Charles T. Liddle Biography


	This biography appears on pages 1598-1599 in "History of South 
	Dakota" by Doane Robinson, Vol. II (1904) and was scanned, 
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	CHARLES T. LIDDLE, son of John T. and Mary Liddle, a sketch of 
whom appears elsewhere in these pages, was born in Hastings county, 
Minnesota, on October 5, 1865. When about five years old he was taken by 
his parents to Lansing, that state, and there entered the district 
schools, which he attended until the age of sixteen, the meanwhile 
assisting his father in cultivating the farm. In November, 1881, he 
accompanied the family to Kingsbury county, South Dakota, and until 
attaining his majority remained under the parental roof, contributing 
his share to the development of the claim his father entered, and during 
the greater part of two years continuing his studies in the public 
schools. 

	Shortly after his twenty-first year Mr. Liddle purchased the 
relinquishment on a quarter section of land south of Iroquois, and 
addressing himself to its improvement soon had a good farm developed and 
in successful cultivation. After tilling it one year, he sold out and, 
returning to Minnesota, spent one summer and fall in a grocery store in 
the city of Minneapolis. Meantime, however, he further added to his 
scholastic training by spending the falls and winters of 1886-7 in the 
Agricultural College of South Dakota, at Brookings, and in this way 
fitted himself for the duties of the active and successful business life 
upon which he was soon to enter. Returning to Kingsbury county in 
September, 1888, Mr. Liddle bought out the flour and feed store of C. O. 
Bortle, at Iroquois, and, forming a partnership with Perry Lawton, 
greatly enlarged the business, the firm soon becoming one of the most 
prosperous of the kind in the place. In March, 1891, the subject 
purchased his associate's interest, and has since been sole proprietor 
of an establishment which has steadily grown in magnitude and 
importance. The same year in which he became sole owner Mr. Liddle added 
a full line of furniture to his business and one year later farm 
implements and machinery were included, subsequently buggies, wagons and 
all kinds of vehicles being added to the stock. 

	Mr. Liddle was married December 25, 1889, to Miss Anna Williams, 
of Iroquois, a union terminated by the death of the wife in October, 
1891. Later, September, 1895, he again entered the marriage relation, 
choosing for a wife Miss Kate Bradly, of Pierre, South Dakota, who has 
proved a faithful and devoted companion and helpmeet. Fraternally Mr. 
Liddle is member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and of the 
Ancient Order of United Workmen, being active in both fraternities. Mrs. 
Liddle is one of the leading spirits in the Rebekah degree lodge, 
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and has filled various offices in the 
same; she is also a zealous worker in the Methodist Episcopal church of 
Iroquois, to which religious body her husband belongs, the latter having 
been a trustee of the congregation for a number of years, also one of 
its most liberal financial supporters. Politically Mr. Liddle has always 
been a staunch Republican. He was one of the first of his party in 
Iroquois to advocate the gold standard and labored unceasingly for the 
measure, standing firm and unwavering for the time-honored principle of 
sound money. He has been a delegate to a number of conventions, is a 
power in local politics, a successful organizer and leader, but has 
never aspired to office or any kind of public distinction.