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Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives
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DENHOLM, Frank Edward, a Representative from South Dakota; born in Scotland Township, Day
County, S.Dak., November 29, 1923; educated in public schools; B.S., South
Dakota State University, Brookings, S.Dak., 1956; J.D., University of South
Dakota, Vermillion, S.Dak., 1962; post-graduate work, public administration,
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.; farmer; auctioneer; engaged in the
business of interstate truck transportation, 1945-1953; elected sheriff, Day
County (S.Dak.), 1950-1952; agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1956-1961;
admitted to the South Dakota bar in 1962 and commenced practice in Brookings;
corporate counsel for cities of Brookings, Volga, and White, 1962-1971;
lecturer in economics, law, and political science at South Dakota State
University, 1962-1966; delegate to South Dakota State Democratic conventions,
1950-1952; delegate to Democratic National Convention, 1968; elected as a
Democrat to the Ninety-second and to the Ninety-third Congresses (January 3,
1971-January 3, 1975); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1974 to the
Ninety-fourth Congress; resumed the practice of law; died on April 7, 2016, in
Brookings, S.Dak.
BibliographyRalph Nader Congress Project.
Citizens Look at Congress: Frank E. Denholm, Democratic Representative
from South Dakota. Washington, D. C.: Grossman Publishers,
1972.
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