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Albert Joseph Adams (b. 1894) —
also known as Al J. Adams —
of Sisseton, Roberts
County, S.Dak.
Born in Minnesota, December
19, 1894.
Republican. Printing
business; newspaper publisher; chair of
Roberts County Republican Party, 1926-27; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1932;
candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Adams and Rose (Cook) Adams; married 1917 to Grace
Marguerite Woodworth. |
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Amund P. Amundson (1874-1958) —
of Colton, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ridgeway, Winneshiek
County, Iowa, May 16,
1874.
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; bank
director; member of South
Dakota state senate 10th District, 1933-36.
Died in Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., July 18,
1958 (age 84 years, 63
days).
Interment at Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Colton, S.Dak.
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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.
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Jess Lloyd Angstman (1890-1979) —
also known as Jess L. Angstman —
of Havre, Hill
County, Mont.
Born in Groton, Brown
County, S.Dak., February
25, 1890.
Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948,
1952
(alternate); member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1947-48, 1959-60; member of Montana
state senate, 1949-56; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Montana, 1960.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; Lions.
Died in Havre, Hill
County, Mont., October
28, 1979 (age 89 years, 245
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Havre, Mont.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob H. Angstman and Emma (Trout) Angstman; married 1916 to Lorena
Mary Jesmer. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Orville Samuel Basford (1848-1926) —
also known as Orville S. Basford —
of Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.; Linneus, Linn
County, Mo.
Born in Shelburne, Chittenden
County, Vt., August
29, 1848.
Republican. Methodist
minister; postmaster;
South
Dakota Republican state chair, 1894-95; newspaper editor and
publisher; South Dakota State Insurance Commissioner, 1907.
Methodist.
Died in Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak., October
27, 1926 (age 78 years, 59
days).
Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery, Redfield, S.Dak.
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Mark Morrow Bennett (1875-1953) —
also known as Mark M. Bennett —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Arcola, Douglas
County, Ill., December
20, 1875.
Democrat. Newspaper editor; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Dakota, 1912;
postmaster at Yankton,
S.Dak., 1914-23; mayor
of Yankton, S.Dak., 1925-35.
Died in Denver,
Colo., June 15,
1953 (age 77 years, 177
days).
Interment at Yankton
Municipal Cemetery, Yankton, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of William Alfred Bennett and Emily Ann (Morrow) Bennett; married to
Harriet Melissa Christy. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Ellis Yarnal Berry (1902-1999) —
also known as E. Y. Berry —
of McLaughlin, Corson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Larchwood, Lyon
County, Iowa, October
6, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer;
newspaper editor and publisher; member of South
Dakota state senate 30th District, 1939-42; candidate for
Presidential Elector for South Dakota; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1951-71; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Delta
Theta Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Died in Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak., April 1,
1999 (age 96 years, 177
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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Don A. Bierle (1926-2001) —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Born June 20,
1926.
Republican. Newspaper sports
editor; lawyer; Yankton
County State's Attorney; Yankton
County Judge; member of South
Dakota state senate, 1971-74.
Died October
12, 2001 (age 75 years, 114
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry L. Bras —
of Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.
Republican. Newspaper editor; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 13th District, 1899-1902;
postmaster at Mitchell,
S.Dak., 1903-05.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Noyes Burdick (1839-1917) —
also known as F. N. Burdick —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.; East Guilford, Guilford, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Guilford, Windham
County, Vt., September
14, 1839.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
newspaper editor; member
Dakota territorial council, 1883-84.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, from arteriosclerosis
and interstitial
nephritis, in Guilford, Windham
County, Vt., February
22, 1917 (age 77 years, 161
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, Manhasset, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Thompson Edwin Burdick and Elizabeth 'Betsy' (Noyes) Burdick;
married, September
2, 1862, to Amelia Bowker; married to Nina Davis. |
| | | Epitaph: "Physician and
Friend." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Robert O. Burrows Sr. (b. 1899) —
of Belle Plaine, Benton
County, Iowa.
Born in Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak., June 29,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
editor; member of Iowa
state house of representatives from Benton County, 1951.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Hardy Carlson (1887-1957) —
of Volin, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Born in Hudson, Lincoln
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), January
21, 1887.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; movie
theater owner; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member
of South
Dakota state house of representatives 3rd District, 1921-24,
1945-50; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
South Dakota, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died December
7, 1957 (age 70 years, 320
days).
Interment at Hartford Cemetery, Hartford, S.Dak.
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Francis Higbee Case (1896-1962) —
also known as Francis Case —
of Custer, Custer
County, S.Dak.
Born in Everly, Clay
County, Iowa, December
9, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
newspaper editor and publisher; rancher; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1937-51; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1951-62; died in office 1962; delegate
to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956
(speaker).
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Pi
Kappa Delta; Sigma
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Acacia;
Elks; Rotary.
Died, in the Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 22,
1962 (age 65 years, 195
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Rapid City, S.Dak.
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Sylvester Jones Conklin (b. 1829) —
also known as S. J. Conklin —
of Waterloo, Jefferson
County, Wis.; Watertown, Codington
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).
Born in Penn Yan, Yates
County, N.Y., May 5,
1829.
Republican. Shoemaker;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1859, 1869; served in the Union Army during the
Civil War; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Wisconsin, 1868;
newspaper publisher; Adjutant
General of South Dakota, 1901-03.
Dutch,
Welsh,
and French
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1848 to Maria
Wait; married 1884 to Mattie
Greenslate; married 1895 to Anna
Duff. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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Walter H. Cox (b. 1860) —
of Sioux City, Woodbury
County, Iowa; Fairfax, Gregory
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., September
5, 1860.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 19th District, 1915-16.
Baptist.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Sanford C. Cox and Charity E. (Davis) Cox; married, May 11,
1878, to Anna Reese; married, October
24, 1894, to Bessie Richardson. |
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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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Thomas D. Edwards (1847-1935) —
of Lead, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Floyd, Oneida
County, N.Y., April
30, 1847.
Republican. Newspaper editor; postmaster at Lead,
Dakota Territory, 1883-86; U.S. Consul in Ciudad Juarez, 1905-17; Cornwall, 1917-22.
Died in Lead, Lawrence
County, S.Dak., August
3, 1935 (age 88 years, 95
days).
Interment at South Lead Cemetery, Lead, S.Dak.
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Charles H. Englesby —
of Watertown, Codington
County, S.Dak.
Newspaper editor; member of South
Dakota state senate 28th District, 1901-02, 1907-08; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 31st District, 1909-10.
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Jackson Faulk (1814-1898) —
also known as Andrew J. Faulk —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).
Born in Milford, Pike
County, Pa., November
26, 1814.
Newspaper publisher; Governor
of Dakota Territory, 1866-69.
Methodist.
Died in Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak., September
4, 1898 (age 83 years, 282
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Ingeborg (Skeie) Fjetland and Knut Fjetland. |
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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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J. F. Halladay (b. 1860) —
of Iroquois, Kingsbury
County, S.Dak.
Born in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., September
9, 1860.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster;
South
Dakota state auditor, 1903-07.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Halladay and Elizabeth (Fitzhenry) Halladay; married 1886 to Carrie
Eva Hammond. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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Donald Lester Jackson (1910-1981) —
also known as Donald L. Jackson —
of Santa Monica, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Ipswich, Edmunds
County, S.Dak., January
23, 1910.
Republican. Newspaper editor; served in the U.S. Marine Corps
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from California 16th District, 1947-61; member,
Interstate Commerce Commission, 1969-72.
Congregationalist.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Reserve
Officers Association; Marine
Corps League.
Died at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 27,
1981 (age 71 years, 124
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Edward Kelley (1853-1941) —
also known as John E. Kelley —
of Flandreau, Moody
County, S.Dak.
Born near Portage City (now Portage), Columbia
County, Wis., March
27, 1853.
Newspaper business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 16th District, 1891-92; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota at-large, 1897-99; Register,
U.S. Land office, Pierre, S.D., 1915-18.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., August
5, 1941 (age 88 years, 131
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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George Washington Kingsbury (1837-1925) —
also known as George W. Kingsbury —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lee, Oneida
County, N.Y., December
16, 1837.
Republican. Printer;
member
Dakota territorial council, 1863-67; candidate for Presidential
Elector for South Dakota; member of South
Dakota state senate 3rd District, 1895-96; newspaper
editor.
Died in Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak., January
28, 1925 (age 87 years, 43
days).
Interment at Yankton
Municipal Cemetery, Yankton, S.Dak.
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Freeman Tulley Knowles (1846-1910) —
also known as Freeman Knowles —
of Denison, Crawford
County, Iowa; Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Harmony, Somerset
County, Maine, October
10, 1846.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
newspaper publisher; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota at-large, 1897-99.
Died in Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak., June 1,
1910 (age 63 years, 234
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, S.Dak.
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P. D. Kribs (b. 1856) —
of Leola, McPherson
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Columbia, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Elgin, Kane
County, Ill., July 5,
1856.
Republican. Druggist; postmaster;
newspaper publisher; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 35th District, 1903-08.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, November
8, 1887, to Hattie M. Cavanagh. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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John Longstaff (1863-1946) —
of Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in New York, May 22,
1863.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 23rd District, 1903-04;
postmaster at Huron,
S.Dak., 1905-07; member of South
Dakota state senate 15th District, 1945-46; died in office 1946.
Died June 3,
1946 (age 83 years, 12
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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John Irving McNeil (b. 1877) —
of Wessington, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., May 22,
1877.
Democrat. Newspaper publisher; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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James C. Moody (b. 1863) —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Guthrie, Logan
County, Okla.; Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Rensselaer, Jasper
County, Ind., 1863.
Republican. Newspaper publisher; lawyer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 38th District, 1903-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Warren Morrell (1915-1979) —
of Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Pollock, Campbell
County, S.Dak., March
27, 1915.
Republican. Newspaper editor; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 47th District, 1949-52.
Member, Rotary;
Jaycees.
Died January
14, 1979 (age 63 years, 293
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1941 to Jean
Hitchcock. |
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Martin W. Odland (b. 1875) —
of Fergus Falls, Otter Tail
County, Minn.
Born in Clay
County, S.Dak., 1875.
School
teacher and principal; newspaper editor; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 50, 1917-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Gilbert Ashville Pierce (1839-1901) —
also known as Gilbert A. Pierce —
of Porter
County, Ind.; Illinois; North Dakota; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in East Otto, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., January
11, 1839.
Republican. Lawyer;
journalist; newspaper editor; author;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1869; Governor
of Dakota Territory, 1884-86; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1889-91; U.S. Minister to Portugal, 1893.
Died at the Lexington Hotel,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
15, 1901 (age 62 years, 35
days).
Interment at Adams
Cemetery, Valparaiso, Ind.
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Gabriel Bie Ravndal (1866-1950) —
also known as G. Bie Ravndal —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.; Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Norway,
June
22, 1866.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; newspaper publisher; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1893-94;
U.S. Consul in Beirut, 1898-1905; Dawson, 1905-06; U.S. Consul General in Beirut, 1906-10; Constantinople, 1910-17, 1919-24; St. Nazaire, 1917-18; Nantes, 1918-19; Zurich, as of 1926-27; Hamburg, as of 1929; Berlin, 1930.
Lutheran.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died in Orlando, Orange
County, Fla., March
23, 1950 (age 83 years, 274
days).
Interment at Highland Prairie Lutheran Church Cemetery, Near Peterson,
Fillmore County, Minn.
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Laurence Warren Robinson (1883-1959) —
also known as L. W. Robinson —
of Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.
Born near Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak., June 17,
1883.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1932,
1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary;
Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died in Davison
County, S.Dak., January
24, 1959 (age 75 years, 221
days).
Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Parker, S.Dak.
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Aubrey Howells Sherwood (1894-1987) —
also known as Aubrey Sherwood —
of De Smet, Kingsbury
County, S.Dak.
Born in De Smet, Kingsbury
County, S.Dak., November
7, 1894.
Republican. Newspaper editor; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1960.
Co-founder, Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society.
Died December
19, 1987 (age 93 years, 42
days).
Interment at De Smet Cemetery, De Smet, S.Dak.
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Howard Clayton Shober (1859-1956) —
also known as Howard C. Shober —
of Highmore, Hyde
County, S.Dak.; Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Tipton, Cedar
County, Iowa, December
24, 1859.
Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of South
Dakota state senate 24th District, 1905-06; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1907-11; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1916.
Died in Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak., April
29, 1956 (age 96 years, 127
days).
Interment at Highmore Cemetery, Highmore, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of John Abram Shober and Mary (McLeod) Shober; married 1894 to Alice
Shuey. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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James Everest Temmey (1886-1918) —
also known as James E. Temmey —
of Onida, Sully
County, S.Dak.
Born in Sully
County, S.Dak., October
26, 1886.
Newspaper editor; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 52nd District, 1917-18.
Died in Sully
County, S.Dak., October
18, 1918 (age 31 years, 357
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lawrence A. Temmey and Annie (O'Connor) Temmey; brother of Leo
Albert Temmey. |
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Edward H. Warren —
of Spearfish, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Newspaper editor; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 48th District, 1899-1902.
Burial location unknown.
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Irving H. Welch (b. 1860) —
of Edgerton, Hanson
County, S.Dak.; Platte, Charles
Mix County, S.Dak.
Born in Van Buren
County, Mich., July 16,
1860.
Republican. School
teacher; newspaper editor; postmaster;
real
estate business; mayor of Platte, S.D., 1901-03; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 9th District, 1903-04.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Theodore B. Werner (1892-1989) —
also known as "Dates" —
of Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ossian, Winneshiek
County, Iowa, June 2,
1892.
Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; printing
business; postmaster at Rapid
City, S.Dak., 1915-23; mayor
of Rapid City, S.Dak., 1929-30; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1933-37; defeated,
1930; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota,
1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee).
Died in 1989
(age about
97 years).
Burial location unknown.
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