Frank E. Denholm

Franklin Edvard Denholm (November 29, 1923 – April 7, 2016) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from South Dakota.

Early life and education He was born in Scotland Township of Day County, South Dakota. He was educated in the public schools of the area, and graduated from South Dakota State University in 1956. He went on to receive his J.D. from the University of South Dakota School of Law, and continued to do post-graduate work in the field of public administration at the University of Minnesota.

Career Denholm worked as a farmer and auctioneer, and engaged in the business of interstate trucking. He was elected sheriff of Day County in 1950, serving in that capacity through 1952, and later joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1956, serving there through 1961.

Denholm was admitted to the bar in 1962 under diploma privilege. He returned to Brookings, South Dakota, to start his legal practice. During this time back in Brookings, he also served as a lecturer in economics, law, and political science at South Dakota State University.

Political career Denholm was a delegate to the South Dakota State Democratic conventions in 1950 and 1952, and later to the Democratic National Convention in 1968.

He was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1970, serving from January 3, 1971, to January 3, 1975. Denholm was defeated for reelection in 1974 by Republican Larry Pressler. He then returned to the practice of law in Brookings.

Death Denholm died in Brookings on April 7, 2016, at the age of 92.