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Politicians in Mining in South Dakota

Albro Charles Ayres (1907-1981) — also known as Albro C. Ayres — of Deadwood, Lawrence County, S.Dak. Born July 1, 1907. Republican. Hardware and mining supplies business; member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1951-56 (52nd District 1951-52, 49th District 1953-56). Member, Freemasons. Died February 2, 1981 (age 73 years, 216 days). Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, S.Dak.   Relatives: Son of George Vincent Ayres and Myrtle (Coon) Ayres; married 1948 to Linda Mackey.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Patrick Daley (b. 1847) — of Aberdeen, Brown County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Hill City, Pennington County, S.Dak. Born in Ireland, 1847. Republican. Merchant; mining business; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 45th District, 1903-06. Burial location unknown.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903   James B. Dunn (b. 1927) — of Lead, Lawrence County, S.Dak. Born in Lead, Lawrence County, S.Dak., June 27, 1927. Republican. Director of public affairs, Homestake Mining Company; member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1971-72; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1972; member of South Dakota state senate 31st District, 1973-. Catholic. Still living as of 1995.   Relatives: Married, September 5, 1955, to Elizabeth Lenham.   John Barnard Fairbank (1839-1908) — also known as John B. Fairbank — of Central City, Lawrence County, S.Dak. Born in Oakham, Worcester County, Mass., August 8, 1839. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; gold miner; member of South Dakota state senate 38th District, 1897-98. Died in Deadwood, Lawrence County, S.Dak., April 28, 1908 (age 68 years, 264 days). Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, S.Dak.   Relatives: Son of James Chandler Fairbank and Lurana (Robinson) Fairbank; married, August 31, 1863, to Ruth Adelaide Boyce; second cousin once removed of Isaac Davis and Kellogg Fairbank (who married Janet Ayer); third cousin of Edward Livingston Davis; third cousin once removed of Merton William Fairbank and Livingston Davis; fourth cousin of Wilson Henry Fairbank, Alexander Warren Fairbank, Charles Warren Fairbanks and Newton Hamilton Fairbanks.   Epitaph: "True to every trust - Faithful unto death."   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   David Foote (1897-1973) — of Casper, Natrona County, Wyo. Born in Edgemont, Fall River County, S.Dak., September 5, 1897. Republican. Gold milling, Homestake Mining Co., Lead, S.D., 1915-20; pumper, Standard Oil Refinery, Casper, Wyo., from 1920; musician; photographer; member of Wyoming state house of representatives, 1939, 1943-51. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Toastmasters. Died in April, 1973 (age 75 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of David Foote and Catherine (Barr) Foote; married 1917 to Myrtle Gladys Hanson.   Alva Clark Forney (1871-1956) — also known as A. Clark Forney — of Oelrichs, Fall River County, S.Dak. Born in Holt County, Mo., February 25, 1871. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; rancher; banker; mining business; Fall River County Treasurer, 1905-08; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 43rd District, 1921-24; Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, 1925-27. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died April 11, 1956 (age 85 years, 46 days). Interment at West Lawn Memorial Park, Eugene, Ore.   Relatives: Son of Christian W. Forney and Mary Ellen (Iddings) Forney; married, December 29, 1903, to Nellie Hartman. John D. Hale (b. 1847) — of Madison County, Neb.; Tilford, Meade County, S.Dak.; Sturgis, Meade County, S.Dak. Born in Grayson County, Va., 1847. Democrat. Miner; farmer; Madison County Sheriff, 1877; member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1881; member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1903-04, 1907-10 (46th District 1903-04, 1907-08, 49th District 1909-10); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1908; member of South Dakota state senate 41st District, 1913-16. Burial location unknown.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 Charles Ham (b. 1851) — of Farmingdale, Pennington County, S.Dak.; Piedmont, Meade County, S.Dak.; Grashul, Meade County, S.Dak. Born in Shefford, Quebec, January 6, 1851. Republican. Copper miner; stockman; member of South Dakota state house of representatives, 1903-06 (45th District 1903-04, 46th District 1905-06); member of South Dakota state senate 41st District, 1919-20. English and Scottish ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903   F. A. Hamilton — of Hill City, Pennington County, S.Dak. Miner; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 45th District, 1899-1902. Burial location unknown.   John N. Hawgood — of Terry, Lawrence County, S.Dak. Miner; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 48th District, 1899-1902. Burial location unknown.   Alexander Madill — of Keystone, Pennington County, S.Dak. Miner; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 45th District, 1901-02. Burial location unknown. 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

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