List of members of the US House of Representatives from South Dakota
Dakota Territory (1861-1889)
The Dakota Territory on what is now the states of North , South Dakota , Idaho and Wyoming sent 11 congressional delegates from 1861 to 1889.
Surname | Term of office | Political party | Life dates |
---|---|---|---|
John Blair Smith Todd | 1861-1863 | democrat | April 4, 1814 - January 5, 1872 |
William A. Jayne | 1863-1864 | More independent | October 8, 1826 - March 20, 1916 |
John Blair Smith Todd | 1864-1865 | democrat | April 4, 1814 - January 5, 1872 |
Walter Atwood Burleigh | 1865-1869 | republican | October 25, 1820 - March 7, 1896 |
Solomon Lewis Spink | 1869-1871 | republican | March 20, 1831 - September 22, 1881 |
Moses Kimball Armstrong | 1871-1875 | democrat | September 19, 1832 - January 11, 1906 |
Jefferson Parish Kidder | 1875-1879 | republican | June 4, 1815 - October 2, 1883 |
Granville Gaylord Bennett | 1879-1881 | republican | October 9, 1833 - June 28, 1910 |
Richard Franklin Pettigrew | 1881-1883 | republican | July 23, 1848 - October 5, 1926 |
John Baldwin Raymond | 1883-1885 | republican | December 5, 1844 - January 3, 1886 |
Oscar Sherman Gifford | 1885-1889 | republican | October 20, 1842 - January 16, 1913 |
George Arthur Mathews | 1889 | republican | June 4, 1852 - April 19, 1941 |
State of South Dakota (since 1889)
1st district
The 1st District has sent the following congressmen since 1889:
Surname | Term of office | Political party | Life dates |
---|---|---|---|
John Alfred Pickler | 1889-1897 | republican | January 24, 1844 - June 13, 1910 |
John Edward Kelley | 1897-1899 | populist | March 27, 1853 - August 5, 1941 |
Charles Henry Burke | 1899-1907 | republican | April 1, 1861 - April 7, 1944 |
Philo Hall | 1907-1909 | republican | December 31, 1865 - October 7, 1938 |
Charles Henry Burke | 1909-1913 | republican | April 1, 1861 - April 7, 1944 |
Charles Hall Dillon | 1913-1919 | republican | December 18, 1853 - September 15, 1929 |
Charles Andrew Christopherson | 1919-1933 | republican | July 23, 1871 - November 2, 1951 |
Fred Herman Hildebrandt | 1933-1939 | democrat | August 2, 1874 - January 26, 1956 |
Karl Earl Mundt | 1939-1949 | republican | June 3, 1900 - August 16, 1974 |
Harold Orrin Lovre | 1949-1957 | republican | January 30, 1904 - January 17, 1972 |
George Stanley McGovern | 1957-1961 | democrat | July 19, 1922 - October 21, 2012 |
Benjamin Reifel | 1961-1971 | republican | September 19, 1906 - January 2, 1990 |
Frank Edward Denholm | 1971-1975 | democrat | November 29, 1923 - April 7, 2016 |
Larry Lee Pressler | 1975-1979 | republican | * March 29, 1942 |
Thomas Andrew Daschle | 1979-1987 | democrat | * December 9, 1947 |
Timothy Peter Johnson | 1987-1997 | democrat | * December 28, 1946 |
John Randolph Thune | 1997-2003 | republican | * January 7, 1961 |
William John Janklow | 2003-2004 | republican | September 13, 1939 - January 12, 2012 |
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | 2004-2011 | democrat | * December 3, 1970 |
Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem | 2011-2019 | republican | * November 30, 1971 |
Dustin M. Johnson | since 2019 | republican | * September 30, 1976 |
2. District
The 2nd district existed from 1889 to 1983. Overall, the following congressmen represented him.
Surname | Term of office | Political party | Life dates |
---|---|---|---|
Oscar Sherman Gifford | 1889-1891 | republican | October 20, 1842 - January 16, 1913 |
John Rankin Gamble | 1891 | republican | January 15, 1848 - August 14, 1891 |
John Lawlor Jolley | 1891-1893 | republican | July 14, 1840 - December 14, 1926 |
William Vincent Lucas | 1893-1895 | republican | July 3, 1835 - November 10, 1921 |
Robert Jackson Gamble | 1895-1897 | republican | February 7, 1851 - September 22, 1924 |
Freeman Tulley Knowles | 1897-1899 | populist | October 10, 1846 - June 1, 1910 |
Robert Jackson Gamble | 1899-1901 | republican | February 7, 1851 - September 22, 1924 |
Wever Martin | 1901-1907 | republican | April 12, 1855 - May 22, 1932 |
William Henry Parker | 1907-1908 | Non-party | May 5, 1847 - June 26, 1908 |
Wever Martin | 1908-1913 | republican | April 12, 1855 - May 22, 1932 |
Charles Henry Burke | 1913-1915 | republican | April 1, 1861 - April 7, 1944 |
Royal Cleaves Johnson | 1915-1933 | republican | October 3, 1882 - August 2, 1939 |
Theodore B. Werner | 1933-1937 | democrat | June 2, 1892 - January 24, 1989 |
Francis Higbee Case | 1937-1951 | republican | December 9, 1896 - June 22, 1962 |
Ellis Yarnal Berry | 1951-1971 | republican | October 6, 1902 - April 1, 1999 |
James George Abouretsk | 1971-1973 | democrat | * February 24, 1931 |
James Abdnor | 1973-1981 | republican | February 13, 1923 - May 16, 2012 |
Clint Ronald Roberts | 1981-1983 | republican | January 30, 1935 - February 13, 2017 |
3. District
The 3rd District was established after the 1910 census and only existed from 1913 to 1933. It sent three congressmen.
Surname | Term of office | Political party | Life dates |
---|---|---|---|
Wever Martin | 1913-1915 | republican | April 12, 1855 - May 22, 1932 |
Harry Luther Gandy | 1915-1921 | democrat | August 13, 1881 - August 15, 1957 |
William Williamson | 1921-1933 | republican | October 7, 1875 - July 15, 1972 |
See also
- List of South Dakota Governors
- List of Lieutenant Governors of South Dakota
- List of United States Senators from South Dakota
Web links
Commons : Members of the US House of Representatives from South Dakota - collection of images, videos, and audio files