Vera C. Bushfield

Vera Cahalan Bushfield
United States Senator from South Dakota
In office October 6, 1948 – December 26, 1948
Preceded by	Harlan J. Bushfield
Succeeded by	Karl E. Mundt
Personal details
Born	(1889-08-09)August 9, 1889 Miller, South Dakota
Died	April 16, 1976(1976-04-16) (aged 86) Fort Collins, Colorado
Political party	Republican

Vera Cahalan Bushfield (August 9, 1889 – April 16, 1976) was a U.S. Senator from South Dakota.

Biography

Born in Miller, South Dakota, she attended the public schools, graduated from the Stout Institute in Menomonie, Wisconsin and also attended Dakota Wesleyan University and the University of Minnesota.

She was appointed on October 6, 1948, as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Harlan J. Bushfield, and served from that date until her resignation on December 26, 1948. She died in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Among her other accomplishments was her sponsorship of the launch of the USS South Dakota (BB-57) on June 7, 1941 in Camden, New Jersey.

References

• Vera C. Bushfield at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States Senate
Preceded by Harlan J. Bushfield	United States Senator (Class 2) from South Dakota 1948	Succeeded by Karl Earl Mundt