Carl Gunderson

Carl Gunderson
11th Governor of South Dakota
In office January 6, 1925 – January 4, 1927
Preceded by	William H. McMaster
Succeeded by	William J. Bulow
Personal details
Born	(1864-06-20)June 20, 1864 near Vermillion, South Dakota
Died	February 16, 1933(1933-02-16) (aged 68) Mitchell, South Dakota
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Gertrude Bertleson
Alma mater	University of South Dakota
Profession	Farmer

Carl Gunderson (June 20, 1864^[1] – February 16, 1933)^[2] was the 11th Governor of South Dakota. Gunderson, a Republican from Mitchell, South Dakota, served from 1925 to 1927.

Biography

Gunderson was born in a log cabin in Clay County, Dakota Territory,^[3] near Vermillion, South Dakota, and as a young man filed a claim on a homestead in Clay County, South Dakota, that remained dear to him all his life. He stated that his occupation was a farmer all his life. He attended the University of South Dakota and Cornell University. He went into the mercantile business in Vermillion. He married Gertrude Bertleson and they had four children.^[4]

Career

Gunderson served five terms in the state senate of the South Dakota Legislature, being elected in 1892, 1896, 1898, 1900, and again in 1916. Gunderson served as president pro tempore of the senate in the 1899 session and served as the 13th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota from 1921 to 1925 under Governor William H. McMaster. He was elected governor in 1924.^[5]

William J. Bulow defeated Gunderson for re-election in 1926. Gunderson received 40.3 percent of the vote and Bulow received 47.4 percent. A third party candidate and an independent received the remainder of the tally^[6] Gunderson had easily defeated Bulow in the election of 1924 by 70.2 percent of the vote to 29.8 percent.^[7]

Death

After his defeat he returned to his home in Mitchell until his death. He was buried on the tract of land that he had homesteaded,^[8] Bluff View Cemetery, Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota USA.^[9]

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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
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