Cecil Edward Kell Biography


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				CECIL EDWARD KELL. 

	Cecil Edward Kell, member of the bar and former states attorney 
of Mellette county, was born in Centralia, Illinois, September 30, 
1886, the only son of Thomas Sumner and Ada May (Copple) Kell. After 
attending the public schools of Centralia until he had mastered the 
work of the grades and of the high school, from which he was graduated, 
he entered the University of Michigan, completing the classical course 
in 1910, at which time the Bachelor of Arts degree was conferred upon 
him. He continued as a law student in the same university and won his 
LL. B. degree upon graduation with the class of 1911. While in college 
he was a member of the Webster Society and won first honors on the 
class debating team. Seeking for professional opportunities in the 
northwest, he opened an office at White River, Mellette county, and in 
1912 was elected to the position of states attorney, in which he served 
for two years, when he retired from office and resumed general 
practice. in which he now continues, being accorded a large and 
distinctively representative clientage. 

	In 1908 Mr. Kell was united in marriage to Miss Nellie M. Hoxic, 
of Waterloo, Iowa, who is a graduate of the Northwestern University at 
Evanston, Illinois. After completing her course there she entered the 
School of Medicine of the University of Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Kell 
have one son, Cecil Edward, Jr. 

	In his political connections Mr. Kill is a republican, and he 
belongs to the Masonic fraternity. He enjoys healthful outdoor sports, 
such as tennis, camping, hunting and fishing, and believes that a 
measure of time should always be given to outdoor life to maintain that 
even balance which is made necessary by chose confinement at 
professional duties. In his chosen life work he applies himself with 
energy, carefully preparing and analyzing his cases, and presenting his 
cause with clearness and force.