William J. Quirk Biography


	This biography appears on page 302 in "History of Dakota 
	Territory" by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. V (1915) and was 
	scanned, OCRed and edited by Maurice Krueger, mkrueger@iw.net.

	This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit 
	organizations for their private use. 

	Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval 
	system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other 
	means requires the written approval of the file's author.

	This file is part of the SDGENWEB Archives. If you arrived here inside
	a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at

	http://usgwarchives.org/sd/sdfiles.htm


				WILLIAM J. QUIRK. 

	William J. Quirk, postmaster of Kimball, was born in Ireland on 
the 5th of August, 1873, a son of Patrick and Laticia Quirk, who, in 
1880, left the Emerald isle and came to the United States, making their 
way to South Dakota. The father homesteaded land at Elk Point and 
devoted the remainder of his life to farming there. His wife has also 
gone to her last rest. 

	William J. Quirk was but seven years of age when the family took 
up their abode in this state and his education was acquired in the 
district schools. After leaving school he turned his attention to 
railroading and was employed on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul 
Railroad for about fifteen years. At the end of that time he received 
an appointment from President Wilson as postmaster of Kimball and 
assumed the duties of that office. He is prompt and systematic in his 
performance of the tasks that devolve upon him, and the mails are 
handled with dispatch and accuracy. He is also courteous and is proving 
popular as well as efficient. 

	Mr. Quirk is a member of Maher Council, Knights of Columbus, a 
fact which indicates his membership in the Catholic church. His 
political views coincide with the principles of the democratic party 
which he supports by his ballot. He has thoroughly identified his 
interests with those of his community and is willing to make any 
sacrifice of time and energy to advance the development of Kimball and 
Brule county.