9 4 3 ) ▁was ▁president ▁pro ▁temp ore ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁Senate ▁and ▁speaker ▁pro ▁temp ore ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Dak ota ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁ ▁Biography ▁A ms den ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁in ▁Jan es ville , ▁Wisconsin . ▁He ▁attended ▁Car leton ▁College . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁A ms den ▁married ▁Lo is ▁L . ▁Mort on . ▁They ▁had ▁two ▁children ▁before ▁her ▁death ▁from ▁t uber cul osis ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁On ▁July ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁he ▁married ▁Julia ▁Smith . ▁They ▁had ▁four ▁children ▁before ▁her ▁death ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁A ms den ▁died ▁on ▁August ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁in ▁Mil bank , ▁South ▁Dak ota . ▁ ▁Career ▁From ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁A ms den ▁was ▁Super int endent ▁of ▁School s ▁of ▁Grant ▁County , ▁South ▁Dak ota . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁twice ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Senate . ▁First , ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁and ▁second ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁serving ▁as ▁President ▁pro ▁temp ore ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2