Edna Sieh | |
|---|---|
| Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 29th district | |
| In office October 20, 1986 – January 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Harold Sieh |
| Succeeded by | Albert Schramm |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edna Fuhrman (1912-04-12)April 12, 1912 |
| Died | December 12, 2014(2014-12-12) (aged 102) |
| Party | Republican |
Edna Sieh (née Fuhrman, April 12, 1912 – December 12, 2014) was an American politician who served in the South Dakota House of Representatives as a Republican.
Biography
[edit]Sieh was born on April 12, 1912, in Herrick, South Dakota. She married her husband Harold Sieh, who would also go on to become a state representative, on June 9, 1934. Sieh worked as a teacher in Gregory County, South Dakota.[1]
Harold died on September 9, 1986.[1] Edna Sieh was appointed to replace her husband in the House of Representatives by Governor Bill Janklow on October 20, 1986.[2] She represented the 29th district.[3] Because it was too close to the election to remove Harold Sieh's name from the ballot, she was not listed on the ballot for the November 4 election, and was consequently not re-elected.[4]
Sieh died on December 12, 2014, in Winner, South Dakota. She was 102.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b South Dakota Legislative Research Council. Biographical Directory of the South Dakota Legislature 1889-1989 (L-Z). Vol. 2. p. 387. Retrieved May 14, 2026.
- ^ South Dakota Legislature. "Edna Sieh". Retrieved May 14, 2026.
- ^ "Janklow appoints Edna Sieh to finish late husband's term". Rapid City Journal. October 21, 1986. p. 12. Retrieved May 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Woster, Terry (January 16, 1988). "Lawmaker put lasting mark on Legislature". Argus-Leader. p. 17. Retrieved May 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Obituary for Edna Sieh". Mitchell Republic. December 15, 2014. p. 6. Retrieved May 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1912 births
- 2014 deaths
- American women centenarians
- 20th-century members of the South Dakota Legislature
- Republican Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives
- Women state legislators in South Dakota
- People from Gregory County, South Dakota
- Schoolteachers from South Dakota
- 20th-century American women politicians