Frederick A. Warren Biography


	This biography appears on pages 833-834 in "History of Dakota Territory" 
	by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. IV (1915) and was scanned, 
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				FREDERICK A. WARREN. 

	Frederick A. Warren, states attorney and an active and prominent 
representative of the Flandreau bar, was born at Green Bay, Wisconsin, 
on the 13th of August, 1877, a son of O. O. and Rasminnie Warren. The 
father was a lumberman of Wisconsin and on leaving that state removed 
to South Dakota and located on a farm northwest of Flandreau in 1878, 
thus becoming one of the early residents of that section. He afterward 
followed the occupation of carpentering and also carried on farming but 
has now put aside further business cares and duties and is living 
retired in Flandreau, where he and his wife have many friends. 

	In the State Normal School at Madison, Frederick A. Warren 
continued his education after leaving the public schools and still 
later was a student in Fremont College, from which he was graduated 
with the class of 1900. He next entered the Nebraska University, where 
he pursued a law course and was graduated in 1903. Immediately 
afterward he came to Flandreau, opened an office and entered upon the 
active practice of his profession. He has been successful from the 
start. No dreary novitiate awaited him; he was well versed in the 
knowledge of law and it was but a brief period before he demonstrated 
his ability to successfully cope with the intricate problems that 
continually confront the attorney. Moreover, he gave evidence of 
preparing his cases with great thoroughness and skill and in the 
presentation of his cause his arguments were sound and his deductions 
followed with logical sequence. He was soon accorded a liberal 
clientage and in the fall of 1910 he was elected states attorney on the 
democratic ticket without opposition, even though this is a strong 
republican locality. He made such an excellent record during his first 
term that he was reelected in 1912. 

	After commencing the practice of law Mr. Warren became a member 
of the South Dakota Bar Association and worked faithfully in placing 
the association on a high plane and in recognition of his services the 
association unanimously elected him as its president in January, 1915. 
During his presidency of the bar association considerable has been 
accomplished in reformation of procedure and practice and in 
simplifying appellate procedure. 

	Mr. Warren was married on the 31st of May, 1906, to Miss Clara 
Moen, a daughter of the Rev. C. J. Moen, of the United Lutheran church. 
Their children are Flora, Waldo, Stanford and Eleanor. 

	Mr. and Mrs. Warren hold membership in the United Lutheran church 
and are people of genuine worth, highly esteemed by all who know them. 
In the year 1913 Mr. Warren was a candidate for United States attorney. 
Fraternally he is well known as a Mason, belonging to the lodge, 
chapter, commandery and to the Mystic Shrine. He is also affiliated 
with both the subordinate lodge and encampment of Odd Fellows. He 
enjoys hunting and when leisure permits indulges his taste for that 
sport. He is very popular and well liked, having a circle of friends 
almost coextensive with the circle of his acquaintances. His high 
standing in public regard is due to the fact that he has ever been 
loyal to the trusts reposed in him, that he has ever been progressive 
in citizenship, that he is faithful in friendship and kindly in 
disposition.