Bio of FLOYD, Milton A., Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
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MILTON A. FLOYD - Vol III, pg 428, 429
Milton A. Floyd, a contractor of Minneapolis, with more than a local reputation,
has inherited and continued the contracting and building business begun in this
city by his father, the late Joseph Floyd, more than half a century ago. The
father was born in England and emigrated to Toronto, Canada, where he engaged in
the contracting and building business. He was an ardent sportsman and used to
come west to Minnesota on hunting expeditions. It was as the result of these
vacation journeys that he became interested in the development of Minneapolis
and finally decided to locate here. In 1871 he established his business in this
city, where he erected a number of well known public buildings, among them the
old Washington school, the old Grammar school and the old Calhoun school. During
the latter part of his career his son, Milton A. Floyd, was associated with him,
and continued the work after his death. Joseph Floyd was a stanch republican and
took an active interest in politics. He was a member of the Baptist church and
also a Mason, being one of the oldest members of Minneapolis Lodge, A. F. & A.
M., and a Knight Templar, holding mem­bership in Darius Commandery of this city.
Joseph Floyd married Ann Dean, and their son, Milton A., was born in
Minneapolis. Here he received his elementary education in the public schools and
graduated from North high school, following which he went to Chicago to attend
the Armour Technical Institute. Upon the completion of his higher education the
young man returned to Minneapolis to Join his father in the contracting and
building business. He is now the head of a very prosperous establishment that is
known throughout the state. Mr. Floyd specializes in the erection of
schoolhouses and has put up twenty-four such structures outside of the Twin
cities. While he has done some work in Minneapolis, he considers his most
important accomplishments the buildings he has erected elsewhere. As the result
of this experience he has become a recognized authority on the construction of
school buildings and as such is conducting a large and profitable business. His
payroll numbers from seventy-five to two hundred men, according to the season
and the condition of the general building trade.
Mr. Floyd married Miss Marcella Didier, and they have one son, Lawrence. Mr.
Floyd is a member of the First Baptist church of this city and is a Mason, in
which order he has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite. He
belongs to Minneapolis Lodge, No. 19, A. F. & A. M.; the Minneapolis Consistory;
and Zuhrah Temple of the Mystic Shrine. He is also affiliated with the Elks. In
the public welfare of the city he takes an active interest as a member of the
Citizens' Alliance and the Civic & Commerce Association, while socially he is
identified with the Minneapolis Athletic Club.