Charles J. Buell Biography


	This biography appears on pages 409 in "History of Dakota 
	Territory" by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. V (1915) and was 
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				CHARLES J. BUELL. 

	Charles J. Buell was born at Lake City, Minnesota, November 1, 
1865. His parents were natives of the state of Vermont. He spent the 
early part of his life upon a farm. He graduated from the Lake City 
high school in the class of 1885 and entered the University of 
Minnesota in the fall of 1885, completing the freshman and sophomore 
years in the classical department. He then spent a year at the law 
department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and entered upon 
the practice of law at St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1888. In April, 1889, he 
came to Rapid City, South Dakota, where he has since resided, engaged 
in the active practice of his profession. 

	On the 5th of May, 1892, Mr. Buell was united in marriage to Miss 
Maude Mitchell, a daughter of Judge William H. Mitchell, of Rapid City. 
They have four children as follows: Charles J., Jr., who is a student 
at the South Dakota School of Mines; William G., a student in the law 
department of the University of South Dakota at Vermillion; and James 
and Alecia. 

	Mr. Buell has always been a republican in politics, and held the 
position of states attorney of Pennington county, South Dakota, for two 
terms. He was one of the four presidential electors on the republican 
ticket at the November election of 1892 and was elected by the 
electoral college as the messenger to Washington, and took the first 
election returns cast by South Dakota for president. Mr. Buell is a 
member of the Masonic, Knights of Pythias and Elks lodges. He is an 
enthusiastic hunter and fisherman, and devotes much time to outdoor 
sports. He has spent considerable time in travel, both in this country 
and abroad.