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John O. Aaseth (1850-1925) —
of Gayville, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Born in Norway,
July
3, 1850.
Republican. Merchant;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 3rd District, 1889-90.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died December
26, 1925 (age 75 years, 176
days).
Interment at Gayville Cemetery, Gayville, S.Dak.
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Lars Joseph Aga (1854-1930) —
also known as Lars J. Aga —
of Bancroft Township, Freeborn
County, Minn.; Dell Rapids, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.; Colton, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ullensvang, Norway,
April
6, 1854.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1891-92.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Madison, Lake
County, S.Dak., October
9, 1930 (age 76 years, 186
days).
Interment at Minnehaha Cemetery, Colton, S.Dak.
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Arthur Akre (1906-1982) —
of Veblen, Marshall
County, S.Dak.
Born in Veblen, Marshall
County, S.Dak., October
8, 1906.
Republican. Grain
business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 34th District, 1953-54.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Britton, Marshall
County, S.Dak., February
19, 1982 (age 75 years, 134
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ole Pedersen Akre and Jorgina Mathilde (Jensen) Akre; married, September
10, 1925, to Margaret Luella Robbins. |
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Andrew Berdahl Anderson (1848-1910) —
also known as Andrew B. Anderson —
of Deuel, Deuel
County, S.Dak.; Brandt, Deuel
County, S.Dak.
Born in Norway,
November
3, 1848.
Deuel
County Treasurer, 1891-92; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 30th District, 1893-94;
member of South
Dakota state senate 26th District, 1905-06.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died December
12, 1910 (age 62 years, 39
days).
Interment at East Highland Lutheran Cemetery, Brandt, S.Dak.
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Andrew S. Anderson (1877-1924) —
of Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.; Alsen, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born in Clay
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), May 23,
1877.
Democrat. Farmer;
secretary and manager, Alsen, Beresford and Emmet Telephone
Company; president, Alsen Creamery
Company; member of South
Dakota state senate 2nd District, 1911-16.
Swedish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died August
11, 1924 (age 47 years, 80
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Solomon Anderson and Margaret (Erickson) Anderson; married 1898 to Olga
Berg; married, June 2,
1915, to Anna Marie Martenson. |
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G. W. Anderson (b. 1853) —
of Manchester, Kingsbury
County, S.Dak.
Born in Sweden,
November
24, 1853.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 22nd District, 1895-98.
Presbyterian.
Swedish ancestry. Member, Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry B. Anderson (b. 1859) —
of Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.
Born in Sweden,
September
15, 1859.
Davison
County Commissioner, 1889-1896; Davison
County Auditor, 1899-1903; South
Dakota state auditor, 1911-15; defeated (Nonpartisan), 1920.
Swedish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John S. Anderson (b. 1850) —
of Watauga, Corson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ljunga, Sweden,
April
7, 1850.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 57th District, 1915-16.
Swedish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Frank Fulton Aplan (1900-1966) —
also known as Frank F. Aplan —
of Fort Pierre, Stanley
County, S.Dak.
Born in Rushville, Sheridan
County, Neb., May 21,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Stanley
County Attorney; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 54th District, 1931-32;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Norwegian, Irish, French
Canadian, and Sioux
Indian ancestry.
Died in Rushville, Sheridan
County, Neb., January
3, 1966 (age 65 years, 227
days).
Interment at Fair View Cemetery, Rushville, Neb.
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Relatives: Son
of Jens Olius Aplan and Marie (Lenagh) Aplan; married to Helen
Fischer. |
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memorial |
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Albert N. Apland (1852-1931) —
of Hurley, Turner
County, S.Dak.; Hooker, Turner
County, S.Dak.; Centerville, Turner
County, S.Dak.
Born in Norway,
June
14, 1852.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 5th District, 1893-94,
1903-06.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died March
23, 1931 (age 78 years, 282
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, May 3,
1880, to Chloe Pott. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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Alef O. Arneson (1856-1938) —
also known as A. O. Arneson —
of Hazel, Hamlin
County, S.Dak.; Hayti, Hamlin
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lom, Norway,
December
26, 1856.
Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 30th District, 1891-92;
member of South
Dakota state senate 27th District, 1899-1900, 1909-12.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Hidalgo
County, Tex., June 27,
1938 (age 81 years, 183
days).
Interment at New Hope Cemetery, Hayti, S.Dak.
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Christen Jacobson Bach (1858-1931) —
also known as C. J. Bach —
of Hurley, Turner
County, S.Dak.
Born in Denmark,
November
10, 1858.
Republican. Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 6th District, 1889-92; South
Dakota commissioner of school and public lands, 1903-07.
Danish ancestry.
Died July 19,
1931 (age 72 years, 251
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Axel John Beck (1894-1981) —
of South Dakota.
Born in Sweden,
May
6, 1894.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for South Dakota, 1958-69; took senior status 1969.
Swedish ancestry.
Died in Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak., September
2, 1981 (age 87 years, 119
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Oscar Beck (b. 1892) —
of Greeley, Weld
County, Colo.
Born in Brookings, Brookings
County, S.Dak., March 3,
1892.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; mayor
of Greeley, Colo., 1954-59.
Lutheran.
Danish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Lars M. Benson (b. 1853) —
of Verdon, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Norway,
March
14, 1853.
Republican. Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 35th District, 1897-98.
Norwegian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis Benson (b. 1873) —
of Flandreau, Moody
County, S.Dak.
Born in Norway,
January
12, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 21st District, 1915-20; Speaker of
the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1919-20; member
of South
Dakota state senate 17th District, 1923-26.
Lutheran.
Norwegian ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of B. T. Benson and Valborg (Tjorn) Benson; married to Iva
Minier. |
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Christian Oliver Berdahl (1878-1961) —
also known as Christian O. Berdahl —
of Garretson, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.; Milbank, Grant
County, S.Dak.
Born in South Dakota, November
11, 1878.
Republican. School
teacher; banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1915-22; Speaker of
the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1921-22.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died April 6,
1961 (age 82 years, 146
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anfin Johannesson Berdahl and Caroline (Christianson) Berdahl;
married, August
24, 1905, to Mary A. Mair. |
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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.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Joseph Norman Bergan (1906-1968) —
also known as J. N. Bergan —
of South Shore, Codington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Codington
County, S.Dak., October
2, 1906.
Democrat. Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 29th District, 1931-34.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in El Cajon, San Diego
County, Calif., July 30,
1968 (age 61 years, 302
days).
Interment at Bergen Cemetery, Watertown, S.Dak.
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Tore Bredvik (1867-1948) —
of New Effington, Roberts
County, S.Dak.
Born in Norway,
February
10, 1867.
Republican. Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 35th District, 1913-16.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Roberts
County, S.Dak., January
3, 1948 (age 80 years, 327
days).
Interment at New Effington Cemetery, New Effington, S.Dak.
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A. C. Burnstad (b. 1853) —
of Watertown, Codington
County, S.Dak.; Kent, Codington
County, S.Dak.; Florence, Codington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Norway,
1853.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1901-04, 1909-12 (28th
District 1901-04, 31st District 1909-12).
Norwegian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Dennis Martin Daugaard (b. 1953) —
also known as Dennis Daugaard —
of Garretson, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Garretson, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., June 11,
1953.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of South
Dakota state senate 9th District, 1997-2002; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 2003-11; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 2004;
Governor
of South Dakota, 2011-19; candidate for Presidential Elector for
South Dakota.
Danish ancestry.
Still living as of 2019.
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E. E. Distad (born c.1846) —
of Astoria, Deuel
County, S.Dak.
Born in Norway,
about 1846.
Republican. Farmer; Deuel
County Commissioner; Deuel
County Treasurer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 30th District, 1903-04.
Norwegian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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John A. Egge (b. 1855) —
of Corson, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.; Garretson, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Norway,
1855.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1895-96,
1901-04; member of South
Dakota state senate 9th District, 1907-08.
Norwegian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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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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August Frieberg (1863-1932) —
of Beresford, Union
County, S.Dak.
Born in Sweden,
December
7, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer;
mayor of Beresford, S.D., 1898; member of South
Dakota state senate 1st District, 1903-06; vice-president,
Security State Bank.
Swedish ancestry.
Died in Union
County, S.Dak., May 16,
1932 (age 68 years, 161
days).
Interment at Beresford Cemetery, Beresford, S.Dak.
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John Frieberg (1871-1928) —
of Dalesburg, Clay
County, S.Dak.; Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born in Clay
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), June 21,
1871.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 2nd District, 1901-04,
1917-18; member of South
Dakota state senate 2nd District, 1923-24.
Swedish ancestry.
Died November
10, 1928 (age 57 years, 142
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lars Peter Gustafson Frieberg and Anna Kathrina (Johnson)
Frieberg; brother of August
Frieberg; married, September
26, 1900, to Minnie Bergren. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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Peter Bergenius Garberg (1882-1951) —
also known as Peter B. Garberg —
of Reeder, Adams
County, N.Dak.; Hettinger, Adams
County, N.Dak.; Fargo, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Revillo, Grant
County, S.Dak., December
25, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; Adams
County State's Attorney, 1914-20; member of North
Dakota state senate, 1920-23; candidate for North
Dakota state attorney general, 1922; U.S.
Attorney for North Dakota, 1929-33.
Lutheran.
Norwegian ancestry. Member, Elks; Sons of
Norway.
Died in 1951
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Recaboth
Cemetery, Albee, S.Dak.
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Carl A. Grinde (1857-1943) —
of Dell Rapids, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Norway,
January
9, 1857.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1893-94.
Lutheran.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died March
25, 1943 (age 86 years, 75
days).
Interment at St. Angsar Cemetery, Colton, S.Dak.
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Archie M. Gubbrud (1910-1987) —
of near Alcester, Lincoln
County, S.Dak.
Born in Norway Township, Lincoln
County, S.Dak., December
31, 1910.
Republican. Farmer; bank
director; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 9th District, 1951-60; Speaker of
the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1959-60; Governor of
South Dakota, 1961-65; candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1968; state director, U.S. Farmer's
Home Administration, 1969-77.
Lutheran.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died, from complications of lung
cancer, in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., April
26, 1987 (age 76 years, 116
days).
Interment at Lands
Lutheran Church Cemetery, Hudson, S.Dak.
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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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Hans Gunderson (1832-1913) —
of Vermillion, Clay
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).
Born in Norway,
1832.
Member
Dakota territorial council, 1877-78.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Clay
County, S.Dak., September
20, 1913 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Bluff
View Cemetery, Vermillion, S.Dak.
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Edmund Hillestad (1861-1946) —
of Volga, Brookings
County, S.Dak.
Born in Dane
County, Wis., January
6, 1861.
Republican. Farmer; Brookings
County Commissioner; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1903-06, 1929-32 (21st
District 1903-06, 22nd District 1929-32).
Scandinavian ancestry.
Died September
28, 1946 (age 85 years, 265
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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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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Edward N. Johnson (b. 1866) —
of Dolph, Hamlin
County, S.Dak.
Born in Sweden,
August
6, 1866.
Republican. Merchant;
member of South
Dakota state senate 27th District, 1901-06.
Swedish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Ernest Lundeen (1878-1940) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Wayzata, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Beresford, Union
County, S.Dak., August
4, 1878.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 42, 1911-14; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1912
(alternate), 1916;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1917-19, 1933-37 (5th District
1917-19, at-large 1933-35, 3rd District 1935-37); defeated
(Independent), 1920; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1928; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1937-40; defeated, 1923 (Republican
primary), 1930 (Farmer-Labor); died in office 1940.
Methodist.
Swedish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Delta
Sigma Rho; United
Spanish War Veterans.
One of 25 passengers and crew killed in the crash
of a Pennsylvania Central Airlines transport plane, bound from
Washington to Pittsburgh, during an intense
storm, near Lovettsville, Loudoun
County, Va., August
31, 1940 (age 62 years, 27
days).
Interment at Fort
Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Andrew Martin (b. 1846) —
of Elk Point, Union
County, S.Dak.
Born in Sweden,
1846.
Republican. Carpenter;
farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 1st District, 1903-06.
Swedish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1883 to Sophia
C. Best. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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Laura Emelia Naplin (1893-1985) —
also known as Laura E. Naplin; Laura Emelia
Johnson —
of Thief River Falls, Pennington
County, Minn.
Born in Brookings, Brookings
County, S.Dak., February
14, 1893.
School
teacher; member of Minnesota
state senate 65th District, 1927-34.
Female.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., 1985
(age about
92 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Herman H. Natwick (1856-1914) —
of Brookings, Brookings
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Dane
County, Wis., September
13, 1856.
Mayor
of Brookings, Dakota Territory, 1884-87; member
Dakota territorial council, 1885-86.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., February
15, 1914 (age 57 years, 155
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
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Nelson E. Nelson —
of Pembina, Pembina
County, Dakota Territory (now N.Dak.); Pembina, Pembina
County, N.Dak.
Born in Norway.
Republican. Member
Dakota territorial council, 1881-82; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Dakota Territory Territory, 1884;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1891.
Norwegian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Soren C. Nelson (1851-1926) —
of Centerville, Turner
County, S.Dak.
Born in Hormestead, Denmark,
November
12, 1851.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 5th District, 1901-04,
1907-08.
Danish ancestry.
Died in 1926
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Baptist Cemetery, Viborg, S.Dak.
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Peter Norbeck (1870-1936) —
of Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.
Born in Vermillion, Clay
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), August
27, 1870.
Republican. Well
driller; member of South
Dakota state senate 30th District, 1909-14; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1915-17; Governor of
South Dakota, 1917-21; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1921-36; died in office 1936; delegate
to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1924
(speaker),
1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Lutheran.
Swedish and Norwegian ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died December
20, 1936 (age 66 years, 115
days).
Interment at Bloomington
Church Cemetery, Platte, S.Dak.
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Christen Mortenson Olsen (1858-1938) —
also known as Chris Olsen —
of Trent, Moody
County, S.Dak.
Born in Denmark,
December
13, 1858.
Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 20th District, 1905-08.
Danish ancestry.
Died in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., December
4, 1938 (age 79 years, 356
days).
Interment at Dell Rapids Cemetery, Dell Rapids, S.Dak.
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Henry Oscar Ramsey (b. 1893) —
also known as Henry O. Ramsey —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born in Florence, Fremont
County, Colo., March
21, 1893.
U.S. Vice Consul in Belfast, as of 1922-29; Sheffield, as of 1932; Manchester, as of 1943; Hull, 1945; Cardiff, 1945.
Norwegian and Swedish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
U.S. passport application (1921) |
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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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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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Andrew J. Rommeriam (1851-1926) —
of Beresford, Lincoln
County, S.Dak.
Born in Bergen, Norway,
March
15, 1851.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 5th District, 1911-14.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died February
1, 1926 (age 74 years, 323
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Nicholas Sampson (b. 1844) —
of Madison, Lake
County, S.Dak.
Born in Sweden,
January
5, 1844.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 19th District, 1901-04.
Swedish ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
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Helge Nicholas Tangen (b. 1882) —
also known as Helge N. Tangen; Hulge
Tangen —
of Frederick, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Elverum, Norway,
January
11, 1882.
Livestock
buyer; Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1928; Communist
candidate for Governor of
South Dakota, 1930.
Norwegian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward John Thye (1896-1969) —
also known as Edward J. Thye —
of Northfield, Rice
County, Minn.
Born near Frederick, Brown
County, S.Dak., April
26, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1943; Governor of
Minnesota, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1944,
1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1947-59; defeated, 1958.
Lutheran.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Northfield, Rice
County, Minn., August
28, 1969 (age 73 years, 124
days).
Interment at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Northfield, Minn.
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Martin N. Trygstad (b. 1843) —
of Brookings, Brookings
County, S.Dak.
Born in Norway,
May
27, 1843.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 20th District, 1903-04.
Norwegian ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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