Jolley, John L
soldier, state senator, congressman, was born July 14, 1840, in Montreal, Quebec. In 1862 he entered the army as a private, and was mustered out as second lieutenant in 1865. He was elected a member of the Dakota house of representatives in 1867, and re-elected in 1868. He was a member of the Dakota territorial council in 1875 and 1881; was elected state senator in 1889, and reelected in 1890. He was nominated by the republican convention at Aberdeen, S. D., Sept. 29, 1891, for member of congress to fill a vacancy.