Joe Bottum

Joe Bottum
Joe Bottum
	Francis H. Case
Succeeded by	George McGovern
27th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
	In office; January 3, 1961 – July 9, 1962
Governor	Archie M. Gubbrud
Preceded by	John F. Lindley
Succeeded by	Nils Boe
Personal details
Born	Joseph Henry Bottum; August 7, 1903; Faulkton, South Dakota, U.S.
Died	July 4, 1984 (aged 80); Rapid City, South Dakota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University of South Dakota School of Law

Joseph Henry Bottum (August 7, 1903 – July 4, 1984) was an American politician. He served as the 27th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota and as a member of the United States Senate from South Dakota.

Early life

Karl E. Mundt, and Ben Reifel

.

Bottum was born in

St. Paul, Minnesota, and later, Faulkton, South Dakota.^[2]

Career

Shortly after beginning his legal practice in

Ellis Berry

.

He was elected

Francis H. Case, Governor Gubbrud appointed him to the Senate for the remainder of Case's term; separately, the state Republican Party named him as the replacement for Case on the ballot in the 1962 election. Case faced former U.S. Congressman George McGovern

in the general election, and narrowly lost election, falling short by just 597 votes, or 0.23% of the vote.

Judicial service

The son of Joseph Henry Bottum Sr. (1853–1946), circuit judge in Faulkton, South Dakota, from 1911 to 1942,^[8] Bottum followed his father onto the court, serving from 1965 to 1980 as a South Dakota circuit judge. Among the trials over which he presided was the controversial prosecution of the Native American activist Russell Means by then-Attorney General Bill Janklow.^[9]

Death and legacy

Bottum was a resident of Rapid City, South Dakota, until his death. He is interred at Pine Lawn Cemetery in Rapid City, South Dakota.

References

^ "BOTTUM, Joseph H., (1903 - 1984)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Joe Bottum, Millard Scott Announce Candidacies for G. O. P. Governor Nomination". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, S.D. December 29, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
^ "Sharpe Wins GOP Nomination for Governor". Deadwood Pioneer-Times. Deadwood, S.D. June 9, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
^ "Nord May Be Tax Director". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, S.D. June 14, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
^ "Only Two Contests In Sight For Pennington". Rapid City Journal. Rapid City, S.D. April 3, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
^ "Officials Vote Tally Complete". Rapid City Journal. Rapid City, S.D. November 14, 1946. p. 2. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
^ "Bottum Beats Noble For State GOP Chairmanship". Mitchell Daily Republic. Mitchell, S.D. February 2, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
^ Official Fifth Circuit list of Judges
^ Edward J. Reilly, Legends of American Indian Resistance, p. 290

External links

United States Congress. "Joe Bottum (id: B000656)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Joe Bottum at Find a Grave

Party political offices
Preceded by Alex Olson	Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota 1958	Succeeded by Nils Boe
Preceded by Francis H. Case	Class 3) 1962	Succeeded by Archie M. Gubbrud
Political offices
Preceded by John F. Lindley	Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota 1961–1962	Succeeded by Nils Boe
U.S. Senate
Preceded by Francis H. Case	Karl E. Mundt	Succeeded by George McGovern

[1] "BOTTUM, Joseph H., (1903 - 1984)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 3, 2012.

[bottum_scott-2] "Joe Bottum, Millard Scott Announce Candidacies for G. O. P. Governor Nomination". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, S.D. December 29, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

[3] "Sharpe Wins GOP Nomination for Governor". Deadwood Pioneer-Times. Deadwood, S.D. June 9, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

[4] "Nord May Be Tax Director". Argus Leader. Sioux Falls, S.D. June 14, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

[5] "Only Two Contests In Sight For Pennington". Rapid City Journal. Rapid City, S.D. April 3, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

[6] "Officials Vote Tally Complete". Rapid City Journal. Rapid City, S.D. November 14, 1946. p. 2. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

[7] "Bottum Beats Noble For State GOP Chairmanship". Mitchell Daily Republic. Mitchell, S.D. February 2, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved June 10, 2021.

[8] Official Fifth Circuit list of Judges

[9] Edward J. Reilly, Legends of American Indian Resistance, p. 290

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[9]

v t e George McGovern
July 19, 1922 – October 21, 2012 United States Senator, South Dakota, 1963–1981 United States House of Representatives, 1957–1961
Political career	Director, Food for Peace World Food Programme McGovern–Fraser Commission McGovern–Hatfield Amendment United States Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program World Food Prize
Electoral history	1968 Democratic National Convention 1972 presidential campaign primaries 1972 Democratic National Convention Thomas Eagleton Sargent Shriver 1000 percent 1972 United States presidential election
Legacy	Papers and manuscripts George and Eleanor McGovern Library and Center Vote McGovern Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 (1972 articles, 1973 book) One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern (2005 film)
Other	Awards and honors Eleanor McGovern (wife)
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v t e United States senators from South Dakota
Class 2	Pettigrew Gamble Sterling McMaster Bulow H. Bushfield V. Bushfield Mundt Abourezk Pressler T. Johnson Rounds
Class 3	Moody Kyle Kittredge Crawford E. Johnson Norbeck Hitchcock Pyle Gurney Case Bottum McGovern Abdnor Daschle Thune

v t e Governors and lieutenant governors of South Dakota
Governors	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 Daugaard Noem
Lieutenant governors	Fletcher Hoffman Herreid Hindman Kean Snow McDougall Shober Byrne Abel Norbeck McMaster Gunderson Forney Covey Coyne J. Grigsby Whitney Ustrud Peterson McMurchie A. Miller S. Grigsby Terry Houck Lindley Bottum Boe Overpeck Abdnor Dougherty Wollman Hansen W. Miller Kirby Hillard Daugaard Michels Rhoden

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