn Anderson (1866-1937) —
also known as John Q. Anderson —
of Moore (now Vivian), Lyman
County, S.Dak.; Chamberlain, Brule
County, S.Dak.
Born in La Grange, Lewis
County, Mo., January
1, 1866.
Republican. Stockman;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 26th District, 1901-02;
member of South
Dakota state senate 15th District, 1925-26.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Elks;
Knights of Pythias.
Died February
10, 1937 (age 71 years, 40
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Chamberlain, S.Dak.
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Warren E. Beck (b. 1883) —
of Geddes, Charles
Mix County, S.Dak.
Born in Harrisburg, Lincoln
County, S.Dak., January
27, 1883.
Democrat. Railway
station agent; candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1924.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights of Pythias; Order
of Railroad Telegraphers.
President,
South Dakota State Federation of Labor.
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Canton, S.Dak.
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Cassius C. Bennett (b. 1856) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born in Vermont, February
4, 1856.
Republican. Banker;
member of South
Dakota state senate 24th District, 1895-96, 1903-04.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles J. Buell (1865-1938) —
of Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lake City, Wabasha
County, Minn., November
1, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota; Pennington
County State's Attorney, 1903-06; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 45th District, 1919-24;
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1924.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died July 23,
1938 (age 72 years, 264
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Michael Byrne (1858-1927) —
also known as Frank M. Byrne —
of Faulkton, Faulk
County, S.Dak.
Born in Volney, Allamakee
County, Iowa, October
23, 1858.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
business; member of South
Dakota state senate, 1889-90, 1907-10 (35th District 1889-90,
1907-08, 36th District 1909-10); Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1911-13; Governor of
South Dakota, 1913-17; delegate to Republican National Convention
from South Dakota, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias.
Died December
24, 1927 (age 69 years, 62
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Charles Andrew Christopherson (1871-1951) —
also known as Charles A. Christopherson —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Amherst, Fillmore
County, Minn., July 23,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1913-16; Speaker of
the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1915-16; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1919-33; delegate
to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1944.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., November
2, 1951 (age 80 years, 102
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
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Oren Sturman Copeland (1887-1958) —
also known as Oren S. Copeland —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born near Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak., March
16, 1887.
Republican. Coal and
oil dealer; mayor
of Lincoln, Neb., 1937-39; U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1941-43; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1944.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Optimist
Club.
Died in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., April
10, 1958 (age 71 years, 25
days).
Interment at Wyuka
Cemetery, Lincoln, Neb.
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James Douglas Elliott (b. 1859) —
also known as James D. Elliott —
of Tyndall, Bon Homme
County, S.Dak.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Mt. Sterling, Brown
County, Ill., October
7, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer; Bon
Homme County State's Attorney, 1887-91; South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1896; U.S.
Attorney for South Dakota, 1897-1907; U.S.
District Judge for South Dakota, 1911-.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Elliott and Mary (McPhail) Elliott; married, May 29,
1890, to Agnes S. Stilwill. |
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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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Harry Luther Gandy (1881-1957) —
also known as Harry L. Gandy —
of Wasta, Pennington
County, S.Dak.; Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Churubusco, Whitley
County, Ind., August
13, 1881.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of South
Dakota state senate 40th District, 1911-12; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 3rd District, 1915-21; defeated,
1920.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias.
Died in Los Gatos, Santa Clara
County, Calif., August
15, 1957 (age 76 years, 2
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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Oscar Sherman Gifford (1842-1913) —
also known as Oscar S. Gifford —
of Canton, Lincoln
County, S.Dak.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., October
20, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; delegate
to South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1883; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1885; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota at-large, 1889-91.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Lincoln
County, S.Dak., January
16, 1913 (age 70 years, 88
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Canton, S.Dak.
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Wilbur S. Glass (b. 1852) —
of Watertown, Codington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Genesee
County, N.Y., April
27, 1852.
Lawyer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 28th District, 1895-1900,
1907-08; U.S. Consul in Kehl, 1897-98.
Congregationalist.
Member, Knights of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Chester F. Glass and Mary (Brown) Glass; married, October
3, 1899, to Kathryn Garner. |
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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.
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Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (1911-1978) —
also known as Hubert H. Humphrey; "H.H.H.";
"The Happy Warrior"; "The
Hump" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Wallace, Codington
County, S.Dak., May 27,
1911.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948,
1952,
1960,
1964;
mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1945-48; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1949-64, 1971-78; died in office 1978;
member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; candidate
for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1956;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960,
1972;
Vice
President of the United States, 1965-69; candidate for President
of the United States, 1968.
Congregationalist.
English
and Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Council on
Foreign Relations; Knights of Pythias; Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Federation of Teachers.
Awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1980.
Died, of cancer,
at Waverly, Wright
County, Minn., January
13, 1978 (age 66 years, 231
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.; statue at Minneapolis City Hall Grounds, Minneapolis, Minn.
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James Henry McCoy (b. 1855) —
also known as James H. McCoy —
of Britton, Marshall
County, S.Dak.; Webster, Day
County, S.Dak.; Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.; Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Oakley, Macon
County, Ill., July 14,
1855.
Republican. Lawyer; Secret
Service agent; Marshall
County Auditor, 1887-88; county judge in South Dakota, 1889-93;
circuit judge in South Dakota, 1902-09; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 5th District, 1909-21.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Modern
Woodmen of America; Knights of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Burial location unknown.
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John T. Medin (b. 1875) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in St. Angsar, Mitchell
County, Iowa, February
20, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
county judge in South Dakota, 1908-19; circuit judge in South Dakota,
1919-; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
South Dakota, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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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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William Garner Waddel (1870-1937) —
also known as W. G. Waddel —
of Webster, Day
County, S.Dak.
Born in Grant
County, Wis., June 29,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer; Day
County State's Attorney, 1913-16; member of South
Dakota state senate 34th District, 1919-22.
Methodist.
Scottish
and German
ancestry. Member, Knights of Pythias.
Died in Day
County, S.Dak., January
24, 1937 (age 66 years, 209
days).
Interment at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Adaville, Iowa.
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Edward E. Wagner (b. 1874) —
of Alexandria, Hanson
County, S.Dak.; Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lyon
County, Iowa, October
22, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; Hanson
County State's Attorney, 1901-02; member of South
Dakota state senate 11th District, 1905-06; U.S.
Attorney for South Dakota, 1907-13.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Wagner and Louisa E. (Conklin) Wagner; married, July 10,
1894, to Alice Tresslar. |
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Boyd Wales (b. 1873) —
of Howard, Miner
County, S.Dak.
Born in Brownville, Nemaha
County, Neb., August
10, 1873.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Unitarian.
Member, Woodmen;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
American
Legion; Knights of Pythias; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Prescutt Wales and Phebe (Cunningham) Wales; married to May
Furman. |
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