Lee Warne
Leland DeWayne Warne (January 1, 1922 – March 8, 2002) was an American politician and rancher from South Dakota. Born in Pierre, he received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of South Dakota before serving in the United States Army for several years, where he fought in the European theatre of World War II and received both a Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart. Warne was elected to the South Dakota Senate as a member of the Republican Party in 1952; he won re-election in 1954. He ran for the South Dakota House of Representatives in 1956, defeating the incumbent J. C. Noonan in a close race. Following his legislatorial stint, he bred horses on his ranch. In 1988, Warne was inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame. He died in Scottsdale, Arizona, in 2002 at the age of 80.
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