Francis H. Case

ABOUT FRANCIS H. CASE

Republican politician who served for 25 years as a member of the United States Congress from South Dakota.

He served in the United States Marine Corps during World War I and later worked as a newspaper editor.

He left the House of Representatives to become a US Senator in 1951 and died while in office eleven years later.

His father was a Reverend and Lake Francis Case, along the Missouri River, is named after him.

George McGovern is another prominent South Dakotan politician who served in both the Senate and the House.