C. J. Pinard, M. D. Biography


	This biography appears on page 833 in "History of Dakota Territory" 
	by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. IV (1915) and was scanned, 
	OCRed and edited by Maurice Krueger, mkrueger@iw.net.

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				C. J. PINARD, M. D.

	Dr. C. J. Pinard is an able and successful young physician of 
Gary who is making steady progress in his chosen profession. His birth 
occurred in Union county, South Dakota, on the 18th of June, 1890, his 
parents being P. H. A. and Emma (Bibo) Pinard. The father, also a 
physician and surgeon by profession, came to this state in the early 
'80s and became a pioneer practitioner of Jefferson. Both he and his 
wife survive and are widely and favorably known throughout their home 
community. They are mentioned elsewhere in this work. 

	C. J. Pinard began his education in the public schools of 
Jefferson, this state, and continued his studies at Kankakee, Illinois, 
while subsequently he entered the University of South Dakota at 
Vermillion. In further preparation for his chosen life work he entered 
Creighton University of Omaha, Nebraska, and was graduated from that 
institution in 1911. He next spent a year and a half as interne in 
various hospitals and then went direct to Monroe, South Dakota, where 
he was continuously and successfully engaged in the active practice of 
medicine and surgery until the spring of 1915, when, desiring a larger 
field of practice, he removed to Gary, South Dakota, where he enjoys a 
liberal patronage. He has taken post-graduate work in New York, and he 
is a member of the county and state medical societies Dr. Pinard is 
also a registered pharmacist of the state, owning and conducting at 
drug store. 

	On the 30th of November, 1911, Dr. Pinard was united in marriage 
to Miss Clotilda Montague, a daughter of Nils Montague. They have two 
sons, C. J., Jr., and Justin Le Roy. The religious faith of the family 
is that of the Catholic church. The Doctor is widely recognized as a 
progressive and valued native son of South Dakota and in both 
professional and social circles he is deservedly popular.