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Stephen Emil Anderson (1895-1978) —
also known as Steve E. Anderson —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.; San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Hanska, Brown
County, Minn., August
23, 1895.
Son of Goodman Anderson and Emily (Helling) Anderson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; state bank
examiner; South Dakota
state auditor, 1945-50.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died August 6,
1978 (age 82 years, 348
days).
Interment at Riverside
National Cemetery, Riverside, Calif.
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James Edward Bane (1896-1962) —
also known as James E. Bane —
of Brookings, Brookings
County, S.Dak.
Born in Brookings
County, S.Dak., March 20,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; farmer; realtor;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South
Dakota, 1944,
1956;
Presidential Elector for South Dakota, 1944.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Brookings
County, S.Dak., September
8, 1962 (age 66 years, 172
days).
Interment at St. Marys Cemetery, Elkton, S.Dak.
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Darrell G. Bender (b. 1938) —
of Mobridge, Walworth
County, S.Dak.
Born in Trail City, Corson
County, S.Dak., August 5,
1938.
Republican. Member of South
Dakota state senate 23rd District, 1993-.
Catholic. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1995.
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Frank Biegelmeier (1901-1988) —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Born in Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak., September
9, 1901.
Son of Frank Biegelmeier and Marie (Blazek) Biegelmeier.
Lawyer;
Yankton
County State's Attorney, 1931-34; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 4th District, 1959-73; justice of
South Dakota state supreme court 4th District, 1973-74.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Phi
Delta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Died March 27,
1988 (age 86 years, 200
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Maude McKenna. |
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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, 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 2009.
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Daniel Walter Conway (b. 1898) —
also known as Walter Conway —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., November
13, 1898.
Son of Daniel J. Conway and Jennie Frances (Conness) Conway.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1933-37.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Andrew Daschle (b. 1947) —
also known as Thomas A. Daschle; Tom
Daschle —
of Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak., December
9, 1947.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota, 1979-87 (1st District 1979-83,
at-large 1983-87); U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1987-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Dakota, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
speaker, 1988;
member of Democratic
National Committee from South Carolina, 2004.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2009.
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Owen Joseph Donley (d. 1995) —
also known as Owen J. Donley —
of Elk Point, Union
County, S.Dak.; Alexandria,
Va.; Virginia
Beach, Va.
Born in Elk Point, Union
County, S.Dak.
Democrat. Lawyer; Union
County State's Attorney; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from South Dakota, 1960;
chief of staff to U.S. Sen. George
McGovern, 1963-71; also worked on the Senator's campaigns for
U.S. Senate and President.
Catholic.
Died while recovering from heart
surgery, in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., June 20,
1995.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1954
to Mary Carole Scott (died 1982); married 1992 to Martha
Anne Meek; father of Kerry
J. Donley. |
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James Lowell Driscoll (b. 1895) —
also known as James L. Driscoll —
of Lead, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lead, Lawrence
County, S.Dak., January
24, 1895.
Son of Robert H. Driscoll and Catherine (Barry) Driscoll.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; banker; South
Dakota state treasurer, 1923-27; appointed 1923.
Catholic. Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert H. Driscoll and Catherine (Barry) Driscoll; brother of Robert
E. Driscoll; married to Marie Mercedes Quinn. |
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James B. Dunn (b. 1927) —
of Lead, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lead, Lawrence
County, S.Dak., June 27,
1927.
Republican. Director of public affairs, Homestake Mining
Company; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1971-72; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1972;
member of South
Dakota state senate 31st District, 1973-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1995.
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Rebecca J. Dunn —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Hammond, Lake
County, Ind.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Dakota, 1992,
2000;
member of South
Dakota state senate 15th District, 1993-.
Female.
Catholic. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2000.
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James W. Emery (b. 1934) —
of Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.; Custer, Custer
County, S.Dak.
Born in Cheyenne Agency, Dewey
County, S.Dak., January
24, 1934.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
district manager, Black Hills Power and
Light Company; member of South
Dakota state senate 30th District, 1985-; appointed 1985.
Catholic. Member, Lions; Rotary; Elks; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1995.
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Relatives:
Married to Elaine Ritchie. |
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Frank Earl Flynn (1883-1965) —
also known as Frank E. Flynn —
of Forsyth, Rosebud
County, Mont.; White Salmon, Klickitat
County, Wash.; Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.; Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Lake City, Wabasha
County, Minn., June 24,
1883.
Son of Robert Flynn and Joan (Fitzgerald) Flynn.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Yavapai
County Attorney, 1931-32; U.S.
Attorney for Arizona, 1935-53.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in September, 1965
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank E. Henderson (b. 1928) —
of South Dakota.
Born in Miller, Hand
County, S.Dak., April 7,
1928.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of South
Dakota state senate, 1965-66, 1969-70; circuit judge in South
Dakota, 1975-78; justice of
South Dakota state supreme court 1st District, 1979-.
Catholic. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans.
Still living as of 1993.
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Robert A. Miller (b. 1939) —
of South Dakota.
Born in Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak., August
28, 1939.
Circuit judge in South Dakota, 1971-86; justice of
South Dakota state supreme court 3rd District, 1986-; chief
justice of South Dakota state supreme court, 1990-.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Still living as of 1993.
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Larry Lee Pressler (b. 1942) —
also known as Larry Pressler —
of Humboldt, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., March 29,
1942.
Republican. Rhodes
scholar; served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1975-79; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1979-97; defeated, 1996.
Catholic. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Beta Kappa; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Edward Purcell (1856-1928) —
also known as William E. Purcell —
of Wahpeton, Richland
County, N.Dak.
Born in Flemington, Hunterdon
County, N.J., August 3,
1856.
Son of Joseph Purcell and Johanna (Duggan) Purcell.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Dakota Territory, 1888-89; delegate
to North Dakota state constitutional convention from Richland
County, 1889; Richland
County State's Attorney, 1889-91; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Dakota, 1889; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, 1892,
1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); member of North
Dakota state senate, 1906-10; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1910-11; defeated, 1914.
Catholic.
Died in 1928
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Wahpeton, N.Dak.
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Richard W. Sabers (b. 1938) —
of South Dakota.
Born in Salem, McCook
County, S.Dak., February
12, 1938.
Justice
of South Dakota state supreme court 2nd District, 1986-.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 1993.
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John Stedronsky (b. 1872) —
of Wagner, Charles Mix
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lakeport, Yankton
County, S.Dak., May 4,
1872.
Son of John Stedronsky and Marie Stedronsky.
Democrat. School
teacher; farmer; hardware
and farm
implement business; mayor of Wagner, S.D., 1911-14; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 9th District, 1915-18;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1922.
Catholic; later Congregationalist.
Bohemian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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