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Alan Aker (b. 1963) —
of Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Rapid City, Pennington
County, S.Dak., October
10, 1963.
Republican. Member of South
Dakota state senate 35th District, 1995-.
Lutheran. Member, Jaycees.
Still living as of 1995.
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Robert A. Amundsen (b. 1938) —
of South Dakota.
Born in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., July 12,
1938.
Circuit judge in South Dakota, 1987-91; justice of
South Dakota state supreme court 4th District, 1991-.
Lutheran. Member, Elks.
Still living as of 1993.
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Art B. Anderson (1891-1978) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born near Clarkfield, Yellow
Medicine County, Minn., May 15,
1891.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; oil jobber;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1941-46;
member of South
Dakota state senate, 1947-48, 1951-70 (7th District 1947-48,
1951-66, 11th District 1967-70); President
pro tempore of the South Dakota State Senate, 1957-58.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in January, 1978
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Jennie E. Jackson. |
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Frank Anderson (b. 1870) —
of Day
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lanesboro, Fillmore
County, Minn., October
18, 1870.
Son of Iver Anderson and Kari (Ericksen) Anderson.
Republican. Lawyer;
circuit judge in South Dakota, 1919-21; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 5th District, 1921-25.
Lutheran.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Sophie Knudson. |
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L. V. Anderson (1900-1987) —
of Clearfield, Tripp
County, S.Dak.
Born in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, January
14, 1900.
Democrat. Farmer; rancher;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 41st District, 1959-60.
Lutheran. Member, Farmers
Union.
Died in Tripp
County, S.Dak., August
26, 1987 (age 87 years, 224
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Florence Vauser. |
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Sigurd Anderson (1904-1990) —
of Webster, Day
County, S.Dak.
Born in Arendal, Norway,
January
22, 1904.
Son of Karl August Anderson and Bertha (Broten) Anderson.
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.
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 somewhere
in Webster, S.Dak.
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Edward Backlund (1893-1978) —
also known as Ed Backlund —
of Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., December
11, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; insurance
business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 13th District, 1953-56.
Lutheran. Member, Farmers
Union; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in November, 1978
(age 84
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Gladys Pear Lowrie. |
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Ervin Bader (b. 1920) —
of Roscoe, Edmunds
County, S.Dak.
Born in Java, Walworth
County, S.Dak., May 25,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; implement
dealer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 36th District, 1955-60.
Lutheran. Member, American
Legion.
Still living as of 1960.
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Relatives:
Married to Adeline Spitzer. |
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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., 1954-55.
Lutheran. Danish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis Benson (b. 1873) —
of Flandreau, Moody
County, S.Dak.
Born in Norway,
January
12, 1873.
Son of B. T. Benson and Valborg (Tjorn) Benson.
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:
Married to Iva Minier. |
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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, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
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Hilbert David Bogue (1902-1996) —
also known as Hilbert Bogue —
of Beresford, Lincoln
County, S.Dak.
Born in Beresford, Union
County, S.Dak., May 18,
1902.
Republican. Farmer; livestock
feeder; member of South
Dakota state senate 6th District, 1955-62; President
pro tempore of the South Dakota State Senate, 1961-62.
Lutheran. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died May 13,
1996 (age 93 years, 361
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Canton, S.Dak.
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Olaf Eidem (b. 1875) —
of Brookings, Brookings
County, S.Dak.
Born in Elk Point, Union
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), May 23,
1875.
Son of Thomas Eidem and Randi (Hoffstad) Eidem.
Republican. Lawyer; Brookings
County State's Attorney, 1906-10; delegate to Republican National
Convention from South Dakota, 1924;
U.S.
Attorney for South Dakota, 1926-34.
Lutheran.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Foote (1897-1973) —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Edgemont, Fall River
County, S.Dak., September
5, 1897.
Son of David Foote and Catherine (Barr) Foote.
Republican. Gold milling, Homestake Mining Co.,
Lead, S.D., 1915-20; pumper, Standard Oil
Refinery, Casper, Wyo., from 1920; musician; photographer;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives, 1939, 1943-51.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Toastmasters.
Died in April, 1973
(age 75
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1917
to Myrtle Gladys Hanson. |
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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.
Son of Gunder Paulson Garberg (1852-1930) and Gunhild (Kjosness)
Garberg (1854-1935).
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.
Son of Torval Marius Gubbrud and Ella (Rommeriam) Gubbrud.
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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Albert O. Hamre (1915-1993) —
also known as Al Hamre —
of Willow Lake, Clark
County, S.Dak.
Born in Willow Lake, Clark
County, S.Dak., September
29, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; farmer; merchant;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 27th District, 1955-58; South
Dakota state treasurer, 1959-63, 1967-69; South Dakota
state auditor, 1963-67.
Lutheran. Member, American
Legion.
Died September
13, 1993 (age 77 years, 349
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Alice Eliason. |
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Gustav Holden Helgerson (1875-1965) —
also known as Gus H. Helgerson —
of Mt. Vernon, Davison
County, S.Dak.; Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.
Born in Pontiac, Livingston
County, Ill., September
25, 1875.
Son of Barney Helgerson and Laura Marie (Larson) Helgerson.
Republican. Hardware
business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 13th District, 1909-12;
member of South
Dakota state senate 13th District, 1913-14; South
Dakota state treasurer, 1917-21; insurance
business.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., July, 1965
(age 89
years, 0 days).
Interment at Immanuel
Lutheran Cemetery, Blendon Township, Davison County, S.Dak.
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Relatives:
Married to Blanche Fern Hamilton. |
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Lorna B. Herseth (1909-1994) —
also known as Lorna Buntrock —
of Houghton, Brown
County, S.Dak.; Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born in Columbia, Brown
County, S.Dak., April 5,
1909.
Secretary
of state of South Dakota, 1973-79.
Female.
Lutheran.
Died September
8, 1994 (age 85 years, 156
days).
Interment at Houghton
Cemetery, Houghton, S.Dak.
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Ralph E. Herseth (1909-1969) —
of Houghton, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Houghton, Brown
County, S.Dak., July 2,
1909.
Son of Lars Herseth and Oline (Afseth) Herseth.
Democrat. Rancher; farmer; implement
dealer; member of South
Dakota state senate, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1957-58; Governor of
South Dakota, 1959-61; defeated, 1956; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Dakota, 1960.
Lutheran. Member, Elks.
Died January
24, 1969 (age 59 years, 206
days).
Interment at Houghton
Cemetery, Houghton, S.Dak.
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Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (b. 1970) —
also known as Stephanie Herseth —
of Brookings, Brookings
County, S.Dak.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born near Houghton, Brown
County, S.Dak., December
3, 1970.
Daughter of Ralph
Lars Herseth.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from South Dakota at-large, 2004-; defeated, 2002,
2010.
Female.
Lutheran.
Still living as of 2010.
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Robert William Hirsch (1925-2004) —
also known as Robert W. Hirsch —
of Tripp, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak.
Born October
12, 1925.
Republican. Lawyer; Hutchinson
County State's Attorney, 1953-57; member of South
Dakota state senate, 1957-69 (4th District 1957-66, 14th District
1967-69); resigned 1969; candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1972.
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Kappa Delta; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died February
24, 2004 (age 78 years, 135
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Doris Jean Brosz. |
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Herman Jacobs (b. 1897) —
of Alcester, Union
County, S.Dak.
Born in Union
County, S.Dak., November
15, 1897.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 1st District, 1959-62.
Lutheran. Member, Farmers
Union.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Elsie Hamilton. |
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William John Janklow (b. 1939) —
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; Presidential Elector for South
Dakota, 1996,
2000;
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.
Still living as of 2009.
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Timothy Peter Johnson (b. 1946) —
also known as Tim Johnson —
of Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Canton, Lincoln
County, S.Dak., December
28, 1946.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1979-82; member of South
Dakota state senate, 1983-86; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota at-large, 1987-97; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1997-.
Lutheran. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2009.
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Vernon L. Larson (b. 1948) —
also known as Vern Larson —
of Vivian, Lyman
County, S.Dak.
Born in Vivian, Lyman
County, S.Dak., October
25, 1948.
Republican. South Dakota
state auditor, 1979-94; delegate to Republican National
Convention from South Dakota, 2008.
Lutheran. Member, Elks; Kiwanis;
Shriners;
Jaycees;
Izaak
Walton League; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2008.
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Arthur Calvin Mellette (1842-1896) —
also known as Arthur C. Mellette —
of Watertown, Codington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Henry
County, Ind., June 23,
1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Indiana
state house of representatives, 1871-75; Governor of
Dakota Territory, 1889; Governor of
South Dakota, 1889-93.
Lutheran. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pittsburg, Crawford
County, Kan., May 25,
1896 (age 53 years, 337
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Watertown, 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.
Son of George Norbeck and Karen (Kongsvig) Norbeck.
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,
1928.
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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Walter Vincent Nordstrom (1914-1967) —
also known as Walter Nordstrom —
of Brandon, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.; Garretson, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., February
24, 1914.
Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1955-58;
member of South
Dakota state senate, 1959-67 (7th District 1959-66, 11th District
1967); died in office 1967.
Lutheran. Member, Sertoma.
Died May 29,
1967 (age 53 years, 94
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Leona Hagen. |
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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.
Son of Andrew J. Thye.
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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