George Atwood Pettigrew Biography


	This biography appears on pages 1019-1020 in "History of South 
	Dakota" by Doane Robinson, Vol. II (1904) and was scanned, 
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	GEORGE ATWOOD PETTIGREW, M. D., was born in Ludlow, Vermont, April 6, 
1858, the son of Josiah Walker and Susan Ann (Atwood) Pettigrew, natives 
of Ludlow and Londonderry, Vermont, respectively. He was educated at the 
Black River Academy, of Ludlow, Vermont, the Colby Academy, of New 
London, New Hampshire, and was graduated from the medical department of 
Dartmouth College, at Hanover, New Hampshire, with the class of 1882. He 
began the practice of his profession at Flandreau, South Dakota, 
February 2, 1883, and in June, 1884, entered into a professional 
partnership with Dr. F. A. Spafford, which lasted until February, 1891 
when he retired from the active practice and engaged in the real-estate, 
loan and banking business. He was surgeon of the Chicago, Milwaukee & 
St. Paul Railroad for eight years; government physician to the Indians 
for eight years; surgeon of the Second Regiment of Territorial Guards, 
and their successors, from 1885 to 1893; surgeon-general of South Dakota 
under Governor Sheldon, for two terms; member of the board of United 
States pension examiners from 1884 to 1901, with the exception of one 
year; surgeon of the First and Second Regiments of South Dakota National 
Guard from organization to their departure for the Philippines.

	Mr. Pettigrew assisted in organizing the Flandreau State Bank in 
May, 1891, and was its president until July, 1903, when he resigned and 
moved to Sioux Falls, September 3d, following. He is president of the 
Union Savings Association of Sioux Falls. He served as coroner of Moody 
county for many years, and was the first to organize the real-estate 
move to advance the interests of Flandreau and Moody county. He located 
hundreds of now prosperous farmers in this county and the price of farm 
lands has advanced from eight dollars an acre in 1891 to fifty and sixty 
dollars an acre at the present time.

	The subject is a Mason and has attained the thirty-third degree, 
Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite and the Royal Order of Scotland. He 
served as grand secretary of the grand chapter of Royal Arch Masons of 
the state since 1889; in 1895 was elected grand secretary of the grand 
lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; in 1894 grand recorder of the 
grand commandery of Knights Templar and in 1896 grand recorder of the 
grand high priesthood, and now holds these offices. He is a member of 
the chapter of the Eastern Star and was grand patron for 1891, 1892 and 
1893. He is a member of the Odd Fellows, Modern Woodmen of America and 
the Association of Military Surgeons of America.

	At Troy, New York, October 19, 1887, Dr. Pettigrew was married to 
Eudora Zulette Stearns, who was born at Felchville, Vermont, July 28, 
1858. This union has been blessed by the birth of one child, Adelie 
Stearns, born September 7, 1890.