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Politicians in Trouble or Disgrace: South Dakota

in chronological order   Nehemiah George Ordway (1828-1907) — also known as Nehemiah G. Ordway — of Warner, Merrimack County, N.H. Born in Warner, Merrimack County, N.H., November 10, 1828. Republican. New Hampshire Republican state chair, 1860; member of New Hampshire state house of representatives from Warner, 1875-77; member of New Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1879-80; Governor of Dakota Territory, 1880-84. Indicted on corruption charges in 1883; his criminal trial in 1884 was cut short by a jurisdiction ruling; removed from office by President Arthur. Died July 1, 1907 (age 78 years, 233 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery, Warner, N.H.   Relatives: Father of George Ordway.   Frank R. Aikens (b. 1855) — of Canton, Lincoln County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 14, 1855. Lawyer; member of Dakota territorial legislature, 1887-89; justice of Dakota territorial supreme court, 1889; district judge in South Dakota, 1889-94. In 1891, when affluent Easterners came to South Dakota to live in a hotel for 90 days, so as to be eligible for the state's easy divorce law, he ruled that hotel guests were not bona fide South Dakota residents, disrupting the divorce plans of a number of celebrities. Later that year, a committee of Sioux Falls ministers accused the judge of drunkenness and licentiousness. Burial location unknown.   Leonard Peltier (b. 1944) — Born in Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, N.Dak., September 12, 1944. American Indian activist and member of the American Indian Movement; alleged to have been involved in a shoot-out at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, June 26, 1975, in which three died, including two FBI agents; fled South Dakota, was arrested in Canada, and extradited to the U.S.; tried and convicted of murder in 1977, and sentenced to two life terms in prison; Peace and Freedom candidate for President of the United States, 2004; Socialism and Liberation candidate for Vice President of the United States, 2020. American Indian ancestry. Still living as of 2020.   Relatives: Son of Leo Peltier and Alvina (Robideau) Peltier.   Cross-reference: Ramsey Clark   See also Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (b. 1954) — also known as Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. — Born, in Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., January 17, 1954. Lawyer; in September 1983, he was charged with heroin possession in Rapid City, S.D.; pleaded guilty, and sentenced to two years probation; in May, 2001, while protesting at Camp Garcia Vieques, a U.S. Navy facility in Puerto Rico, he and others were arrested for trespassing; he was convicted and sentenced to 30 days in prison; Independent candidate for President of the United States, 2024. Still living as of 2024.   Relatives: Son of Robert Francis Kennedy and Ethel (Skakel) Kennedy; brother of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and Joseph Patrick Kennedy II; married 1982 to Emily Black; married, April 15, 1994, to Mary Kathleen Richardson; married 2014 to Cheryl Hines; nephew of Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr., John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (who married Robert Sargent Shriver Jr.), Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Jean Kennedy Smith and Edward Moore Kennedy; grandson of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr.; great-grandson of Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929) and John Francis Fitzgerald; first cousin of John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr., Mark Kennedy Shriver and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (born 1967).   Political family: Kennedy family of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article   Elmer Peter Black Cloud (1953-2014) — also known as Elmer Black Cloud; Woody Black Cloud — of Wakpala, Corson County, S.Dak. Born March 24, 1953. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1992; when his 14-year-old niece became pregnant, he was charged with sexual abuse of a minor and incest; tried and convicted; in December 1996, the conviction was affirmed on appeal. Sioux Indian ancestry. Died, in the Mobridge Regional Hospital, Mobridge, Walworth County, S.Dak., March 10, 2014 (age 60 years, 351 days). Interment at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Little Eagle, S.Dak.   Relatives: Married to Vivian Black Cloud.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   William John Janklow (1939-2012) — also known as William J. Janklow; Bill Janklow — of South Dakota. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 13, 1939. Republican. South Dakota state attorney general, 1975-79; Governor of South Dakota, 1979-87, 1995-2002; Republican Presidential Elector for South Dakota, 1996; Republican Presidential Elector for South Dakota, 2000 (voted for George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney); U.S. Representative from South Dakota at-large, 2003-04; resigned 2004. Lutheran. Involved in a traffic accident in 2003 when he ran a stop sign and hit a motorcyclist; convicted of second-degree manslaughter; sentenced to 100 days in jail and three years probation. Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., January 12, 2012 (age 72 years, 121 days). Interment at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, S.Dak.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial   Kevin Patrick Brady (b. 1955) — also known as Kevin Brady — of The Woodlands, Montgomery County, Tex. Born in Vermillion, Clay County, S.Dak., April 11, 1955. Republican. Member of Texas state house of representatives 15th District, 1991-96; U.S. Representative from Texas 8th District, 1997-; arrested on October 7, 2005, near Vermillion, S.D., and charged with driving while intoxicated. Catholic. Member, Rotary. Still living as of 2014.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier   Nick Severson (born c.1983) — of Vermillion, Clay County, S.Dak. Born about 1983. Pleaded guilty in May 2010 to a misdemeanor charge of ingesting marijuana, and fined $500; candidate for mayor of Vermillion, S.Dak., 2010. Still living as of 2010.

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