C. H. Mee Biography


	This biography appears on page 367 in "History of Dakota Territory" 
	by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. IV (1915) and was scanned, 
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				C. H. MEE.  

	In business circles of Centerville, C. H. Mee is well known, for 
he is the cashier of the First National Bank and his activities in that 
direction have brought him a wide acquaintance, while his capability 
has gained for him high regard. He was born in Iowa on the 4th of 
November, 1886, a son of James and Pauline Mee. The family came to 
South Dakota in 1898, settling in Centerville.  

	At the usual age C. H. Mee became a pupil in the public schools 
of his native state and afterward he attended the University of South 
Dakota at Vermillion, where he entered the law department, completing 
the course with the graduating class of 1910. He has never practiced 
but at once became connected with the First National Bank at 
Centerville and assumed the duties of cashier. His knowledge of law, 
however, has been of incalculable benefit to him in connection with his 
business life. He is one of the stockholders and directors of the bank 
and he has made a close study of the banking business, being a most 
able assistant of his father in the management and control of this 
institution.  

	On the 12th of February, 1913, Mr. Mee was united in marriage to 
Miss Jessie Larsen, a daughter of H. C. Larsen. They have one child, 
Shirley Edith. Mr. Mee holds membership in the Catholic church while 
his wife is of the Congregational faith. His political endorsement is 
given to the democratic party and fraternally he is connected with the 
Elks and with the Woodmen. He is a public-spirited citizen, cooperating 
earnestly and effectively in many measures that have for their object 
the welfare and advancement of the community. In a word, he is a 
typical young man of the period, alert and enterprising, finding time 
both for the advancement of his individual interests and the promotion 
of the public welfare.