where he managed two large farms and spent the rest of his life. Nehemiah G. Ordway is the namesake of the community of Ordway, South Dakota. References Sources Nehemiah Ordway's biography at the Historical Society of North Dakota website Profile of Nehemiah Ordway at the [South Dakota Historical Society website] |- 1828 births 1909 deaths 19th-century American politicians Governors of Dakota Territory New Hampshire state senators People from Warner, New Hampshire Sergeants at Arms of the United States House of Representatives