D. D. Baldwin Biography


	This biography appears on page 1548 in "History of South 
	Dakota" by Doane Robinson, Vol. II (1904) and was scanned, 
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	D. D. BALDWIN, engaged in the real-estate business at Carthage, 
is a contributor to the growing commonwealth of South Dakota from New 
England. Among the residents of Vermont during the earlier decades of 
the nineteenth century were E. B. and Lucia (Brown) Baldwin, whose 
marriage was unusually fruitful, in as much as it resulted in the birh 
of eleven children, whose names in order of birth were Willard H., 
Marcella, Francelia, George W., Eleazer B., Enrico H., Adella L., Emma 
B., D. D., William A. and Rufus C. 

	D. D. Baldwin was born at Sharon, Vermont, February 16, 1857, and 
was educated in the public schools of his native place. After thus 
acquiring a thorough elementary groundwork he entered as a student at 
the famous Dartmouth College and spent two years in that historic seat 
of learning. Thus equipped with a good and practical education, the 
young Vermonter turned his face resolutely westward in search of fame 
and fortune. New countries have no terrors for such men, but they rather 
delight in meeting and overcoming obstacles, and it was in this spirit 
that Mr. Baldwin appeared on his new theater of operations in 1881. His 
first location was in Union county, South Dakota, and his first 
occupation there was in the capacity of school teacher. For two years he 
had charge of a class at Jefferson, but not intending to make this a 
life work he went at the end of his term to Miner county and located at 
what is now the town of Carthage. Having purchased a tract of land in 
this neighborhood he was engaged for some time in farming, but 
subsequently was in the banking business. This enterprise, however, was 
surrendered in 1890 as a result of his election to the county judgeship, 
in which office he served for one term of two years. At a late period he 
embarked in the real-estate business in connection with Mr. Lyons. 

	Mr. Baldwin was married in North Dakota to Miss Josie Dewey, who 
died in 1887, leaving an only son named J. Dewey. Mr. Baldwin contracted 
a second matrimonial alliance with Miss Jennie P. Eaton, of 
Massachusetts, and as a result of this union the following children have 
been born, Richard, Ruth, Dorothy and Kenneth. Mr. Baldwin's political 
affiliations are with the Democratic party and he takes a lively 
interest in public affairs of county, state and nation. He was brought 
up in the Episcopal church and has always given his allegiance to the 
doctrines taught by that historic religious denomination. His fraternal 
connections are with the Masons and the Independent Order of Odd 
Fellows.