Charles A. Gullick Biography


	This biography appears on page 1025 in "History of Dakota 
	Territory" by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. IV (1915) and 
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				CHARLES A. GULLICK. 

	Chosen as the custodian of public funds, Charles A. Gullick has 
made an excellent record in the office of county treasurer of Brookings 
county and is moreover a well known and popular citizen and was 
formerly a successful and enterprising merchant. He was born in Green 
Lake county, Wisconsin, on the 22d of November, 1869. His father, 
Gullick Gullickson, was a native of Norway and came to the United 
States in 1854, settling in Green Lake county, Wisconsin, where he 
engaged in farming. In 1884 he made his way westward to South Dakota, 
settling on a tract of land in Sterling township, Brookings county, 
whereon he passed away three years later. 

	Charles A. Gullick was a youth of fifteen when the family came to 
this state. He was reared at home, acquiring his education chiefly in 
the public schools of Wisconsin although he attended school for one 
term in South Dakota After arriving in this state, however, his time 
was principally given to work upon the home farm until he reached the 
age of twenty years, when he went to Brookings and apprenticed himself 
to the tinner's trade, where he worked for about two and a half years, 
after which his employer, W. H. Roddle, was elected county treasurer of 
Brookings county and gave over his hardware business to the charge of 
Mr. Gullick. After the expiration of Mr. Roddle's term of office as 
county treasurer he was elected to the position of secretary of state 
and Mr. Gullick continued the management of the hardware business for 
about eight years. In February, 1898, he embarked in the hardware trade 
on his own account and conducted his store with growing success for 
eight and a half years but disposed of the business in the fall of 
1906. He afterward worked for two years for his successor and was then 
called to public office, being appointed on the 1st of January, 1909, 
to the position of deputy county treasurer. He served for four years as 
deputy and in the November election of 1912 he was chosen by popular 
suffrage to the position of county treasurer, taking charge of the 
office on the 1st of January, 1913. In 1914 he was the republican 
candidate for reelection, the excellent record which he made during his 
first term commending him to the further support of the voters. 

	In November, 1895, Mr. Gullick was united in marriage to Miss Eva 
B. Hause, of Brookings, and to them was born a son, Howard 11. The wife 
and mother passed away in March, 1902. Mr. Gullick is a member of the 
Brookings Commercial Club and his cooperation and support can be 
counted upon at all times to further public improvement and advance the 
best interests of town and county. He regards a public office as a 
public trust and is most faithful to the duties that devolve upon him 
in connection with his present position.