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George Schuyler Merry (1863-1935) —
also known as George S. Merry —
of Dell Rapids, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Weyauwega, Waupaca
County, Wis., June 7,
1863.
Son of Lyman Swan Merry (1822-1878) and Margaret Ann (Bronk) Merry
(1822-1898).
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1921-22.
Died in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., May 15,
1935 (age 71 years, 342
days).
Interment at Dell Rapids Cemetery.
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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.
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William Edgar Merry (1861-1941) —
also known as William E. Merry —
of Dell Rapids, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Royalton, Waupaca
County, Wis., March 6,
1861.
Son of Lyman Swan Merry (1822-1878) and Margaret Ann (Bronk) Merry
(1822-1898).
Republican. Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1927-28.
Baptist.
Died in Dell Rapids, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., February
4, 1941 (age 79 years, 335
days).
Interment at Dell Rapids Cemetery.
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Edwin Alonzo Sherman (1844-1916) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born June 19,
1844.
Treasurer
of Dakota Territory, 1871-74; Dakota
territorial auditor, 1879-81; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1911-12.
Died June 13,
1916 (age 71 years, 360
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Albert H. Stites (1858-1935) —
also known as A. H. Stites —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Dauphin
County, Pa., March 2,
1858.
Son of Samuel Stites (1816-1882) and Catherine (Matter) Stites
(1819-1887).
Republican. Merchant;
druggist;
mayor
of Sioux Falls, S.Dak., 1896-98; member of South
Dakota state senate 9th District, 1899-1902; postmaster.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died August
16, 1935 (age 77 years, 167
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Charles P. Bates (1858-1920) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born December
4, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Minnehaha County Republican Party, 1894; member of South
Dakota state senate 10th District, 1909-10.
Died in 1920
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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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.
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Richard Franklin Pettigrew (1848-1926) —
also known as Richard F. Pettigrew —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ludlow, Windsor
County, Vt., July 23,
1848.
Son of Andrew Pettigrew and Hannah B. (Sawtelle) Pettigrew.
Lawyer;
surveyor;
real
estate business; member of Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1872; member
Dakota territorial council, 1877-79, 1885-86; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1881-83; defeated, 1882;
U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1889-1901; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Dakota, 1904,
1908.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., October
5, 1926 (age 78 years, 74
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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George Theodore Mickelson (1903-1965) —
also known as George T. Mickelson —
of Selby, Walworth
County, S.Dak.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Selby, Walworth
County, S.Dak., July 23,
1903.
Son of George M. Mickelson and Emma L. (Craig) Mickelson.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1937-42 (40th District
1937-38, 39th District 1939-42); Speaker of
the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1941-42; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1943-47; Governor of
South Dakota, 1947-51; U.S.
District Judge for South Dakota, 1953-.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks.
Died February
28, 1965 (age 61 years, 220
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Nils Andreas Boe (1913-1992) —
also known as Nils A. Boe —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.; Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Baltic, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., September
10, 1913.
Son of Nils N. Boe (c.1861-1938) and Sissel Catherine (Finseth) Boe
(born 1874).
Republican. Lawyer; Minnehaha
County State's Attorney, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1951-58; Speaker of
the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1955-58; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1963-65; Governor of
South Dakota, 1965-69; Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for
Pres. Richard
Nixon, 1969-71; Judge of
U.S. Customs Court, 1971-77.
Lutheran.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Odd
Fellows; American Bar
Association.
Died July 30,
1992 (age 78 years, 324
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Charles Andrew Christopherson (1871-1951) —
also known as Charles A. Christopherson —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Amherst, Fillmore
County, Minn., July 23,
1871.
Son of Knudt Christopherson and Julia (Nelson) Christopherson.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1913-16; Speaker of
the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1915-16; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1919-33; delegate
to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1944.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., November
2, 1951 (age 80 years, 102
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Clarence Carey Caldwell (1877-1957) —
also known as Clarence C. Caldwell —
of Howard, Miner
County, S.Dak.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., February
2, 1877.
Son of George Caldwell and Mary E. (Draper) Caldwell.
Republican. Lawyer; Miner
County State's Attorney, 1907-08, 1911-14; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1915-19.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1957
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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George Jonathan Danforth (1875-1952) —
also known as George J. Danforth —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Meeme, Manitowoc
County, Wis., November
21, 1875.
Son of Quincy A. Danforth and Gertrude (Silbernagel) Danforth.
Republican. Lawyer; Minnehaha
County State's Attorney, 1910-11; member of South
Dakota state senate 10th District, 1919-22; candidate in primary
for U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1930, 1938.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died March 30,
1952 (age 76 years, 130
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Theodore Mead Bailey (1888-1949) —
also known as T. M. Bailey —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), January
14, 1888.
Son of Charles Olin Bailey and Mary Emma (Swan) Bailey.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1921-22;
member of South
Dakota state senate 10th District, 1925-26; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American Bar
Association; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., January
28, 1949 (age 61 years, 14
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Henry Carl Mundt (1886-1966) —
also known as Henry C. Mundt —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born September
12, 1886.
Republican. Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1929-32.
Died in July, 1966
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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