J. C. Foy, D. V. S. Biography


	This biography appears on page 325 in "History of Dakota Territory" 
	by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. IV (1915) and was scanned, 
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				J. C. FOY, D. V. S.  

	Dr. J. C. Foy has been engaged in the practice of veterinary 
surgery at Centerville for the past seven years and in his profession 
has manifested superior skill and ability. His birth occurred in 
Crawford county, Iowa, on the 23d of May, 1882, his parents being 
Philip and Anna Foy, who took up their abode in Centerville, this 
state, in the year 1892. The father owns considerable property in 
Lincoln county, and is recognized as one of the substantial and 
respected citizens of his community.  

	J. C. Foy, who was ten years of age when he came to South Dakota 
with his parents, acquired a public-school education in his youth, 
completing the high-school course in Centerville by graduation with the 
class of 1899. Subsequently he was engaged in ranching for four years 
and on the expiration of that period went to Canada, where he devoted 
three years to the study of veterinary surgery and pharmacy in the 
University of Ontario, being graduated from that institution in 1908. 
Dr. Foy at once returned to Centerville for practice and has there 
followed his profession continuously since, enjoying well merited 
success and recognition. He has held tile office of assistant state 
veterinarian for four years and has been appointed by the Argentine 
Republic as a traveling inspector in the line of his profession.  

	In politics Dr. Foy is a stalwart democrat, loyally supporting 
the men and measures of that party. His religious faith is that of the 
Catholic church, while fraternally he is identified with the Knights of 
Columbus of Yankton, the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the 
Yeomen. Hunting and other outdoor sports afford him pleasure and 
recreation, and he has made many warm friends by reason of his many 
excellent traits of character and genuine personal worth. In the 
development of South Dakota he is deeply interested and any measure 
instituted to promote its growth and prosperity finds in him a willing 
and liberal supporter.