L. Roy Houck

L. Roy Houck (January 28, 1905 – November 2, 1992) was an American rancher and politician from the

Houck was born on January 28, 1905, on a ranch near Gettysburg, South Dakota. He graduated from Gettysburg High School^[1] and began selling life insurance. In 1925, Houck, his father, and his older brother started the Triple U Hereford Ranch, where they raised Hereford cattle. He was president of the South Dakota State Livestock Council from 1943 through 1945 and president of the South Dakota Stockgrowers Association from 1947 through 1949.^[2]

In 1948, Houck decided to run for the

In 1954, Houck ran for lieutenant governor of South Dakota.^[5] He was elected lieutenant governor and was reelected in 1956, defeating John F. Lindley. He ran for governor of South Dakota in 1958.^[6] He lost the nomination to Phil Saunders, the Attorney General of South Dakota.^[7] In the 1964 Republican Party presidential primaries, Houck organized support among South Dakota delegates for Barry Goldwater.^[8]

In 1959, Houck sold the ranch near Gettysburg due to impact from the construction of the

In 1992, Dale Lewis wrote a biography about Houck titled Roy Houck Buffalo Man.[13]

Houck married Nellie (