Robert L. McCulloh
History of Montana,by Joaquin Miller, 1894
MONTANA GENWEB ARCHIVES 
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Robert L. McCulloh, vice-president of the Montana National 
Bank, Helena, was born in Westmoreland County, PA,
September 11, 1845. He is of Scotch-Irish descent, 
his ancestors having come to America previous to the 
Revolution,in which they were engaged on the side of 
American independence and settled in Pennsylvania. In 
that state several generations of the family were born. 
His father, Robert McCulloh, married Elizabeth W. Gleim, 
also a native of Pennsylvania. Both were members of the 
Presbyterian Church, and they and their family were people 
of prominence in the community in which they lived. They 
had four children. Robert McCuloh died when in his 
forty-third year. His good wife lived to be seventy-six. 
Robert L. McCulloh was educated in the public schools of 
St. Louis, to which place the family had moved when he 
was eight years old. When he was twenty-one he left St. 
Louis, where he had been employed since his twelfth year 
and found employment in a country store in the central 
part of the state. In 1870 he came to Montana and 
settled in Helena, where he was employed by the 
Diamond R Freight Line, E.G. Maclay and Company, 
proprietors. Colonel Broadwater was a member of the 
firm and largely interested in the business and he 
and Mr. McCulloh were warm friends. In 1879 Mr. 
McCulloh went to Ft. Assinboine, where Colonel 
Broadwater was post trader and became identified
with the business. In 1882 the Colonel retired 
from his position at the Fort and Mr. McCulloh 
was appointed post trader; and remained there as 
a member of the firm of Broadwater, McCulloh and 
Company until 1891, doing a large and lucrative 
business. He then returned to Helena and was soon 
after elected cashier of the Montana National Bank,
which position he filled until January 1893 when he 
was elected to his present office, that of vice-
president of the bank. In his will Colonel Broadwater 
named Mr. McCulloh as executor of his estate, in 
connection with Mr. Murphy,who declined to serve 
and Mr. McCulloh has performed the duties of that 
important trust. He is also one of thetrustees of 
the Montana Savings Bank. In 1873 he was married to 
Elizabeth H. Blanchard, a native of Utah, and a 
daughter of John R. Blanchard. Theironly surviving 
son, Carroll B., is now attending school at 
Faribault, Minnesota. 

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