1. Ralph E Herseth was the 21st governor of South Dakota from January 6,1959, to January 3,1961.
13 Facts About Ralph Herseth
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Ralph Herseth was a Democrat and was the patriarch of the prominent Herseth family of South Dakota.
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Ralph Herseth's father was a Norwegian immigrant, as were his maternal grandparents.
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Ralph Herseth graduated from Columbia High School, in Brown County, South Dakota.
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Ralph Herseth attended Northern State Teachers College and North Dakota State College.
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Ralph Herseth married Lorna H Buntrock on December 23,1937, and they lived on a ranch near Houghton.
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Ralph Herseth was a Superintendent for the Civilian Conservation Corps.
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Ralph Herseth served in the South Dakota State Senate for Brown County from and.
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Ralph Herseth was only the third Democrat to hold the office of Governor of the state of South Dakota.
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Ralph Herseth was active in developing South Dakota's natural resources.
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Ralph Herseth, died from a heart attack on January 24,1969, aged 59, while visiting a friend at home in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
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Ralph Herseth had a history of heart problems, having previously suffered a heart attack in 1960.
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Ralph Herseth is interred at Houghton Cemetery, Houghton, Brown County, South Dakota US.