Daniel T. Hindman

Daniel T. Hindman (born February 22, 1839 in Oxford , Ohio , † after 1915 ) was an American politician . Between 1897 and 1899 he was lieutenant governor of the state of South Dakota .

Career

Daniel Hindman attended public schools in Indiana and Illinois , where he had since moved. He also graduated from a business school. During the Civil War , he served in an Illinois infantry unit that was part of the Union Army . He remained in the military until 1866, where he was last stationed in Texas . In April 1866 he returned to Illinois. He remained a citizen of that state until the spring of 1884, when he moved to the Dakota Territory , where he lived in what is now Marshall County . He became the Treasurer of Britton Land & Trust Company . In the following years he worked in the wood industry and in the real estate business. He later entered the banking industry and became President of Citizens Bank . He was also one of the founders and then president of the First National Bank of Britton, established on January 1, 1902 . He also owned many estates in both South Dakota and the Los Angeles area , where he spent the winter months.

Politically, Hindman was a member of the Republican Party . While still in Illinois, he served as District Treasurer in Mercer County for seven years . He was also the treasurer of the local agricultural association. After South Dakota's accession to the Union, he was a member of the district council of his new homeland and in the meantime worked for the federal government as an Indian agent. In 1890 he was elected to the South Dakota Senate, where he remained for two years. In 1896, Hindman was elected lieutenant governor alongside Andrew E. Lee . He held this office between 1897 and 1899. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate. In 1900 he was a substitute delegate to the Republican National Convention , on which President William McKinley was nominated for re-election. After that, he withdrew from politics and returned to his business interests. His death date and place of death are not known. According to a biography written in 1915, he was still alive at the time and still doing business in many areas. At that time he was still President of the First National Bank of Britton .

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