George Jonathan Danforth
American lawyer and politician
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| Intro | American lawyer and politician | ||||||
| Places | United States of America | ||||||
| was | Lawyer Politician | ||||||
| Work field | Law Politics | ||||||
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| Birth | 21 November 1875 | ||||||
| Death | 30 March 1952 (aged 76 years) | ||||||
| Star sign | Scorpio | ||||||
| Politics: | Republican Party | ||||||
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Biography
George Jonathan Danforth was a member of the South Dakota Senate.
Biography
Danforth was born on November 21, 1875 in Meeme, Wisconsin. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 1903, he moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. On August 21, 1907, Danforth married Nora I. Tollefson. Danforth died on March 30, 1952. He was a Congregationalist.
Career
Danforth was a member of the Senate from 1919 to 1922. Previously, he had been State's Attorney of Minnehaha County, South Dakota. In 1930 and 1938, Danforth was a candidate in the Republican primary for the United States Senate. He lost to incumbent William H. McMaster in 1930 and to John Chandler Gurney in 1938.