John S.M. Neill
History of Montana,by Joaquin Miller, 1894
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John S.M. Neill, real estate dealer, Helena, Montana and 
Surveryor General of Montana, was born at St. Paul, 
Minneosta, March 25, 1860 and removed with his parents 
to Philadelphia when two years of age, and during the 
war removed to Washington, D.C. In 1869 he accompanied 
his parents to Dublin Ireland, his father Edward D. Neill, 
being appointed Consul at that point by President Grant. 
During his residence of three years on the Emerald Isle 
he attended grammar schools of Dublin and returning to 
America entered the schools of Minneapolis, graduating 
at the high school in 1877, and afterward attending 
Delaware College at Newark, Delaware, where in 1881 
he graduated with the degree of B.A. He then went to 
Washington, D.C. and entered the Columbia Law 
University, remaining there until the spring of 
1883 when he came to Montana, locating in Helena, 
where he became bookkeeper for his brother who was 
engaged in the lumber business. He afterward acted 
as business manager of the Helena Independent. 
Next, he engaged in the real estate business with 
A.J. Steele for two years, but later conducted 
business for himself. Mr. Neill was married in 
1883 to Miss Margaret G. Evans, daughter of 
George G. Evans of Newark, Delaware. They have 
one son, George G.E. Neill.

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