“Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr.”
(Note: any text in italics has been taken from the official SDSHS records.)
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38th Vice President And U.S. Senator
Hubert H. Humphrey, Jr., was born on May 27, 1911 at Wallace, South Dakota, one mile south of this marker. In 1915 the Humphrey family moved to Doland, fifty miles to the southwest.
After graduating from Doland High School, he attended the University of Minnesota, the Denver School of Pharmacy, and Louisiana State University.
He was elected mayor of Minneapolis in 1945 and again in 1947. In 1948 he became the first Democrat ever elected to the United States Senate by the voters of Minnesota, a seat which he has held for five terms. His knowledge, tact, and warm personality caused his colleagues to elect him majority whip. He was nominated for vice-president of the United States at the request of President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. The democratic ticket won by a landslide of 486 to 52 electoral votes. He gained early recognition as a champion of civil rights, conservation programs, and federal medical insurance through Social Security, and was considered a spokesman for the working man.
Hubert H. Humphrey, Jr., and Muriel Fay Buck were married on September 3, 1936. To that union four children were born: Nancy Fay, Hubert H. III, Robert Andrew, and Douglas Sannes. Senator Humphrey became a legend in American politics based on his love for the nation and its people which he translated into action. He died on January 13, 1978.
Erected 1978 by S.D. Dept. Transportation and the S.D. State Historical Society
Location
Codington County, Hwy 20 - 1 mile north of Wallace (reported missing July 2017)