3rd GOVERNOR SOUTH DAKOTA SPANISH AMERICAN WAR NATIONAL GUARD AUTOGRAPH SIGNED

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3rd GOVERNOR SOUTH DAKOTA SPANISH AMERICAN WAR NATIONAL GUARD AUTOGRAPH SIGNED :
$14.99

ANDREW ERICSON LEE

(1847 – 1934)

3rd GOVERNOROF SOUTH DAKOTA 1897-1901 DURING THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR!

Lee entered politics in1892 as a member of the Peoples\' Party in Vermillion, South Dakota; and waselected the third Governor of South Dakota in 1896 as a Republican. He wasreelected as a Fusion Party candidate in 1898. During Lee’sadministration, he focused on eliminating inefficiency and mismanagement withinState Government. A major issue he dealt with was the organization and returnof the state militia which served in the Philippines during the Spanish–AmericanWar. During the War in 1898,Governor Lee contributed from his personal fortune to outfit the South DakotaNational Guard unit that was mobilized and deployed to the Philippines, but hebecame a critic of the war when the troops remained overseas once the conflictended.

HERE\'S LEE’S AUTOGRAPH SIGNATURE ASGOVERNOR ON A PIECE BEARING THE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE SEAL!

A FINEADDITION TO YOUR SOUTH DAKOTA POLITICAL HISTORY AUTOGRAPH, MANUSCRIPT, & EPHEMERACOLLECTION!

The document card measures 6” x 3½” and is in very goodcondition.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OFTHE HONORABLE

ANDERSON E. LEE

Governor Lee struggled to enact much of his populist agenda, as thePopulists and Democrats struggled to translate a successful election allianceinto an effective governing coalition. Despite that, Lee had some successes. Asindicated above, he strongly backed the creation of the initiative andreferendum process, which voters adopted, making South Dakota the first stateto do so. He created an agency to regulate and examine insurance companies, andmade the State Railroad Commission, the precursor to today’s Public UtilitiesCommission, elected rather than appointed offices. Lee also authorizedconstruction of Northern Normal School in Aberdeen, the School for the Blind inGary, and a state hospital in Redfield.

During the Spanish-American War in 1898, Governor Lee contributed from hispersonal fortune to outfit the South Dakota National Guard unit that wasmobilized and deployed to the Philippines, but he became a critic of the warwhen the troops remained overseas once the conflict ended.

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