Harlan John Bushfield was a politician from South Dakota

South Dakota

South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...

. He was born in Atlantic, Iowa

Atlantic, Iowa

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 in 1882. He moved with his family to South Dakota in 1883, and attended the public schools in Miller, South Dakota

Miller, South Dakota

Miller is a city in Hand County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,489 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Hand County.-Geography:...

. He graduated from Dakota Wesleyan University

Dakota Wesleyan University

Dakota Wesleyan University is a four-year university located in Mitchell, South Dakota, founded in 1885, that is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The student body averages slightly less than 800 students...

 in 1901, and from the University of Minnesota Law School

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The University of Minnesota Law School, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, is a professional school of the University of Minnesota. The school offers a Juris Doctor , Masters of Law for Foreign Lawyers, and joint degrees with J.D./M.B.A., J.D./M.P.A, J.D./M.A., J.D./M.S., J.D./Ph.D.,...

 in 1904. He was admitted to the bar that same year and returned to Miller to practice.

A Republican

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, he was elected the 16th Governor of South Dakota

Governor of South Dakota

The Governor of South Dakota is the head of the executive branch of the government of South Dakota. They are elected to a four year term on even years when there is no Presidential election. The current governor is Dennis Daugaard, a Republican elected in 2010....

 in 1938, and reelected in 1940. In 1942, he ran for the United States Senate

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 and won, serving from 1943 until his death in Miller, South Dakota, in 1948. Governor Bushfield established a pattern of fiscal responsibility for his successors and used his financial abilities to reduce state operating costs. His term was completed by his wife Vera C. Bushfield

Vera C. Bushfield

Vera Cahalan Bushfield was a U.S. Senator from South Dakota. Born in Miller, South Dakota, she attended the public schools, graduated from the Stout Institute in Menomonie, Wisconsin and also attended Dakota Wesleyan University and the University of Minnesota.She was appointed on October 6, 1948,...

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