Samuel H. Elrod
Samuel Harrison Elrod (May 1, 1856 – July 13, 1935) was the fifth Governor of South Dakota.[1] Elrod, a Republican from Clark, South Dakota, served from 1905 to 1907.
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Sam Elrod was born in Coatesville, Indiana. He attended public school in Coatesville and graduated from DePauw University in 1882, becoming an attorney and land broker. After moving west, he served as a member of the Sioux Falls Constitutional Convention in 1883, as Clark County (Dakota Territory) Attorney in 1884, as Clark Postmaster from 1885 to 1887, as State Attorney from 1887 to 1897, and as U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs Disbursing Agent from 1892 until 1900. Elected governor four years later, he continued the policies of his predecessor-Charles Herreid-controlling political party machinery in South Dakota. Elrod did not seek reelection. Following Elrod's term as governor, he practiced law and farmed near Clark, South Dakota.
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| Preceded by Charles N. Herreid |
Governor of South Dakota 1905–1907 |
Succeeded by Coe I. Crawford |
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