The Strangest Names In American Political History

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Showing posts with label South Dakota State House of Representatives. Show all posts
Showing posts with label South Dakota State House of Representatives. Show all posts
Monday, May 20, 2019

Mons Brynell Peterson (1859-1960)

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Portrait from the South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1915-16.   Featured on the Strangest Names In American Political History's Fac...
Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Nelius Moonat Nelson (1870-1930), Nelius Gunnarsen Eggen (1853 - ?)

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From the South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1915.    A one-term member of the South Dakota State House of Representatives from McCook C...
Sunday, March 2, 2014

Havillah Carlos Judson (1853-1928), Havilah Burritt Hinman (1851-1908)

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From the 1917 South Dakota Blue Book.     South Dakota has had a number of oddly named political figures and judges pop up here on th...
Thursday, July 21, 2011

Olymphious Sigurinius Thompson (1875-1968)

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From the South Dakota Historical Collections Vol. 8, published in 1916.     The political figure profiled today has a truly fascina...
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