The Day in politics, August 26th

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I'm going to try this a day or so early, so people can wish people on this list a happy birthday (at least the ones still alive). August 26th brings us a several legislative birthdays:

Craig, William D. 8-26-1849
Schultz, Peter H. 8-26-1869
McGinity, I. J. 8-26-1876
Fowler, Carl 8-26-1884
Cundill, Frank 8-26-1887
Bierwagen, M. E. 8-26-1898
Gilbertson, Marvin T. 8-26-1906
Johnson, Roy M. 8-26-1908
Tubbs, W. A. 'Bill' 8-26-1912
Haley, Patrick E. 'Pat' 8-26-1949
Deadrick, Thomas J. 8-26-1952

And you can click on their names for some info on when and how they served. (Courtesy of the LRC.)

For some some reason, Bill Tubbs always called me "Haps." Those of you familiar with my true identity will find this as odd as I always did. Despite that, I always thouht he was a decent guy. Bill passed away on October 30, 1994.

Otherwise, one of our birthday boys is returning House member Democrat Pat Haley. The other one who's still alive and kicking is Republican House Speaker Pro Tem Tom Deadrick.

So, happy birthday greetings from the SD War College. (My own is coming up in exactly 2 months from today, and I'll be thirty-odd-something-or another... nevermind).

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