John B. Tripp Biography


	This biography appears on pages 307-308 in "History of Dakota 
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				HON. JOHN B. TRIPP. 

	Hon. John B. Tripp, of White Lake, Aurora county, the present 
representative in the state legislature from the fifteenth district, 
was born in Brooklyn, Connecticut, on the 16th of January, 1856, a son 
of Perry G. and Lydia A. Tripp, both of whom are deceased. The father 
was a farmer by occupation and was known as a man of unquestioned 
integrity, of industry and of enterprise. 

	John B. Tripp received an excellent education, attending both the 
public schools and a private academy. In early manhood he taught for a 
number of winters and subsequently worked in a meat market for three 
years. In 1883, when a young man of twenty-seven, he determined to 
emigrate westward, having heard much of the superior advantages of this 
section of the country. He homesteaded land on section 2, township 102, 
range 66. He at once concentrated his energies upon the cultivation and 
improvement of his land and has been very successful. as a farmer and 
stock-raiser, now owning a section, which he operates with the 
assistance of his son, Perry G. Tripp. In the early years of his 
residence in this state he worked in the United States Indian service 
at Rosebud for thirteen years during the dry season, first as a teacher 
and later as superintendent of the boarding school, which position he 
held for four years. He is one of the well-to-do men of his locality 
and takes just pride in the fact that his success is due to his 
willingness to work, his exercise of sound judgment and his habit of 
thrift. 

	On the 14th of February, 1877, Mr. Tripp married Miss Emelina 
Hill, a daughter of Charles Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Tripp became the parents 
of the following children: Charles Hill, who died when a young man of 
twenty-six years; John B.; Lydia A.; Mrs. C. Riggle; Emma C., who is 
teaching school; and Perry G., who is associated with his father in the 
operation of the latter,s land. Mr. and Mrs. Tripp have five 
grandchildren. He is a Baptist in religious faith, while his wife is a 
member of the Presbyterian church. 

	Mr. Tripp is a republican and has held several positions of trust 
and honor. He is now supervisor of Gales township, and has served 
acceptably as clerk of the school board, while in the fall of 1914 he 
was elected to represent the fifteenth district in the state 
legislature. He has always taken a keen interest in public affairs and 
is well informed on the issues of the day, while his integrity and 
public spirit are unquestioned. Fraternally he is connected with the 
Masonic order, belonging to Pilgrim Chapter, No. 32, R. A. M., of 
Chamberlain, South Dakota. He believes thoroughly in the importance of 
cooperation among farmers and is a stockholder of the Farmers Elevator 
Company, of which he has been secretary since its organization. He is 
indifferent to nothing that concerns the interests of South Dakota and 
it is to such men as he that the state must look for its future 
advancement and progress. He is fond of the out-of-doors and finds much 
pleasure in motoring, fishing and hunting. A man of `sell balanced 
personality, he does not alloy either work or recreation to take up an 
undue amount of his time and he is liberal and broad minded in his 
views. Aurora county has benefited much from his residence within its 
borders and he is one of its most valued citizens.