| Harlan John Bushfield | |
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| United States Senator from South Dakota |
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| In office January 3, 1943 – September 27, 1948 |
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| Preceded by | William J. Bulow |
| Succeeded by | Vera C. Bushfield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 6, 1882 Atlantic, Iowa |
| Died | September 27, 1948 (aged 66) Miller, South Dakota |
| Political party | Republican |
Harlan John Bushfield (August 6, 1882 – September 27, 1948) was a politician from South Dakota. He was born in Atlantic, Iowa in 1882. He moved with his family to South Dakota in 1883, and attended the public schools in Miller, South Dakota. He graduated from Dakota Wesleyan University in 1901, and from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1904. He was admitted to the bar that same year and returned to Miller to practice.
A Republican, he was elected the 16th Governor of South Dakota in 1938, and reelected in 1940. In 1942, he ran for the United States Senate 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.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Leslie Jensen |
Governor of South Dakota 1939–1943 |
Succeeded by Merrell Q. Sharpe |
| United States Senate | ||
| Preceded by William J. Bulow |
United States Senator (Class 2) from South Dakota 1943–1948 |
Succeeded by Vera C. Bushfield |
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