Fred H. Hollister Biography


	This biography appears on page 829 in "History of Dakota Territory" 
	by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. IV (1915) and was scanned, 
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				FRED H. HOLLISTER. 

	Among the men who have during the past quarter of a century aided 
in developing and shaping the business history of Sioux Falls is Fred 
H. Hollister, who since 1887 has been Identified with various important 
business interests here. Since the organization of the Brown Drug 
Company he has been its secretary and treasurer and he is connected 
with financial interests as a member of the board of directors of the 
State Bank & Trust Company. He was born in Rockton, Illinois, August 
21, 1865, and is a son of George H. and Fanny E. (Hooker) Hollister. He 
acquired his education in the public schools of Rockton and Rockford, 
Illinois, and in 1887 moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where he 
engaged in real estate and banking, later adding fire insurance to the 
list of his activities. Upon the organization of the Brown Drug Company 
he was made secretary and treasurer, offices which he has filled with 
credit and ability since that time. His work has been one of the 
important factors in the rapid success of this enterprise and through 
his connection with it he has added to his reputation as a farsighted 
and progressive business man. In addition to his position with the 
Brown Drug Company Mr. Hollister is also a member of the board of 
directors of the State Bank & Trust Company. As a financier he stands 
high in the public esteem and his business probity is beyond question. 

	On the 21st of December, 1893, at Dell Rapids, South Dakota, Mr. 
Hollister was united in marriage to Miss Belle L. Gifford, and they 
have become the parents of three children, Helen Hooker, Mary Gifford 
and Frances. Mr. Hollister is a member of the Episcopal church and 
belongs to the Country and Dacotah Clubs. He is connected fraternally 
with the Masonic order, holding membership in the Knights Templar 
commandery and in the Shrine. His political allegiance is given to the 
republican party. Mr. Hollister has been a resident of Sioux Falls for 
over twenty-five years and all with whom he has come in contact have 
recognized his sterling qualities and have accorded to him their 
respect and goodwill.