Marie C. Ingalls (March 31, 1936 – April 15, 2023) was an American politician. She served as a Republican member of the

South Dakota House of Representatives The South Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Dakota Legislature. It consists of 70 members, two from each legislative district. Two of the state's 35 legislative districts, Districts 26 and 28, are each subdivided ...

Life and career

Ingalls was born March 31, 1936, in

Faith, South Dakota Faith is a city in the northeastern corner of Meade County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 367 at the 2020 census. The most complete ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' skeleton known, Sue, was discovered approximately northeast of Faith in ...

to Ida and Jens Peder Jensen. She attended the local school graduating in 1954 and then in 1955 marrying Dale Ingall. She worked as a teacher and became the Principal for Meade County rural schools from 1976 until 1981. Ingalls was elected to the

in 1986 as a Republican. She served in the house from 1987 to 1992. Ingalls died April 15, 2023, at the age of 87, and the flags on the

South Dakota State Capitol The South Dakota State Capitol is the state capitol building of the U.S. state of South Dakota. Housing the South Dakota State Legislature, it is located in the state capital of Pierre at 500 East Capitol Avenue. The building houses the offic ...

were flown at

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in her honor for a few days in May 2023.

References

1936 births 2023 deaths People from Faith, South Dakota Republican Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives 20th-century American women politicians 21st-century American women Women state legislators in South Dakota 20th-century members of the South Dakota Legislature {{SouthDakota-politician-stub