N. H. Wendell Biography


	This biography appears on pages 134-135 in "History of Dakota Territory" 
	by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. IV (1915) and was scanned, 
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				N. H. WENDELL.  

	N. H. Wendell, the period of whose residence in Aberdeen covers a 
quarter of a century, was born in Albany, New York, on time 6th of 
November, 1868, his parents being N. D. and Jane A. (Mosher) Wendell. 
He acquired his education in the public schools and the military 
academy at Albany and subsequently secured employment on the Albany 
Morning Express. In 1888, when a young man of twenty years, he removed 
to Aberdeen, South Dakota, and became identified with the real-estate 
firm of Fletcher & Fisher, while afterward he spent a few years in the 
service of other concerns. He held the position of credit man for 
Jewett Brothers until 1904 and then embarked in the insurance business 
on his own account, conducting the same until he disposed of his 
interests in February, 1907, when he was appointed postmaster of 
Aberdeen. He ably discharged the duties of that office for four and 
one-half years, making an excellent and praiseworthy record. 

	In February, 1896, Mr. Wendell was united in marriage to Miss 
Jessie Huff, of Aberdeen, by whom  he has four children. He gives his 
political allegiance to the republican party and is identified  
fraternally with the Masons, being past master of the blue lodge, past 
high priest of the chapter,  past eminent commander of the Knights of 
Templar commandery and a member of the Mystic  Shrine. He also belongs 
to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. Mr. Wendell is numbered 
among the leading and representative citizens of his home town, being 
highly esteemed for his  sterling worth and as a promoter of all that 
tends to advance the general welfare.