Nicholas R. Furlong Biography


	This biography appears on pages 1047-1048 in "History of Dakota 
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				NICHOLAS R. FURLONG

	Nicholas R. Furlong is a well known attorney of Oacoma, where he 
has built up an extensive and gratifying practice. His birth occurred 
in Grant county, Wisconsin, on the 9th of March, 1879, his parents 
being William and Alice (McCarthy) Furlong, the former a farmer by 
occupation. William Furlong was the first white child born in Galena, 
Illinois, where his parents had located in 1824. His father, Watt 
Furlong, who was a native of Ireland and emigrated to the United States 
in boyhood, became one of the pioneers of the lead mining industry at 
Galena. His wife was one of the Baltimore Carrolls of Revolutionary 
fame. William Furlong, the father of Nicholas R. Furlong, died in 1897, 
when he had attained the age of seventy-three years. His wife, who bore 
the maiden name of Alice McCarthy, was born in County Wexford, Ireland, 
a daughter of Patrick and Martha McCarthy, who were likewise natives of 
the Emerald isle. Her demise occurred in 1911, when she was seventy-two 
years of age. 

	Nicholas R. Furlong, the eighth in order of birth in a family of 
eleven children, acquired his early education in the public schools of 
Dubuque and following his graduation from the high school entered Notre 
Dame University at South Bend, Indiana, in which institution he pursued 
courses in history, economy and law and which conferred upon him the 
degree of LL. B. in 1904. He at once began the practice of his chosen 
profession in Galena, Illinois, but later in the same year removed to 
Mitchell, South Dakota, where he remained until 1906, when he removed 
to Murdo. At the end of seven years, in 1913, he located in Oacoma and 
has there practiced to the present time, being accorded an extensive 
and well merited clientage. As a lawyer he is noted for his integrity; 
he prides himself upon never urging a client into a suit for the sake 
of fees, and will not prosecute a case unless he has every reason to 
believe he will win it. Aside from his professional interests he is the 
president of the Oacoma Electric Light Company and a member of the 
board of directors of the Chamberlain Electric Light Company and also 
owns considerable farm land. 

	On the 30th of October, 1907, Mr. Furlong was united in marriage 
to Miss Agnes Sullivan, a daughter of Patrick and Margaret (Desmond) 
Sullivan, of Sheldon, Iowa. She is a graduate of St. Mary's College of 
South Bend, Indiana, and by her marriage has become the mother of five 
children, two of whom are deceased. Those surviving are Irene Agnes, 
Nicholas Raymond and Loraine Margaret. 

	Politically Mr. Furlong is a stanch republican, while fraternally 
he is identified with the knights of Columbus, the Modern Woodmen of 
America and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He is also a 
devout communicant of the Catholic church. Hunting and fishing afford 
him recreation and he is a patron of all manly outdoor sports. He 
played right guard on the football team at Notre Dame and was a member 
of the championship team of 1903, which was not scored against during 
the entire season. The circle of his friends and acquaintances is a 
wide one, for his salient characteristics are such as have gained for 
him the unqualified respect, esteem and goodwill of his fellow men.