Charles N. Herreid

Charles Nelson Herreid (October 20, 1857 – July 6, 1928) was the fourth Governor of South Dakota.

Biography

Charles Herreid was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He attended Galesville University in Wisconsin from 1874 to 1878 and the University of Wisconsin from 1880 to 1882. He moved to Dakota Territory in 1882, where he served as a McPherson County Court judge from 1888 to 1891 and Lieutenant Governor of the new State of South Dakota from 1892 to 1896. He chaired the Republican State Central Committee from 1898 until 1900, when he was elected governor. During Herreid's first gubernatorial term, efforts were made to reform the state's penal code, and a reduction in railroad rates helped ease the plight of farmers. During his second term, big business interests were brought under control, as was the power of political machines. Herreid declined to run for a third term, returning to his law practice in Aberdeen, South Dakota. In addition to his political activism and engagement in the practice of law, during his lifetime Herreid was director of the Western Mutual Life Insurance Company, president of Citizens Trust and Savings Bank, Federal Food Administrator for South Dakota, chairman of the South Dakota Military Training Camps Association, trustee of the University of Wisconsin, and a member of the Board of Regents for Education for South Dakota. He also served as a member of the South Dakota committee of the Red Cross. Herreid, a Republican from Eureka, South Dakota, served from 1901 to 1905. He had previously served as Lieutenant Governor from 1893 to 1897. Governor Charles Herreid worked for growth in state schools, Indian care and the development of good roads during his term as governor. He died in Aberdeen, South Dakota.^[1][2]

Notes

1. ^ http://www.sdhistory.org/arc/Governors/herreid.htm
2. ^ http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hermann-herrero.html

Political offices
Preceded by George H. Hoffman	Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota 1893–1897	Succeeded by Daniel T. Hindman
Preceded by Andrew E. Lee	Governor of South Dakota 1901–1905	Succeeded by Samuel H. Elrod

Persondata
Name	Herreid, Charles N.
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	October 20, 1857
Place of birth
Date of death	July 6, 1928
Place of death