Bio of McCULLOCH, Leonard L. (b.1883), 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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Vol III, pg 488-491
LEONARD L. McCULLOCH
Leonard L. McCulloch, manager of the Minneapolis Seed Company, is numbered among
the foremost business men in this city. He was born in Fulton, New York, on the
4th of January, 1883, a son of Leonard A. and Adella (Wells) McCulloch, natives
of New York. After the death of the mother in January, 1888, Mr. McCul­loch and
his children went west and took up a homestead in South Dakota. For some time
the father followed agricultural pursuits and later retired from the farm and
entered the ministry at Bowdle, South Dakota, continuing in that service until
his demise, on the 13th of December, 1912. He was a man of high intellectual
attainments and held many important charges throughout the state, and his death
was deeply regretted not only by his family but by many friends. To the union of
Mr. and Mrs. McCulloch four sons and one daughter were born, Leonard L. being
one of twins, who were the oldest.
In the acquirement of his education Leonard L. McCulloch attended the public
schools of South Dakota and later entered the Industrial College at Ellendale,
that state. Upon the completion of his education he returned east and located in
Minneapolis, where, in February, 1901, he accepted a position as clerk for the
Wyman-Partridge Company. He was active in that capacity one year and then
resigned to become associated with the Wisconsin Central Railroad Company. He
was connected with that road until it was taken over by the Soo Line in 1910. At
that time he became associated with the Cargill Elevator Company, which is the
parent company of the Minneapolis Seed Company, of which he was made manager in
1918. Tireless energy, keen perception, a genius for devising the right thing at
the right time, joined to everyday common sense, are the chief characteristics
of Mr. McCulloch.
In Stoughton, Wisconsin, in 1910, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. McCulloch
and Miss Maud L. Norman, a daughter of Andrew Norman, and a member of an old and
honored family of Wisconsin. To their union three children have been born;
Janet, eleven years of age; Helen, six years of age; and Mary Jane aged three.
In his political views Mr. McCulloch is a republican and although he has never
sought nor desired political preferment he is active in party affairs and his
aid can always be counted upon in the furtherance of any movement for the
benefit of the community at large. Fraternally he is identified with the Masons,
holding membership in Cataract Lodge, No. 2. His religious faith is evidenced by
his membership in the Lynnhurst Congregational church. Along the line of his
business he is identified with the Wholesale Grass Seed Dealers Association and
he is a member of the Traffic Club and of the Minneapolis Curling Club. Mr.
McCulloch is fond of all outdoor sports and he spends much of his spare time in
hunting, fishing, motoring and camping.