George Bingham Biography


	This biography appears on page 1384 in "History of South 
	Dakota" by Doane Robinson, Vol. II (1904) and was scanned, 
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	GEORGE BINGHAM, who is presiding with ability on the bench of the 
county court of Marshall county, is a native of the old Empire state of 
the Union, having been born in the city of Buffalo, New York, on the 8th 
of December, 1865, and being a son of Stamford and Mary (Boddy) Bingham, 
the former of whom was born in Ireland and the latter in England, while 
they came to America when young. Stamford Bingham was engaged in law 
practice in the city of Buffalo at the time of the outbreak of the war 
of the Rebellion, and he promptly tendered his services in defense of 
the Union, going to the front with a New York regiment of volunteers and 
proving a loyal and valiant soldier. He was severely wounded while in 
the army and never recovered from the effects of this injury, his death 
occurring in the city of Buffalo, in 1870, his wife dying in the same 
year at Buffalo, while of their three children two are yet living. 

	Judge Bingham passed his youthful years on a farm in Minnesota and 
early became inured to hard work, while his educational privileges were 
confined to the public schools. He remained in his native state until 
1877, when he removed to Minnesota, where he remained until 1886, when 
he came to South Dakota and located in Marshall county. In 1889 he began 
the reading of law in the office and under the direction of H. R. Turner 
and J. H. McCoy, showing marked powers of application and assimilation 
and being so well fortified in technical knowledge as to gain admission 
to the bar of South Dakota in 1892. He began the practice of his 
profession in Britton, where he has ever since maintained his home and 
he gained distinctive success and prestige as an able trial lawyer and 
counselor, securing a representative clientage and continuing in active 
practice until November, 1900, when he was elected county judge of 
Marshall county, making an excellent record on the bench and being 
chosen as his own successor in the election of 1902, for a second term 
of two years. In politics he gives a staunch allegiance to the 
Republican party and is a prominent figure in its local councils, while 
he is known as a progressive and public-spirited citizen commanding the 
high regard of all who know him and are appreciative of sterling 
character. In 1902 Judge Bingham established in Britton the Marshall 
County Bank, and of the same he is cashier at the time of this writing, 
being the principal stockholder, while the institution has been 
successful from the time of its inception. 

	In March, 1891, Judge Bingham was united in marriage to Miss Eva 
Chadwick, who was born in Iowa, being a daughter of Henry J. and Mary 
(Thom) Chadwick, who are now residents of Marshall county, South Dakota. 
Judge and Mrs. Bingham have five children, Charles, Stella, George, 
Webster and Marion.