Jim Emery

{{Short description|American politician (1934–2021)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name =James W. Emery

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|office=Member of the South Dakota Senate for the 30th district

|term_start= Appointed December 18, 1985

|term_end= 1996

|predecessor= Jack Manke

|successor= Drue J. Vitter

|office2=Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives

|term2=1985

|birth_date = {{birth date|1934|1|24}}

|birth_place =Cheyenne Agency, South Dakota

|death_date = {{death date and age|2021|12|10|1934|1|24}}

|death_place =Rapid City, South Dakota

|party = Republican

|spouse =Elaine Faye Ritchie

|occupation=former power company manager

|residence=Custer, South Dakota

|children =one

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James William Emery (January 24, 1934 – December 10, 2021) was an American politician. He served in the South Dakota House of Representatives in 1985 and in the Senate from 1986 to 1996.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Historical_Listing/LegislatorDetail.aspx?MemberID=385|title = South Dakota Legislature}}{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U5YIAQAAMAAJ&q=James+W.+Emery+south+dakota+1934|title = Who's who Among the Sioux|last1 = Emogene Paulson|first1 = T.|last2 = Moses|first2 = Lloyd R.|year = 1988}} He is a Cheyenne River Sioux.[https://frcheraldstar.com/obituaries/3116-james-william-jim-emery James William Emery] obituary