Marie C. Ingalls

Marie C. Ingalls
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives
In office
1987–1992
Personal details
Born(1936-03-31)March 31, 1936
Faith, South Dakota, U.S.
DiedApril 15, 2023(2023-04-15) (aged 87)
Political partyRepublican

Marie C. Ingalls (March 31, 1936 – April 15, 2023) was an American politician. She served as a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives.[1]

Life and career

Ingalls was born March 31, 1936, in Faith, South Dakota to Ida and Jens Peder Jensen.[2][3] She attended the local school graduating in 1954 and then in 1955 marrying Dale Ingall.[3] She worked as a teacher and became the Principal for Meade County rural schools from 1976 until 1981.[3]

Ingalls was elected to the South Dakota House of Representatives in 1986 as a Republican.[4] She served in the house from 1987 to 1992.[1]

Ingalls died April 15, 2023, at the age of 87,[3] and the flags on the South Dakota State Capitol were flown at half-mast in her honor for a few days in May 2023.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Marie C. Ingalls". South Dakota Legislature. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  2. ^ South Dakota Legislative Manual, State Publishing Company, 1989, p. 50
  3. ^ a b c d "Marie Cecilie Ingalls". Evanson Jensen Funeral Homes. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  4. ^ "House of Representatives". Argus-Leader. 11 January 1987. p. 22. Retrieved 28 October 2023. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Flags at Half-Staff at State Capitol in Honor of Former State Representative Marie C. Ingalls - News". news.sd.gov. Retrieved 28 October 2023.


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