Background
Masten, Samuel William was born on July 27, 1915 in Nemo, South Dakota, United States. Son of James V. and Edna (VanHorn) Masten.
Masten, Samuel William was born on July 27, 1915 in Nemo, South Dakota, United States. Son of James V. and Edna (VanHorn) Masten.
Student South Dakot School Mines, 1933, U. Wyoming, 1940. Juris Doctor magna cum laude, U. South Dakot, 1946.
Admitted to South Dakot bar, 1946, practiced in Canton.
Member South Dakot Court Study Commission, 1962-1963. Served with United States Army Air Force, 1941-1942. Member American College Trial Lawyers, American Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governors 1968-1980), American Judicature Society, (director 1967-1970), American Bar Association (member house delegations 1973-1980), State Bar South Dakot (president 1965), International Academy Trial Lawyers, International Society Barristers, Delta Theta Phi.
Mason (Shriner).
Married Kathryn Kaltsulas, December 29, 1944. Children: Jeffrey, Stephanie, Mary, Allison, Monte.