Henry Loucks

Loucks c. 1890.

Henry Loucks (1846–1928) was a newspaper editor and politician in the Dakota Territory, United States.

Biography

Henry Langford Loucks was born in Canada of Luxembourger-German and Irish immigrants. In 1890, he was nominated by members of the Farmers' Alliance as candidate for governor of South Dakota for the Independent Party, a precursor to the People's Party (United States). However, he lost to Arthur C. Mellette.

He was also the editor of the Dakota Ruralist newspaper.

One of his sons, Daniel K. Loucks, was the Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives.

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ Loucks, Henry Langford (1975). "Great conspiracy of the house of Morgan and how to defeat it Henry L. Loucks".
  2. 1 2 Frank Van Nuys, 'Immigrants and Politics in South Dakota, 1861-1930', in The Plains Political Tradition: Essays on South Dakota Political Culture (eds. Jon K. Lauck, John E. Miller, Donald C. Simmons, Jr.), Pierre, South Dakota: South Dakota State Historical Society Press, 2011, p. 49
  3. 1 2 Steven L. Piott, Giving voters a voice: the origins of the initiative and referendum in America, University of Missouri Press, 2003, pp. 21-22
  4. ↑ David J. Wishart, Encyclopedia of the Great Plains, University of Nebraska Press, 2004, p. 683
  5. ↑ "The Loucks Room". Argus Leader. March 8, 1929. p. 6. Retrieved May 29, 2022.