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Post Office Politicians in South Dakota

Alfred J. Abbott (1844-1916) — of Bon Homme, Bon Homme County, S.Dak. Born in Manchester, England, December 22, 1844. Republican. Postmaster; member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1868-69; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 4th District, 1889-90. English ancestry. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., February 7, 1916 (age 71 years, 47 days). Interment at Bon Homme Cemetery, Bon Homme, S.Dak.   Relatives: Son of Thomas Abbott and Emma (Dunhill) Abbott; married, March 22, 1876, to Susanna Bussey.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Elden Elwood Arnold (1900-1978) — also known as Elden E. Arnold — of Britton, Marshall County, S.Dak. Born in Britton, Marshall County, S.Dak., October 3, 1900. Democrat. Farm implement salesman; postmaster; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 34th District, 1955-58. Died in April, 1978 (age 77 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Cara Elden Arnold and Louisa Estelle (Engle) Arnold; married, June 16, 1928, to Bernice Suffa.   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.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Basford and Henrietta (Kingsbury) Basford; married, August 21, 1870, to Arminda Malvina Blake; second cousin twice removed of Eleazer Pomeroy; fourth cousin of Daniel Eleazer Pomeroy; fourth cousin once removed of James Brooks.   Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial O. C. Berg (b. 1849) — of Norwalk, Monroe County, Wis.; Northville, Spink County, S.Dak.; Redfield, Spink County, S.Dak. Born in Ringsaker, Norway, September 10, 1849. Merchant; postmaster; Monroe County Clerk; Spink County Clerk; secretary of state of South Dakota, 1901-05. Norwegian ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 John H. Carroll (b. 1849) — of De Smet, Kingsbury County, S.Dak. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., 1849. Republican. School teacher; postmaster; banker; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 22nd District, 1903-08. Member, Odd Fellows; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Maccabees. Burial location unknown.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903   William M. Cuppett (b. 1843) — of Canton, Lincoln County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.). Born in Bedford County, Pa., December 26, 1843. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; carriage and wagon manufacturer; postmaster; member Dakota territorial council, 1870-71, 1879-80. Member, Freemasons; Grand Army of the Republic. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married, September 1, 1870, to Miss N. E. Martin.   Charles Sumner Eastman (1864-1939) — also known as Charles S. Eastman — of Hot Springs, Fall River County, S.Dak. Born in Primrose, Dane County, Wis., January 23, 1864. Democrat. Lawyer; real estate business; Fall River County Sheriff, 1897-1900; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 44th District, 1907-08; postmaster; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1928. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Hot Springs, Fall River County, S.Dak., August 26, 1939 (age 75 years, 215 days). Burial location unknown.   Presumably named for: Charles Sumner   Relatives: Son of Dean Henry Eastman and Ellen Alice (Buchanan) Eastman; married, April 15, 1888, to Agnes Colgan; nephew of Robert Marion LaFollette; second cousin four times removed of Edward Hutchinson Robbins; fourth cousin once removed of Sumner Wellington Farnham, Carlisle Stewart Abbott and Edgar Augustus Farnham.   Political families: Eastman family; Farnham family of East Windsor Hill, Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   Samuel Harrison Elrod (1856-1935) — also known as Samuel H. Elrod — of Clark, Clark County, S.Dak. Born in Coatesville, Hendricks County, Ind., May 1, 1856. Republican. Lawyer; postmaster; Governor of South Dakota, 1905-07; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1916, 1928 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee); candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota. Methodist. Died in Clark, Clark County, S.Dak., July 13, 1935 (age 79 years, 73 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Near Clark, Clark County, S.Dak.   Relatives: Son of Jesse F. Elrod and Lydia (Pursel) Elrod; married 1884 to Mary Ellen Masten.   See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial 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.   Relatives: Son of Albert Halladay and Elizabeth (Fitzhenry) Halladay; married 1886 to Carrie Eva Hammond.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 L. P. Jenkins (b. 1862) — of Lead, Lawrence County, S.Dak. Born in Lansford, Carbon County, Pa., December 20, 1862. Republican. Druggist; postmaster; mayor of Lead, S.Dak.; elected 1894, 1898; member of South Dakota state senate 38th District, 1901-04. Burial location unknown.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 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.   Relatives: Married, November 8, 1887, to Hattie M. Cavanagh.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 O. H. LaCraft (b. 1850) — of Clark, Clark County, S.Dak. Born in Washington County, Wis., 1850. Republican. Farmer; assistant postmaster; member of South Dakota state senate 29th District, 1901-04. Burial location unknown.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 S. L. Potter (b. 1858) — of Butler, Day County, S.Dak.; Webster, Day County, S.Dak. Born in Howard County, Iowa, March 1, 1858. Republican. Postmaster; grain dealer; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 34th District, 1903-06. Burial location unknown.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903   John Plaster Richmond (1811-1895) — also known as John P. Richmond — of Schuyler County, Ill. Born in Middletown, Frederick County, Md., August 11, 1811. Democrat. Physician; minister; in 1840, he officiated at the first Protestant wedding in what is now the state of Washington; in 1841, he delivered the first Fourth of July oration on the Pacific coast; member of Illinois state senate, 1849-52, 1859-60; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1855-56; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention from Schuyler County, 1862; postmaster. Methodist. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in South Dakota, August 28, 1895 (age 84 years, 17 days). Interment at Tyndall Cemetery, Tyndall, S.Dak.   Relatives: Son of Francis Preston Richmond and Susanna (Stottlemeyer) Richmond; married 1835 to America Walker; married 1859 to Kitty Gristy.   Zachary Taylor Sutley (1848-1930) — also known as Zack T. Sutley — of Pierre, Hughes County, S.Dak.; Fort Pierre, Stanley County, S.Dak.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Born in Cherry Tree, Indiana County, Pa., May 1, 1848. Democrat. Farmer; postmaster; livery business; railroad builder; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1908; Honorary Vice-President, 1916; candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 28th District, 1911-12; author. German and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla., April 17, 1930 (age 81 years, 351 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of William Sutley and Jane (Hays) Sutley; married 1884 to Emma Starkweather; married, January 28, 1911, to Olive B. Woods; married to Anna Bard; second cousin thrice removed of Irvin Hamilton Sutley Jr. and Richard Michael Sutley.   Political family: Sutley family of California. 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.   Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903   Charles L. Wohlheter (born c.1860) — of White, Brookings County, S.Dak. Born in Iowa, about 1860. Lumber business; member of South Dakota state senate 20th District, 1899-1900; postmaster. German ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married to Florence Downie; father of Walter P. Wohlheter.

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