Eleanor Geraldine Saukerson (née Beam; March 30, 1922 – October 22, 2005) was an American politician in South Dakota. Born at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska in 1922, she attended Benson High School. She moved to

Chamberlain, South Dakota Chamberlain is a city in Brule County, South Dakota, United States. It is located on the eastern bank of the Missouri River, at the dammed section of the Lake Francis Case, close to where it is crossed by Interstate 90. The population of Chambe ...

shortly after marrying Wilbur Saukerson in 1945. She served on the local school board and the South Dakota Housing Authority. From 1966 to 1991, she was the Brule County Register of Deeds. Between 1990 and 1994, Saukerson served on the

South Dakota Senate The Senate is the upper house of the South Dakota Legislature. It consists of 35 members, one representing each legislative district; it meets at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre. Composition :''92nd Legislature (2019)'' Officers L ...

. Her husband died in June 2001. Eleanor Saukerson moved to Aberdeen in 2003, and died there on October 22, 2005.

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