Samuel H. Elrod

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Samuel Elrod

Samuel Harrison Elrod (May 1, 1856 – July 13, 1935) was the fifth Governor of South Dakota.^[1] Elrod, a Republican from Clark, South Dakota, served from 1905 to 1907.

Biography

Governor Elrod's house in Clark, South Dakota

Elrod was born in Coatesville, Indiana. He attended public school in Coatesville and graduated from DePauw University in 1882 and studied law. He married Mary Ellen Masten and they had two children.^[2]

Career

Elrod moved to Clark, Dakota Territory and practiced law, was a real estate broker, and a farmer. He served as a member of the Sioux Falls Constitutional Convention in 1883, as Clark County (Dakota Territory) Attorney in 1884, as Clark Postmaster from 1885 to 1887, as State Attorney from 1887 to 1897, and as U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs Disbursing Agent from 1892 until 1900.^[3]

A successful Republican nominee, Elrod was elected Governor of South Dakota four years later. He continued the policies of his predecessor-Charles Herreid-controlling political party machinery in South Dakota. During his tenure, he served as chairman of the building committee for the state capitol.^[4]

Elrod did not seek reelection. Following his term as governor, he practiced law and farmed near Clark, South Dakota.

Death and legacy

Elrod died July 13, 1935 and is interred at Rose Hill Cemetery, Clark, South Dakota. The town of Elrod in Clark County was named for him after he left office.^[4]

References

↑ http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/elmquist-elwyn.html
↑ "Samuel H. Elrod". National Governors Association. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
↑ "Samuel H. Elrod". National Governors Association. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
↑ 4.0 4.1 "Samuel H. Elrod". Find A Grave. Retrieved 18 October 2012.

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Political offices
Preceded by Charles N. Herreid	Governor of South Dakota 1905–1907	Succeeded by Coe I. Crawford

v t e Governors and Lieutenant Governors of South Dakota

Governors	Mellette Sheldon Lee Herreid Elrod Crawford Vessey Byrne Norbeck McMaster Gunderson Bulow Green Berry Jensen Bushfield Sharpe G.T. Mickelson Anderson Foss Herseth Gubbrud Boe Farrar Kneip Wollman Janklow G.S. Mickelson Miller Janklow Rounds Daugaard

Lieutenant Governors	Fletcher Hoffman Herreid Hindman Kean Snow McDougall Shober Byrne Abel Norbeck McMaster Gunderson Forney Covey Coyne J. Grigsby Whitney Ustrud Peterson McMurchie A. Miller S. Grigsby Terry Houck Lindley Bottum Boe Overpeck Abdnor Dougherty Wollman Hansen W. Miller Kirby Hillard Daugaard Michels

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 39115817 LCCN: no2005092772

Persondata
Name	Elrod, Samuel H.
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	May 1, 1856
Place of birth
Date of death	July 13, 1935
Place of death

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