Thomas W. Madden Biography


	This biography appears on pages 1205-1206 in "History of Dakota 
	Territory" by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. IV (1915) and was 
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				THOMAS W. MADDEN. 

	Thomas W. Madden, a conductor on the Chicago & Northwestern 
Railway residing at Redfield, came to South Dakota in 1886 and has 
since been identified with interests of this state. He was born on the 
13th of March, 1868, in Sibley county, Minnesota, a son of Thomas and 
Emily (Payne) Madden. In 1871 the father died and was buried in that 
county. The mother is living at Livingston, Montana, at the age of 
eighty years. They were prominent pioneers of Minnesota, removing to 
St. Paul when there were only a dozen buildings in the town and times 
were so hard that Mrs. Madden knitted socks which she sold to the 
stores in order to add to the family income. They later settled upon a 
farm in Minnesota, having at the time only twenty-five cents and a loaf 
of bread. In one day the father erected a log house which served as a 
shelter for his family. 

	Thomas W. Madden received his education in the Silver Lake 
district schools of Minnesota, but when fifteen years of age put aside 
his textbooks and thereafter devoted all of his time to assisting his 
mother with the farm work for two years. At the expiration of that 
period he became a brakeman on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul 
Railroad, his run starting from Minneapolis. After two years he removed 
to South Dakota, locating in Huron on the 11th of September, 1886. He 
was passenger brakeman on the Northwestern running from Tracy to Pierre 
for six years, after which he was made freight conductor. He held that 
position for seventeen years and then became passenger conductor on the 
Chicago & Northwestern. His reliability and coolness of nerve fit him 
excellently for his responsible duties and his record is a most 
creditable one.  

	On the 9th of May, 1893, Mr. Madden was united in marriage in 
Huron to Miss Josephine Gabel, a daughter of Mathias and Katherine 
(Bower) Gabel. Her father passed away in 1909 and was buried in Cavour, 
South Dakota, but her mother is still living and makes her home near 
Huron. To Mr. and Mrs. Madden have been born three children: Marietta, 
Claire and Phyllis.  

	Mr. Madden is a democrat and casts his ballot in support of 
democratic principles and candidates. He is a communicant of the Roman 
Catholic church and is at all times loyal to that organization. 
Fraternally he is a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Benevolent 
Protective Order of Elks and the Order of Railway Conductors. The same 
qualities which have won him promotion and the respect of his 
associates have gained him the esteem of his fellow citizens and his 
attractive personal qualities bind many to him in ties of friendship