Harlan J. Bushfield
| 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 |
| 16th Governor of South Dakota | |
| In office January 3, 1939 – January 5, 1943 |
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| Preceded by | Leslie Jensen |
| Succeeded by | Merrill Q. Sharpe |
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| Born | August 6, 1882 Atlantic, Iowa |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Miller, South Dakota[1] |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Vera C. Bushfield (1912–1948) |
Harlan John Bushfield (August 6, 1882 – September 27, 1948) was an American politician from South Dakota. He Served as the 16th Governor of South Dakota and as a United States Senator.[2]
Biography
Bushfield 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. Bushfield married Vera Cahalan and they had three children.[3]
Career
A Republican, Bushfield was elected the 16th Governor of South Dakota in 1938, and reelected in 1940. He has been called "one of the state's most conservative governors ever."[4] Governor Bushfield established a pattern of fiscal responsibility for his successors and used his financial abilities to reduce state operating costs.
In 1942, he ran for the United States Senate and won, serving from 1943 until his death in Miller, South Dakota, on September 27, 1948. His term was completed by his wife Vera C. Bushfield.
Death
Senator Bushfield died from a cerebral hemorrhage[5] in 1948 and was interred in G A R Cemetery, Miller, Hand County, South Dakota..[6]
References
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- Harlan J. Bushfield at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Find A Grave
- National Governors Association
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| Preceded by | Governor of South Dakota 1939–1943 |
Succeeded by Merrell Q. Sharpe |
| United States Senate | ||
| Preceded by | United States Senator (Class 2) from South Dakota 1943–1948 |
Succeeded by Vera C. Bushfield |
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- 1882 births
- 1948 deaths
- Dakota Wesleyan University alumni
- Governors of South Dakota
- People from Atlantic, Iowa
- People from Hand County, South Dakota
- South Dakota Republicans
- South Dakota lawyers
- United States Senators from South Dakota
- United States presidential candidates, 1940
- University of Minnesota Law School alumni
- Republican Party United States Senators
- Republican Party state governors of the United States
