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Clinton Presba Anderson (1895-1975) —
also known as Clinton P. Anderson —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Centerville, Turner
County, S.Dak., October
23, 1895.
Son of Andrew Jay Anderson and Hattie Belle (Presba) Anderson.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; insurance
business; New Mexico
Democratic state chair, 1928-39; New Mexico
state treasurer, 1933-34; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Mexico, 1936,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1960;
U.S.
Representative from New Mexico at-large, 1941-45; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1945-48; U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1949-73.
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died, following a stroke, in
Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., November
11, 1975 (age 80 years, 19
days).
Interment at Fairview
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
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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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Harlan John Bushfield (1882-1948) —
also known as Harlan J. Bushfield —
of Miller, Hand
County, S.Dak.
Born in Atlantic, Cass
County, Iowa, August 6,
1882.
Son of John A. Bushfield and Cora (Pearson) Bushfield.
Republican. Lawyer; Governor of
South Dakota, 1939-43; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1940;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South
Dakota, 1940;
U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1943-48; died in office 1948.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Miller, Hand
County, S.Dak., September
27, 1948 (age 66 years, 52
days).
Interment at G.A.R.
Cemetery, Miller, S.Dak.
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Vera Cahalan Bushfield (1889-1976) —
also known as Vera E. Cahalan —
of Miller, Hand
County, S.Dak.
Born in Miller, Hand
County, S.Dak., August 9,
1889.
Republican. U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1948.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colo., April 16,
1976 (age 86 years, 251
days).
Interment at G.A.R.
Cemetery, Miller, S.Dak.
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George S. S. Codington —
also known as G. S. S. Codington —
of Medary, Brookings
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).
Minister;
member of Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1877-78.
Congregationalist
or Presbyterian.
Died of tuberculosis
in Wisconsin.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hyatt Elmer Covey (b. 1875) —
also known as H. E. Covey —
of Hamill, Tripp
County, S.Dak.
Born in Le Roy, McLean
County, Ill., September
1, 1875.
Son of James R. Covey and Lizzie Fox (Jones) Covey.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 26th District, 1919-26; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1927-29.
Presbyterian. Member, Grange; Farmers
Union.
Interment at Winner
Cemetery, Winner, S.Dak.
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Relatives:
Married to Della Lois Baldwin. |
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Coe Isaac Crawford (1858-1944) —
also known as Coe I. Crawford —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.; Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born near Volney, Allamakee
County, Iowa, January
14, 1858.
Son of Robert Crawford and Sarah (Shannon) Crawford.
Republican. Lawyer; Hughes
County State's Attorney, 1886-88; member
Dakota territorial council, 1889; member of South
Dakota state senate 24th District, 1889-90; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1893-97; candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Dakota at-large, 1896; attorney for
Chicago & North Western Railroad,
1897-1905; Governor of
South Dakota, 1907-09; delegate to Republican National Convention
from South Dakota, 1908;
U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1909-15.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak., April 25,
1944 (age 86 years, 102
days).
Interment at Municipal
Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa.
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Frank Leroy Farrar (b. 1929) —
also known as Frank L. Farrar —
of Britton, Marshall
County, S.Dak.
Born in Britton, Marshall
County, S.Dak., April 2,
1929.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1963-69; Governor of
South Dakota, 1969-71.
Presbyterian. Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; Jaycees;
Alpha
Tau Omega; Phi
Delta Phi.
Still living as of 1994.
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Charles Nelson Herreid (1857-1928) —
also known as Charles N. Herreid —
of McPherson
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.); Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Dane
County, Wis., October
20, 1857.
Son of N. Herreid and Tena (Kytle) Herreid.
Republican. Lawyer; McPherson
County State's Attorney; McPherson
County Judge; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1893-97; South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1898-1900; Governor of
South Dakota, 1901-05; delegate to Republican National Convention
from South Dakota, 1916;
director, Western Mutual Life
Insurance Co.; vice-president, Dakota Central Telephone
Co.; president, Citizens Trust and Savings Bank.
Presbyterian. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died July 6,
1928 (age 70 years, 260
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Aberdeen, S.Dak.
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Charles Lewis Hoover (1872-1949) —
also known as Charles L. Hoover —
of Edgemont, Fall River
County, S.Dak.; Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Oskaloosa, Mahaska
County, Iowa, January
11, 1872.
Son of Samuel A. Hoover and Miriam J. (Beardsley) Hoover.
Superintendent
of schools; botanist;
linguist;
divisional superintendent of schools, Philippine Islands, 1902-09;
U.S. Consul in Madrid, 1909-12; Carlsbad, 1912-14; Prague, 1914-16; Sao Paulo, 1916-20; Danzig, 1922; Batavia, 1926; U.S. Consul General in Amsterdam, 1928-32.
Presbyterian.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 30,
1949 (age 77 years, 109
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Buell Fay Jones (b. 1892) —
also known as Buell F. Jones —
of Britton, Marshall
County, S.Dak.
Born in Spain, Marshall
County, S.Dak., November
25, 1892.
Son of Even N. Jones and Ellen (Hughes) Jones.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; South
Dakota state attorney general, 1923-29; candidate for Governor of
South Dakota, 1929.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Delta
Theta Phi; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Florence Bockler. |
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James Wallace McCarter (1872-1939) —
also known as James W. McCarter —
of Ipswich, Edmunds
County, S.Dak.
Born in Jarvis, Ontario,
July
29, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer;
county judge in South Dakota, 1910-13; candidate for Governor of
South Dakota, 1914; candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 2nd District, 1918.
Presbyterian. Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in 1939
(age about
66 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Henry McCoy (b. 1855) —
also known as James H. McCoy —
of Britton, Marshall
County, S.Dak.; Webster, Day
County, S.Dak.; Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak.; Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Oakley, Macon
County, Ill., July 14,
1855.
Republican. Lawyer; Secret
Service agent; Marshall
County Auditor, 1887-88; county judge in South Dakota, 1889-93;
circuit judge in South Dakota, 1902-09; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 5th District, 1909-21.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Modern
Woodmen of America; Knights
of Pythias; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Irving McNeil (b. 1877) —
of Wessington, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., May 22,
1877.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from South Dakota, 1912.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gladys Pyle (1890-1989) —
also known as Mrs. John L. Pyle —
of Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak., October
1, 1890.
Republican. Presidential Elector for South Dakota, 1920;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 24th District, 1923-26; secretary of
state of South Dakota, 1927-31; candidate for Governor of
South Dakota, 1930; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1938-39; delegate to Republican
National Convention from South Dakota, 1940.
Female.
Presbyterian. Member, League of Women
Voters.
Died in South Dakota, March 14,
1989 (age 98 years, 164
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur George Sievers (1909-2006) —
also known as A. G. Sievers —
of Bridgewater, McCook
County, S.Dak.
Born in Bridgewater, McCook
County, S.Dak., November
7, 1909.
Son of Maria (Fluth) Sievers (1886-1963) and Henry Sievers
(1887-1963).
Merchant;
McCook
County Highway Superintendent, 1935-38; member of South
Dakota state senate 8th District, 1957-60.
Presbyterian. German
ancestry.
Died in Freeman, Hutchinson
County, S.Dak., March 17,
2006 (age 96 years, 130
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Merton Baird Tice (b. 1909) —
also known as Merton B. Tice —
of Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.
Born in Bison, Perkins
County, S.Dak., December
7, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1946.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward E. Wagner (b. 1874) —
of Alexandria, Hanson
County, S.Dak.; Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lyon
County, Iowa, October
22, 1874.
Son of James H. Wagner (died 1884) and Louisa E. (Conklin) Wagner.
Republican. Lawyer; Hanson
County State's Attorney, 1901-02; member of South
Dakota state senate 11th District, 1905-06; U.S.
Attorney for South Dakota, 1907-13.
Presbyterian. German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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George W. Wright (b. 1872) —
of Huron, Beadle
County, S.Dak.
Born in Illinois, 1872.
Republican. Realtor;
member of South
Dakota state senate 22nd District, 1911-14; South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1924-26; delegate to Republican National
Convention from South Dakota, 1928.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Luella Biddle. |
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George W. Wuest (b. 1924) —
of South Dakota.
Born in Lake Andes, Charles Mix
County, S.Dak., February
3, 1924.
Circuit judge in South Dakota, 1965-84; justice of
South Dakota state supreme court, 1985-86, 1986- (2nd District
1985-86, 5th District 1986-93); chief
justice of South Dakota state supreme court, 1986-90.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 1993.
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