Andrew Hedman Biography This biography appears on pages 1155-1156 in "History of Dakota Territory" by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. IV (1915) and was scanned, OCRed and edited by Maurice Krueger, mkrueger@iw.net. This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the SDGENWEB Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://usgwarchives.org/sd/sdfiles.htm ANDREW HEDMAN. Andrew Hedman was called to the position of county auditor by the vote of his fellow citizens in the fall of 1914 and is now capably serving in that capacity. He was born in Lac qui Parle county, Minnesota, October 25, 1887, a son of Peter and Margaret (Anderson) Hedman, both natives of Norway, the former born in 1861 and the latter in 1864. The paternal grandfather, Ola Hedman, a farmer by occupation, came to the United States and spent his last days in Minnesota. In his native country Peter Hedman was reared and married and in 1887 brought his wife to the United States, establishing their home in Minnesota. He has always made farming his life work and in 1896 he came to South Dakota, where he homesteaded. He has since sold the homestead property but has purchased other land and is still actively engaged in farming. In the community where he lives he has taken a helpful part in public affairs and has filled a number of township offices and has also served on the school board. His political allegiance is given to the republican party. Of the Lutheran church he is an active and earnest member and for several years served as one of the deacons. To him and his wife have been born eight children, Andrew, Olaf, Palma, Agnes, Julia, Ray, Maudy and Oscar, all at home with the exception of Andrew who is the eldest of the family. In the schools of Waubay Mr. Hedman pursued his education, passing through consecutive grades until graduated from the high school with the class of 1905. He afterward attended the normal school at Grand Island, Nebraska, and then entered upon the study of law. He made his initial step in business as cashier of the State Bank of Waubay, in which connection he continued for five years, after which he handled real estate until elected to his present position, that of auditor of Day county, in the fall of 1914. He has always been a republican in his political views and it was on the ticket of that party that he was elected to office. In his religious faith Mr. Hedman is a Lutheran and fraternally he is connected with the Knights of Pythias and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In the former organization he has served as keeper of the records and seal. He has some real-estate interests and is the owner of farm lands, his investments having been judiciously made, so that he derives therefrom a gratifying annual income. He is yet a young man but has already attained a success in business that many an older man might well envy. His fellow citizens recognize his enterprising spirit and his devotion to the public welfare and thus it is that he has been called to the responsible position which he is now filling, making a most creditable record by the prompt and faithful manner in which he is discharging his duties.