AKA Merrell Quentin Sharpe

Born: 11-Jan-1888
Birthplace: Marysville, KS
Died: 22-Jan-1962
Location of death: Kennebec, SD
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Graceland Cemetery, Oacoma, SD

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Republican

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Governor of South Dakota, 1943-47

Military service: US Navy (WWI)

Father: Harvey Kay Sharpe
Mother: Anna Elton Milliken
Wife: Emily Auld (m. 11-Dec-1918, one daughter)
Daughter: Lorna Mae

    Law School: Night School of Law, Kansas City, MO
    Law School: LLB, University of South Dakota

    South Dakota Heart Association Chairman (1960-61)
    Governor of South Dakota (5-Jan-1943 to 7-Jan-1947)
    South Dakota State Official Chairman, South Dakota Code Commission (1937-39)
    Attorney General of South Dakota (1929-33)
    South Dakota State Official State's Attorney, Lyman County (1916-20)
    State Bar of South Dakota 1914

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