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John O. Aaseth (1850-1925) —
of Gayville, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Born in Norway,
July
3, 1850.
Republican. Merchant;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 3rd District, 1889-90.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died December
26, 1925 (age 75 years, 176
days).
Interment at Gayville Cemetery, Gayville, S.Dak.
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Lars Joseph Aga (1854-1930) —
also known as Lars J. Aga —
of Bancroft Township, Freeborn
County, Minn.; Dell Rapids, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.; Colton, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ullensvang, Norway,
April
6, 1854.
Son of Ingeborg Serina (Tronsdatter) Aga (1822-1906) and Jacob Olson
Aga (1825-1901).
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1891-92.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Madison, Lake
County, S.Dak., October
9, 1930 (age 76 years, 186
days).
Interment at Minnehaha Cemetery, Colton, S.Dak.
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Arthur Akre (1906-1982) —
of Veblen, Marshall
County, S.Dak.
Born in Veblen, Marshall
County, S.Dak., October
8, 1906.
Son of Ole Pedersen Akre (1871-1934) and Jorgina Mathilde (Jensen)
Akre (1876-1966).
Republican. Grain
business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 34th District, 1953-54.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Britton, Marshall
County, S.Dak., February
19, 1982 (age 75 years, 134
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Berdahl Anderson (1848-1910) —
also known as Andrew B. Anderson —
of Deuel, Deuel
County, S.Dak.; Brandt, Deuel
County, S.Dak.
Born in Norway,
November
3, 1848.
Deuel
County Treasurer, 1891-92; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 30th District, 1893-94;
member of South
Dakota state senate 26th District, 1905-06.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died December
12, 1910 (age 62 years, 39
days).
Interment at East Highland Lutheran Cemetery, Brandt, S.Dak.
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Andrew S. Anderson (1877-1924) —
of Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.; Alsen, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born in Clay
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), May 23,
1877.
Son of Solomon Anderson and Margaret (Erickson) Anderson.
Democrat. Farmer;
secretary and manager, Alsen, Beresford and Emmet Telephone
Company; president, Alsen Creamery
Company; member of South
Dakota state senate 2nd District, 1911-16.
Swedish ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen of America.
Died August
11, 1924 (age 47 years, 80
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Solomon Anderson and Margaret (Erickson) Anderson; married 1898 to Olga
Berg (killed in accident); married, June 2,
1915, to Anna Marie Martenson. |
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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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Henry B. Anderson (b. 1859) —
of Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak.
Born in Sweden,
September
15, 1859.
Davison
County Commissioner, 1889-1896; Davison
County Auditor, 1899-1903; South Dakota
state auditor, 1911-15; defeated (Nonpartisan), 1920.
Swedish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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John S. Anderson (b. 1850) —
of Watauga, Corson
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ljunga, Sweden,
April
7, 1850.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 57th District, 1915-16.
Swedish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Frank Fulton Aplan (1900-1966) —
also known as Frank F. Aplan —
of Fort Pierre, Stanley
County, S.Dak.
Born in Rushville, Sheridan
County, Neb., May 21,
1900.
Son of Jens Olius Aplan (1860-1935) and Marie (Lenagh) Aplan
(1870-1959).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Stanley
County Attorney; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 54th District, 1931-32;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Norwegian, Irish, French
Canadian, and Sioux
Indian ancestry.
Died in Rushville, Sheridan
County, Neb., January
3, 1966 (age 65 years, 227
days).
Interment at Fair View Cemetery, Rushville, Neb.
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Albert N. Apland (1852-1931) —
of Hurley, Turner
County, S.Dak.; Hooker, Turner
County, S.Dak.; Centerville, Turner
County, S.Dak.
Born in Norway,
June
14, 1852.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 5th District, 1893-94,
1903-06.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died March 23,
1931 (age 78 years, 282
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, May 3,
1880, to Chloe Pott. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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Alef O. Arneson (1856-1938) —
also known as A. O. Arneson —
of Hazel, Hamlin
County, S.Dak.; Hayti, Hamlin
County, S.Dak.
Born in Lom, Norway,
December
26, 1856.
Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 30th District, 1891-92;
member of South
Dakota state senate 27th District, 1899-1900, 1909-12.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Hidalgo
County, Tex., June 27,
1938 (age 81 years, 183
days).
Interment at New Hope Cemetery, Hayti, S.Dak.
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Christen Jacobson Bach (1858-1931) —
also known as C. J. Bach —
of Hurley, Turner
County, S.Dak.
Born in Denmark,
November
10, 1858.
Republican. Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 6th District, 1889-92; South
Dakota commissioner of school and public lands, 1903-07.
Danish ancestry.
Died July 19,
1931 (age 72 years, 251
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Axel John Beck (1894-1981) —
of South Dakota.
Born in Sweden,
May 6,
1894.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for South Dakota, 1958-69; took senior status 1969.
Swedish ancestry.
Died in Aberdeen, Brown
County, S.Dak., September
2, 1981 (age 87 years, 119
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Lars M. Benson (b. 1853) —
of Verdon, Brown
County, S.Dak.
Born in Norway,
March
14, 1853.
Republican. Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 35th District, 1897-98.
Norwegian ancestry.
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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Christian Oliver Berdahl (1878-1961) —
also known as Christian O. Berdahl —
of Garretson, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.; Milbank, Grant
County, S.Dak.
Born in South Dakota, November
11, 1878.
Son of Anfin Johannesson Berdahl (1852-1943) and Caroline
(Christianson) Berdahl (1859-1943).
Republican. School
teacher; banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1915-22; Speaker of
the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1921-22.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died April 6,
1961 (age 82 years, 146
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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O. C. Berg (b. 1849) —
of Norwalk, Monroe
County, Wis.; Northville, Spink
County, S.Dak.; Redfield, Spink
County, S.Dak.
Born in Ringsaker, Norway,
September
10, 1849.
Merchant;
postmaster;
Monroe
County Clerk; Spink
County Clerk; secretary of
state of South Dakota, 1901-05.
Norwegian ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Joseph Norman Bergan (1906-1968) —
also known as J. N. Bergan —
of South Shore, Codington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Codington
County, S.Dak., October
2, 1906.
Son of Jens Nilsen Bergan (1877-1962) and Anna M. (Lunde) Bergan
(1883-1971).
Democrat. Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 29th District, 1931-34.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in El Cajon, San Diego
County, Calif., July 30,
1968 (age 61 years, 302
days).
Interment at Bergen Cemetery, Watertown, S.Dak.
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A. C. Burnstad (b. 1853) —
of Watertown, Codington
County, S.Dak.; Kent, Codington
County, S.Dak.; Florence, Codington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Norway,
1853.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1901-04, 1909-12 (28th
District 1901-04, 31st District 1909-12).
Norwegian ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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E. E. Distad (born c.1846) —
of Astoria, Deuel
County, S.Dak.
Born in Norway,
about 1846.
Republican. Farmer; Deuel
County Commissioner; Deuel
County Treasurer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 30th District, 1903-04.
Norwegian ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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John A. Egge (b. 1855) —
of Corson, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.; Garretson, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Norway,
1855.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1895-96,
1901-04; member of South
Dakota state senate 9th District, 1907-08.
Norwegian ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Olaf K. Fjetland (1893-1969) —
also known as O. K. Fjetland —
of Lemmon, Perkins
County, S.Dak.; Iron River, Iron
County, Mich.; Gladstone, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Ellsworth, Hamilton
County, Iowa, March 26,
1893.
Son of Ingeborg (Skeie) Fjetland (1850-1936) and Knut Fjetland
(1852-1950).
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; insurance
agent; delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Dakota, 1924;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1928,
1932.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., October
6, 1969 (age 76 years, 194
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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August Frieberg (1863-1932) —
of Beresford, Union
County, S.Dak.
Born in Sweden,
December
7, 1863.
Son of Lars Peter Gustafson Frieberg (1834-1924) and Anna Kathrina
(Johnson) Frieberg (1837-1899).
Republican. Lawyer;
mayor of Beresford, S.D., 1898; member of South
Dakota state senate 1st District, 1903-06; vice-president,
Security State Bank.
Swedish ancestry.
Died in Union
County, S.Dak., May 16,
1932 (age 68 years, 161
days).
Interment at Beresford Cemetery, Beresford, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of Lars Peter Gustafson Frieberg (1834-1924) and Anna Kathrina
(Johnson) Frieberg (1837-1899); married, January
1, 1901, to Mathilda Hammer; brother of John
Frieberg. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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John Frieberg (1871-1928) —
of Dalesburg, Clay
County, S.Dak.; Vermillion, Clay
County, S.Dak.
Born in Clay
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), June 21,
1871.
Son of Lars Peter Gustafson Frieberg (1834-1924) and Anna Kathrina
(Johnson) Frieberg (1837-1899).
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 2nd District, 1901-04,
1917-18; member of South
Dakota state senate 2nd District, 1923-24.
Swedish ancestry.
Died November
10, 1928 (age 57 years, 142
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lars Peter Gustafson Frieberg (1834-1924) and Anna Kathrina
(Johnson) Frieberg (1837-1899); brother of August
Frieberg; married, September
26, 1900, to Minnie Bergren (1872-1960). |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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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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Edmund Hillestad (1861-1946) —
of Volga, Brookings
County, S.Dak.
Born in Dane
County, Wis., January
6, 1861.
Republican. Farmer; Brookings
County Commissioner; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1903-06, 1929-32 (21st
District 1903-06, 22nd District 1929-32).
Scandinavian ancestry.
Died September
28, 1946 (age 85 years, 265
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. (1911-1978) —
also known as Hubert H. Humphrey; "H.H.H.";
"The Happy Warrior"; "The
Hump" —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Wallace, Codington
County, S.Dak., May 27,
1911.
Son of Hubert
Horatio Humphrey and Christine (Sannes) Humphrey.
Pharmacist;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1960,
1964;
mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1945-48; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1949-64, 1971-78; died in office 1978; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55; candidate for Democratic
nomination for Vice President, 1956;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960,
1972;
Vice
President of the United States, 1965-69; Democratic candidate for
President
of the United States, 1968.
Congregationalist.
English
and Norwegian ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Council on
Foreign Relations; Knights
of Pythias; Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Federation of Teachers.
Awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1980.
Died, of cancer, at
Waverly, Wright
County, Minn., January
13, 1978 (age 66 years, 231
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Edward N. Johnson (b. 1866) —
of Dolph, Hamlin
County, S.Dak.
Born in Sweden,
August
6, 1866.
Republican. Merchant;
member of South
Dakota state senate 27th District, 1901-06.
Swedish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Ernest Lundeen (1878-1940) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Wayzata, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Beresford, Union
County, S.Dak., 1878.
Son of Rev. Charles H. Lundeen and Christina (Peterson) Lundeen.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
member of Minnesota state legislature; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1912
(alternate), 1916;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota, 1917-19, 1933-37 (5th District
1917-19, at-large 1933-35, 3rd District 1935-37); defeated
(Independent), 1920; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1928; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1937-40; defeated, 1923 (Republican
primary), 1930 (Farmer-Labor); died in office 1940.
Methodist.
Swedish ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
One of 25 passengers and crew killed in the crash of
a Pennsylvania Central Airlines transport plane, bound from
Washington to Pittsburgh, during an intense
storm, near Lovettsville, Loudoun
County, Va., August
31, 1940 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Fort
Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Andrew Martin (b. 1846) —
of Elk Point, Union
County, S.Dak.
Born in Sweden,
1846.
Republican. Carpenter;
farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 1st District, 1903-06.
Swedish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1883
to Sophia C. Best. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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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, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
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Soren C. Nelson (b. 1851) —
of Centerville, Turner
County, S.Dak.
Born in Hormestead, Denmark,
November
12, 1851.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 5th District, 1901-04,
1907-08.
Danish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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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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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, Dell Rapids, S.Dak.
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Andrew J. Rommeriam (1851-1926) —
of Beresford, Lincoln
County, S.Dak.
Born in Bergen, Norway,
March
15, 1851.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 5th District, 1911-14.
Norwegian ancestry.
Died February
1, 1926 (age 74 years, 323
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Nicholas Sampson (b. 1844) —
of Madison, Lake
County, S.Dak.
Born in Sweden,
January
5, 1844.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 19th District, 1901-04.
Swedish ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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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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Martin N. Trygstad (b. 1843) —
of Brookings, Brookings
County, S.Dak.
Born in Norway,
May
27, 1843.
Republican. Farmer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 20th District, 1903-04.
Norwegian ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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