I’ve got a mint one. That’s not an easy find. Good addition
Pat or Lee, Do any of you have one of US Senator James H. Kyle from Aberdeen? He was one of the main sponsors for Labor Day becoming a national holiday.
I don’t. Lee?
I’ll check. I’ve not heard of him having a pin
Kyle was a US Senator from 1891 to 1901 – which was before the direct election of US Senators, which didn’t start until the election of 1914 (Charles Burke of Pierre won), after the ratification of the 17th Amendment to the US Constitution in 1913
so no pins
I thought Edwin Johnson, a Democrat, won in 1914….?
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I’ve got a mint one. That’s not an easy find. Good addition
Pat or Lee, Do any of you have one of US Senator James H. Kyle from Aberdeen? He was one of the main sponsors for Labor Day becoming a national holiday.
I don’t. Lee?
I’ll check. I’ve not heard of him having a pin
Kyle was a US Senator from 1891 to 1901 – which was before the direct election of US Senators, which didn’t start until the election of 1914 (Charles Burke of Pierre won), after the ratification of the 17th Amendment to the US Constitution in 1913
so no pins
I thought Edwin Johnson, a Democrat, won in 1914….?