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Charles H. Sheldon (September 12, 1840 – October 20, 1898) was the second Governor of South Dakota. September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Notes 1Mellette was the final governor of the Dakota Territory. ... Official language(s) English Capital Pierre Largest city Sioux Falls Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 17th 199,905 kmÂ² 340 km 610 km 1. ...

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Charles H. Sheldon was born in Lamoille County, Vermont, the third of four children of Gresham and Mary (Brown) Sheldon. After the death of his father in 1844, Sheldon worked as a farm laborer from the ages of twelve to eighteen; and then, he worked at a store. He joined the abolitionist movement. On November 23, 1861, Sheldon joined Company E of the Seventh Infantry Regiment of the Vermont Volunteers and then entered active service in 1862 as a sergeant at Rutland, Vermont. On July 13, 1865, he became a captain and was then mustered out at Brownsville, Texas. Sheldon's last year in the military was spent on the western frontier. After leaving the Army, Sheldon entered the mercantile business in Pope County, Illinois. Lamoille County is a county located in the state of Vermont. ... Official language(s) None Capital Montpelier Largest city Burlington Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 43rd 24,923 kmÂ² 130 km 260 km 3. ... 1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Rutland, Vermont Rutland is a town located in Rutland County, Vermont. ... July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Brownsville is a city located in Cameron County, Texas, United States. ... Official language(s) None. ... Pope County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 25th 149,998 kmÂ² 340 km 629 km 4. ...

After spending his last year in Illinois at Chicago, Charles Sheldon moved to Groton in Brown County, Dakota Territory because of the health of his son, James. Doctors had told Sheldon that only a northern climate could help his son, who was suffering from malaria. Sheldon settled on government land and became a farmer. Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Official website: http://egov. ... Groton is a city located in Brown County, South Dakota. ... Brown County is a county located in the state of South Dakota. ... Dakota Territory was the name of the northernmost part of the Louisiana Purchase of the United States. ...

Charles Sheldon entered politics in 1886, when he represented the twelfth legislative district in the Territorial Legislature. He represented Day, Roberts, Grant, and Codington Counties; and, this continued until 1887. In 1890, Sheldon was chairman of the Day County delegation at the state Republican convention in Mitchell, South Dakota. At the state Republican convention in 1892, Sheldon was nominated for Governor. In the general election, he beat both A. L. Van Osdel (the Independent candidate) and Peter Couchman (the Democratic Candidate). 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Day County is a county located in the state of South Dakota. ... Roberts County is a county located in the state of South Dakota. ... Grant County is a county located in the state of South Dakota. ... Codington County is a county located in the state of South Dakota. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... Mitchell is a city located in Davison County, South Dakota. ... 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1897, Sheldon retired to his farm near Pierpont. He went on a speaking tour for the Republicans during the 1898 election campaign but fell ill as a result of a cold. Sheldon gave his last speech at Deadwood on October 15, 1898 and died of pneumonia five days later, with his wife and son at his bedside. He was buried at the Pierpont Cemetery. 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Pierpont is a town located in Day County, South Dakota. ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A photograph of Deadwood in 1876. ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Arthur C. Mellette (June 25, 1842 â€“ May 25, 1896) was the last Governor of the Dakota Territory and was the first Governor of South Dakota of the state of South Dakota. ... Governors of South Dakota Arthur C. Mellette Republican 1889-1893 Charles H. Sheldon Republican 1893-1897 Andrew E. Lee Populist 1897-1901 Charles N. Herreid Republican 1901-1905 Samuel H. Elrod Republican 1905-1907 Coe I. Crawford Republican 1907-1909 Robert S. Vessey Republican 1909-1913 Frank M. Byrne Republican... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Andrew E. Lee (March 18, 1847 â€“ March 19, 1934) was an American politician and a businessman. ...

Categories: 1840 births | 1898 deaths | Governors of South Dakota | People from Vermont | People from Illinois | People from South Dakota | South Dakota politicians Notes 1Mellette was the final governor of the Dakota Territory. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Dakota. ... Arthur C. Mellette (June 25, 1842 â€“ May 25, 1896) was the last Governor of the Dakota Territory and was the first Governor of South Dakota of the state of South Dakota. ... Andrew E. Lee (March 18, 1847 â€“ March 19, 1934) was an American politician and a businessman. ... Peter Norbeck (August 27, 1870 â€“ December 20, 1936) served as a South Dakota State Senator from Spink County, as Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, as the nineth Governor of South Dakota, and as United States Senator. ... William McMaster William Henry McMaster (May 10, 1877 â€“ September 14, 1968) was the last Progressive Governor of South Dakota, serving from 1921 until 1925, and also a United States Senator from that state. ... Carl Gunderson (b. ... William J. Bulow (January 13, 1869 â€“ February 26, 1960) was an American politician and a lawyer. ... Tom Berry (b. ... Joseph Jacob Joe Foss (April 17, 1915 â€“ January 1, 2003) was an American politician, an ace fighter pilot, and a recipient of the Medal of Honor in 1943. ... Ralph Herseth (July 2, 1909 – July 24, 1969) was the Democratic Governor of the U.S. state of South Dakota from 1959 to 1961. ... Archie M. Gubbrud (December 31, 1910 â€“ April 26, 1987) was the twenty-second Governor of South Dakota. ... Nils Andreas Boe (September 10, 1913–July 30, 1992) was an American politician who served as the Republican Governor of South Dakota from 1965 to 1969. ... Richard Francis Kneip (January 7, 1933–March 9, 1987) was the governor of the U.S. state of South Dakota from 1971 until 1978. ... William John Bill Janklow (born September 13, 1939), American politician with the Republican Party, was a four-term Governor of South Dakota and briefly a member of the United States House of Representatives. ... George Speaker Mickelson (January 31, 1941â€“April 19, 1993) was the Republican governor of the U.S. state of South Dakota from 1987 until his death in a plane crash in April 1993. ... Walter Dale Miller (born October 5, 1925), U.S. politician, He served as Governor of South Dakota from 1993 to 1995, having succeeded to office upon the death of George S. Mickelson. ... William John Bill Janklow (born September 13, 1939), American politician with the Republican Party, was a four-term Governor of South Dakota and briefly a member of the United States House of Representatives. ... Marion Michael Mike Rounds (born October 24, 1954) is an American politician. ...

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