Donald Clement McMurchie was an American politician who served as the 21st Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota from 1937 to 1941, firstly under Leslie Jensen and secondly under Harlan J. Bushfield, for the Republican Party.
Donald McMurchie | |
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21st Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota | |
In office 1937–1941 | |
Governor | Leslie Jensen Harlan J. Bushfield |
Preceded by | Robert Peterson |
Succeeded by | Albert C. Miller |
Personal details | |
Born | Clay County,South Dakota,United States | October 2,1896
Died | November 20,1981 85) Sioux Falls,South Dakota,United States | (aged
Political party | Republican |
McMurchie was born on October 2,1896,in Clay County,South Dakota to James Duncan McMurchie and Jane Davis. He served as Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota from 1937 to 1941 for the Republican Party. McMurchie died on November 20,1981,in Sioux Falls,South Dakota and was buried in Wakonda,South Dakota. [1] [2]
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