Loucks c. 1890.

Henry Loucks (1846–1928)[1] 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.[2] 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).[2][3] However, he lost to Arthur C. Mellette.[3]

He was also the editor of the Dakota Ruralist newspaper.[4]

One of his sons, Daniel K. Loucks, was the Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives.[5]

Bibliography

  • Government ownership of railroads and telegraph: as advocated by the National Farmers' Alliance and industrial union (1893)
  • The new monetary system as advocated by the National Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union (1895)
  • The great conspiracy of the house of Morgan and how to defeat it (1916)
  • Our Daily Bread: Must Be Freed from the Greed of Private Monopoly (1919)
  • How to restore and maintain our government bonds at par (1921)

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. 1929-03-08. p. 6. Retrieved 2022-05-29.


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