Clair Roddewig

Clair M. Roddewig (April 18, 1903 – February 24, 1975) was an American attorney and the 14th Attorney General of South Dakota.

Early life and education Roddewig grew up in Newcastle, Nebraska. In 1938, he was defeated for reelection by Republican nominee Leo A. Temmey, losing by a margin of 7.6 points. In 1970, Daley appointed Roddewig to serve on the Chicago Transit Authority Board. He was serving on the transit board the time of his death.

While living in Chicago, Roddewig served on the Citizens Board of the University of Chicago and the advisory committee of the Illinois Board of Higher Education. He also served on the board of Catholic Charities of Chicago. He was a trustee of the John Marshall Law School (of which he was an alumni, receiving a J.D. degree in 1947), as well as a trustee of both of DePaul University (which gave him an honorary L.L. D. in 1963) and of St. Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Roddenwig died on February 24, 1975, at the age of 72 while at the residence of one of his daughters in the Chicago suburb of Hinsdale, Illinois.