Harlan J. Bushfield
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Harlan J. Bushfield (August 6, 1882 - September 27, 1948) was a politician from South Dakota. He was born in Atlantic, Iowa in 1882. He moved with his family to South Dakota in 1883, and attended the public schools in Miller, South Dakota. He graduated from Dakota Wesleyan University in 1901, and from the law school of the University of Minnesota in 1904. He was admitted to the bar that same year and returned to Miller to practice.
He was elected the Republican Governor of South Dakota in 1939, and completed his term in 1942. In 1942, he ran for the United States Senate and won, serving from 1943 to his death in Miller, South Dakota, in 1948. His term was completed by his wife Vera C. Bushfield.
This article incorporates facts obtained from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
| Preceded by Leslie Jensen |
Governor of South Dakota 1939–1943 |
Succeeded by Merrill Q. Sharpe |
| Preceded by William J. Bulow |
United States Senator (Class 2) from South Dakota 1943–1948 |
Succeeded by Vera C. Bushfield |
| Governors of South Dakota |  |
|---|---|
| Mellette • Sheldon • Lee • Herreid • Elrod • Crawford • Vessey • Byrne • Norbeck • McMaster • Gunderson • Bulow • Green • Berry • Jensen • Bushfield • Sharpe • G.T. Mickelson • Anderson • Foss • Herseth • Gubbrud • Boe • Farrar • Kneip • Wollman • Janklow • G.S. Mickelson • Miller • Janklow • Rounds |
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