Education
Born in Miller, South Dakota, she attended the public schools, graduated from the Stout Institute in Menomonie, Wisconsin, and also attended Dakota Wesleyan University and the University of Minnesota.
Born in Miller, South Dakota, she attended the public schools, graduated from the Stout Institute in Menomonie, Wisconsin, and also attended Dakota Wesleyan University and the University of Minnesota.
The Bushfields were residents of Miller. Harlan Bushfield was an attorney and Republican Party official who served as Governor of South Dakota from 1939 to 1943. Harlan Bushfield served as a United States. Senator from 1943 until his death in September, 1948.
He was not running for reelection in 1948, and the contest to succeed him was between Karl East. Mundt, the Republican nominee, and Democrat John A. Engel.
On October 6, 1948, Vera Bushfield was appointed to the Senate to temporarily fill the vacancy caused by her husband"s death. She served from October 6, 1948 until her resignation on December 26, 1948.
Vera Bushfield died in Fort Collins, Colorado on April 16, 1976. She is buried at the G.A.R. Cemetery in Miller.