Earl B. Harkin Biography


	This biography appears on page 1161 in "History of Dakota 
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				EARL B. HARKIN. 

	Earl B. Harkin, one of the progressive and able lawyers of 
Aberdeen, was born in Wisconsin ill 1881, a son of P. W. and M. V. 
Harkin. After acquiring a public-school education he entered the legal 
department of the University of Wisconsin, graduating in law in 1902. 
He afterward practiced for five years at Hillsboro, Wisconsin, and in 
1907 came to Aberdeen, where he has since resided. He is well known as 
a forceful and capable lawyer, well versed in legal principles and 
precedents and possessed of the insight, ability and mental powers 
necessary for success in his profession. Mr. Harkin was elected states 
attorney in 1910 and was reelected in 1912, proving an efficient and 
capable incumbent of that office, his duties being discharged ill a 
systematic, prompt and able manner. 

	In 1909 Mr. Harkin was united in marriage to Miss Bessie A. 
Moore, of Conde, South Dakota, a native of Hillsboro, Wisconsin. Mr. 
Harkin is a member of the Catholic church and is a republican in his 
political beliefs. Fraternally he is connected with the Knights of 
Columbus, the Elks and the Red Men. He is a man of insight and ability 
and has made rapid progress in a profession where advancement comes 
only as a result of merit and ability.