Fred B. Stiles Biography


	This biography appears on page 1222 in "History of Dakota 
	Territory" by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. IV (1915) and was 
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				HON. FRED B. STILES. 

	Hon. Fred B. Stiles, a member of the state senate and a well 
known banker of Owanka, had the distinction during the legislative 
session of 1915 of being the youngest member of the general assembly in 
either house. He was born in Cherokee, Iowa, March 4, 1887, and was the 
third of the four children born of the marriage of Charles A. and 
Frances (Bailey) Stiles. The father is a native of Iowa and of English 
parentage, while the mother was born in Connecticut. Spending his 
youthful days under the parental roof at Cherokee, Fred B. Stiles 
attended the public schools and later spent a year as a student in the 
University of Iowa and two years in the University of Wisconsin. When 
his college days were over he entered the employ of a railway and 
telephone company and in 1909 removed to South Dakota, settling at 
Owanka, where he became identified with financial interests, a 
connection which has since been maintained. He is a stockholder in 
several telephone enterprises and his investments have been judiciously 
made. He seems to readily recognize the possibilities of any business 
situation and his sound judgment and energy are important factors in 
his success. 

	On the 10th of February, 1910, Mr. Stiles wedded Frances Kenney, 
of Cherokee, Iowa, and they have one child, Frances. Fraternally Mr. 
Stiles is connected with the Odd Fellows, the Elks, the Modern Woodmen 
of America and the Masons and in the last named he has taken the 
degrees of lodge and chapter and of the Scottish Rite to the thirty-
second. He also belongs to the Kappa Sigma, a college fraternity. His 
political allegiance is staunchly given to the republican party and in 
1914 he was elected on its ticket to the office of state senator, 
becoming the youngest member of either branch of the legislature, in 
which he took a prominent part, both in debates on the floor and in 
committee service. He has studied closely the vital questions and 
issues of the day and his opinions show comprehensive understanding of 
the questions under discussion. His recreation comes to him through 
outdoor sports and motoring constitutes a favorite source of pleasure. 
He is an enthusiastic advocate of the good roads movement and at all 
times stands for progress and improvement where the general interests 
of society will be conserved. In business he has prospered, in public 
life has steadily progressed and in social circles he displays the 
cordiality and geniality which render him popular.