Nehemiah G. Ordway Biography


	This biography appears on page 939 in "History of South 
	Dakota" by Doane Robinson, Vol. I (1904) and was scanned, 
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	NEHEMIAH G. ORDWAY, seventh territorial governor of Dakota, was 
born at Warner, New Hampshire, November 10, 1828. He had for a long 
time been sergeant-at-arms of the house of representatives at 
Washington. He came to Dakota to succeed Governor Howard in June, 1880, 
and continued in office four years. At the close of his term he resided 
in North Dakota for a period, but soon returned to Washington where he 
is the owner of the Washington Market.