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This Big Day in S.D. History: Gov. Berry Dies

tom berryFormer Governor Tom Berry (D) died in Sioux Falls, SD on October 30, 1951.  He was one of the few Democrats to serve as governor.  He served from 1933-1937 during the heart of the Great Depression.  

Sources: http://www.netstate.com/states/government/sd_formergov.htm    http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berry.html    http://www.sdhistory.org/arc/Governors/berry.htm 

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Posted on Saturday, October 29, 2005 by Registered CommenterTodd Epp in | Comments4 Comments

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Todd i presume this guy used horses and a model a to get around, Not much upkeep like we hav today on that big airplane,By the way gov can you fly me up to the vikes game the end of nov.
October 29, 2005 | Unregistered Commentercommander jr
Well, our current governor of the ostentatious lifestyle managed to get rid of one of the last reminders of the Hoover Depression and the Roosevelt Recovery by getting the old Mansion moved away and converted to a commercial establishent.

Too bad some rich Democrat didn't get behind converting it to a museum on the New Deal in South Dakota.
October 30, 2005 | Unregistered CommenterDoug Wiken
Governor Berry also presided over a Legislature that was dominated in both chambers by Democrats--the only 4 years that Democrats ran both chambers.

Gov. Berry was big on reducing spending, and passing an income tax.

South Dakota has been a 1 party state since 1889!

Republicans running South Dakota for the next 116 years?

Surely YOU can dream bigger than that, right?
November 12, 2005 | Unregistered CommenterAlex Martin

Bernie Hunhoff, once candidate for governor himself, told this story about Tom Berry. While campaigning for governor, Berry arrived at a ranch and there was no flatbed hay wagon for a podium so the farmer cranked up his F-10 Farmall and scooped together some hay and manure from the cowyard to make a platform.
Berry climbed up on top of the pile, held his nose and winced, and commented, “This is the first time I’ve ever been asked to speak on a Republican platform!”

In town for a big convention, his opponent signed a Hot Springs hotel register "Jensen and Chauffeur." Right behind him, Democratic candidate Berry signed "Tom Berry and suitcase."

September 20, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterCountry Grandma

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