Arthur C. Mellette
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 128 years ago |
Date of birth | June 23,1842 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Henry County |
Indiana | |
United States | |
Date of died | May 25,1896 |
Died | Pittsburg |
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United States | |
Spouse | Margaret Wylie |
Place of burial | Mount Hope Cemetery, Watertown, South Dakota, United States |
Party | Republican Party |
Education | Indiana University Bloomington |
Indiana University Maurer School of Law | |
Previous position | Governor of South Dakota (1889–1893), Governor of the Dakota Territory (1889–1889) |
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ID | 699695 |
Arthur C. Mellette Life story
Arthur Calvin Mellette was the last Governor of Dakota Territory, the first Governor of the State of South Dakota, and an American Civil War veteran. He is the namesake of Mellette, South Dakota, and Mellette County, South Dakota.