Biography of John H. Bingham

	From: History of Dakota Territory  by George W. Kingsbury (1915), vol. V, p. 283
	
	Transcribed by Judy Huber, huberj@btigate.com


JOHN H. BINGHAM,

	John H. Bingham, who is engaged in the abstract business in
Chamberlain, Brule county, was born in Chippewa county,
Wisconsin, on the 23d of November, 1872, of the marriage of Orin
F. and Catherine Bingham. In 1881 the family removed to South
Dakota and located at Bijou Hills, Brule county, where the
father homesteaded land which he farmed for a number of years.
Both he and his wife have now passed away.

	John H. Bingham was but nine years of age when he accompanied
the family to this state and continued his education in the
public schools. Later he entered Yankton College and upon
leaving that institution taught school during the winter  and
farmed in the spring and summer for about ten years. At the end
of that time he removed to Chamberlain and entered the abstract
business, in which he has continued to the present time. He has
a complete set of abstract books and as he is painstaking in his
work has built up an enviable reputation for accuracy and
completeness. He derives a good income from his activity in that
field and is recognized as a successful business man.

	In April, 1908, occurred the marriage of Mr. Bingham and Miss
Kate Boyles, a daughter of Judge Samuel Boyles, of Yankton. Both
she and her brother, Virgil D., are writers of national
reputation, being the authors of the following novels: Langford
of the Three Bars; Homesteaders; The Spirit Trail; and Hoosier
Volunteers,  all of which have had a large sale. Mr. and Mrs.
Bingham have a daughter, Martha.

	The parents are communicants of the Episcopal church. Mr.
Bingham is a member of the Masonic order and of the Eastern Star
and his wife also belongs ot the latter organization. His
political support is given to the republican party and he has
served as city auditor. He is an enthusiastic member of the
Commercial Club and has great faith in the future of Chamberlain
and Brule county. He is president of the Island Park &
Chautauqua Association. The island on which the meetings are
held consists of about one thousand acres and was given to the
city of Chamberlain by a special act of congress. It is being
developed and is now one of the finest parks in the state. In
all public movements relating to the betterment of the community
he is a cooperant factor. Both Mr. and Mrs. Bingham are well
known and highly esteemed and are numbered among the prominent
and valued residents of their city.

George W. Kingsbury

History of Dakota Territory; South Dakota Its History and Its
People, Volume 5, p. 283

 1915, Chicago:  S. J. Clarke Publishing Company