John C. Cahill Biography


	This biography appears on pages 1208-1209 in "History of South 
	Dakota" by Doane Robinson, Vol. II (1904) and was scanned, 
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	JOHN C. CAHILL, one of the representative young business men of 
Grant county, late manager of the Northwestern Elevator at Albee, was 
born in Sibley, Osceola county, Iowa, on the 28th of May, 1873, his 
parents, John and Margaret (Quirk) Cahill, having removed to that state 
from Wisconsin, while shortly after his. birth they took up their 
residence in Minneapolis, Minnesota, whence they later removed to Fox 
Lake, Wisconsin, and in 1889 removed to Dakota, near Albee. His father 
died in February, 1901, as the result of disease which was the sequel of 
injuries received during his services in the war of the Rebellion. The 
mother of the subject is still living and resides with her children in 
Albee. After completing the curriculum of the public schools in Fox 
Lake, Wisconsin, the subject engaged in teaching in the schools of Grant 
county, whither he came with the other members of the family in 1889. He 
gained not little prestige in educational circles in this section, 
continuing to be actively engaged in teaching until 1896, when he 
accepted a position as grain buyer for the Northwestern Elevator 
Company, and was made manager of the elevator of the company at Albee, 
which position he occupied till January, 1904. In addition to the 
position noted he also owned a feed mill and wood yard in the village 
for three years. Since January 1, 1904, he has, in company with D. 
O'Leary, operated a hardware, machinery and grain business at Albee. It 
is gratifying to note that Mr. Cahill has been accorded preferment and 
distinction by his election to the office of president of the village 
council, of which position he is incumbent at the time of this writing, 
having been chosen at the incorporation, which was effected in 1902. In 
politics he is aligned as a stalwart advocate of the principles of the 
Republican party, and fraternally is affiliated with Jefferson Lodge, 
No. 114, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and Albee Camp, No. 3265, 
Modern Woodmen of America. 

	On the 17th of June, 1897, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. 
Cahill to Miss Charlotte Morback, who was born in Iowa county, 
Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. Cahill have a winsome little daughter, Hazel 
Irene. They are prominent in the social life of the community and their 
pleasant home is a center of refined hospitality.