Robert J. Gamble
Robert Jackson Gamble | |
|---|---|
| United States Senator from South Dakota | |
| In office March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Richard F. Pettigrew |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Sterling |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Dakota's at-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 | |
| Preceded by | Freeman T. Knowles |
| Succeeded by | Eben W. Martin |
| In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | |
| Preceded by | William V. Lucas |
| Succeeded by | Freeman T. Knowles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 7, 1851 Genesee County, New York |
| Died | September 22, 1924 (aged 73) Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Political party | Republican |
Robert Jackson Gamble (February 7, 1851 – September 22, 1924) was a U.S. Representative and Senator from South Dakota. He was the father of Ralph Abernethy Gamble and brother of John Rankin Gamble, members of South Dakota's prominent Gamble family.
Contents
- 1 Early life
- 2 Start of career
- 3 U.S. Senator
- 4 Later life
- 5 Death and burial
- 6 Honors
- 7 Family
- 8 References
- 9 Sources
- 10 External links
Early life
Gamble was born in Genesee County, near Akron, New York, the son of Robert Gamble and Jennie (Abernethy) Gamble.[1] In 1862, he moved with his parents to Fox Lake, Wisconsin.[1] In 1874, he graduated from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin with a bachelor of science degree, and he later received his master of science from Lawrence.[1][2] While attending college, Gamble taught school in the summer to pay his tuition.[2] After graduating, he studied law with the Milwaukee firm of Jenkins, Elliot & Wheeler, and was admitted to the bar in 1875.[2] He moved to Yankton in the portion of the Dakota Territory which later became South Dakota.[2]
Start of career
A Republican, he became a district attorney for the second judicial district of the Territory of Dakota in 1880, and was Yankton's city attorney in 1881 and 1882.[2] He served on the Territorial Council in 1885.[2] In 1894 he was elected to Seat B, one of South Dakota's two at-large seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, and he served in the Fifty-fourth Congress.[2] He ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 1896, but was again elected to Seat B in 1898, and served in the Fifty-sixth Congress.[2] During the Fifty-sixth Congress, he became the chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Expenditures on the Public Buildings.[3]
U.S. Senator
In 1901, Gamble was elected to the United States Senate.[2] Re-elected in 1906, he served until March 1913, after being an unsuccessful candidate for renomination.[2] During his senate career, he was chairman of the: Committee on Indian Depredations (57th Congress); Committee on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (58th to 60th Congresses); Committee on Indian Affairs (62nd Congress); and Committee on Enrolled Bills (64th Congress).[3]
Later life
In 1915, Gamble moved to Sioux Falls and resumed the practice of law.[3] From 1916 to 1924 he served as a referee in bankruptcy for the southern district of South Dakota. He was a member of the National Executive Committee of the League to Enforce Peace.[3]
Death and burial
Gamble died in Sioux Falls, and was buried at Yankton City Cemetery in Yankton.[3]
Honors
In 1909, Lawrence University awarded Gamble the honorary degree of LL.D.[1]
Family
In 1884, Gamble married Carrie S. Osborne of Portage, Wisconsin.[1] They were the parents of two sons, Ralph and George.[1]
References
Sources
Books
- Coursey, Oscar William (1913). Who's Who in South Dakota
. I. Mitchell, SD: Educator School Supply Co. - Lawrence College (1918). Lawrence College Alumni Record, 1857-1915 . Appleton, WI: Post Publishing Company.
- United States Congress (2005). Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005 . Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. ISBN 978-0-16-073176-1.
External links
- United States Congress. "Robert J. Gamble (id: G000032)" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Robert J. Gamble at Find a Grave
- Gamble Family at The Political Graveyard
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by William V. Lucas |
South Dakota's at-large congressional district 1895–1897 |
Succeeded by Freeman T. Knowles |
| Preceded by Freeman T. Knowles |
South Dakota's at-large congressional district 1899–1901 |
Succeeded by Eben W. Martin |
| U.S. Senate | ||
| Preceded by Richard F. Pettigrew |
United States Senator (Class 2) from South Dakota 1901–1913 |
Succeeded by Thomas Sterling |
Categories: Members of the Dakota Territorial Legislature | 19th-century American politicians | Members of the United States House of Representatives from South Dakota | United States senators from South Dakota | South Dakota lawyers | People from Fox Lake, Wisconsin | Politicians from Sioux Falls, South Dakota | People from Genesee County, New York | Lawrence University alumni | District attorneys in South Dakota | 1851 births | 1924 deaths | Republican Party United States senators | South Dakota Republicans | Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives | People from Akron, New York
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