Orator Henry LaCraft
Orator Henry LaCraft (August 13, 1850 – July 25, 1940) was a member of the South Dakota Senate.
Biography
[edit]LaCraft was born on August 13, 1850, in Farmington, Washington County, Wisconsin.[1] He was a direct descendant of pilgrims that journeyed to the continent on the Mayflower.
On April 16, 1873, LaCraft married Charlotte R. Haviland. They had two children before her death on July 17, 1883. LaCraft later married Clara M. Smith on February 25, 1885. They had five children.
Career
[edit]LaCraft was a member of the Senate from 1901 to 1904. Additionally, he was a justice of the peace, as well as Postmaster of Clark, South Dakota, and a member of the Clark Board of Education. He was a Republican.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Orator Henry LaCraft Biography". History of South Dakota. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
- ^ "LaCraft, O. H." Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- People from Washington County, Wisconsin
- People from Clark, South Dakota
- Republican Party South Dakota state senators
- South Dakota postmasters
- School board members in South Dakota
- American justices of the peace
- 1850 births
- 1940 deaths
- American people of English descent
- 20th-century members of the South Dakota Legislature