Peter Norbeck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Peter Norbeck

American politician

Date of Birth: 27-Aug-1870

Place of Birth: Vermillion, South Dakota, United States

Date of Death: 20-Dec-1936

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Peter Norbeck (August 27, 1870 – December 20, 1936) was an American politician from South Dakota.
After serving one term as the ninth Governor of South Dakota, Norbeck was elected to three consecutive terms as a United States Senator.
Norbeck was the first native-born Governor of South Dakota to serve in office, and the first native-born U.S.
Senator from South Dakota.
(Norbeck was born in the portion of the Dakota Territory that would later become the state of South Dakota).
He is best remembered as "Mount Rushmore's great political patron", for promoting the construction of the giant sculpture at Mount Rushmore and securing federal funding for it.