Morris Jay Chaney (1858-1940) Biography

"Chaney, Morris J., 1858--; born in Ogle County, Illinois, October 1st; came to Wakonda, South Dakota in 1893 and engaged in the banking business; also engages in farming and stock raising and general merchandise; member, legislature, 1903, 1905; Speaker of the House in 1907 and 1909."
[Doane Robinson's Encylopedia of South Dakota, 1925, pg. 119-120]

Contributed by Juli Chaney Jarvis, Buffalo, WY

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