Alfred Abraham Biography


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ALFRED ABRAHAM. The firm of Abraham Brothers of which this gentleman is 
a member, is well known in the vicinity of Claremont, in which village 
they conduct a general merchandise store, and handle lumber and farm 
machinery. Our subject also has extensive farming interests near the 
village,. and resides on his estate. He is one of the prominent young 
men of Brown county, and enjoys a large patronage in his business, the 
store being the largest in Claremont. 

Mr. Abraham was born in Chisago county, Minnesota, September 14, 1856, 
and was the second child of a family of seven born to Carl and Beatrice 
Abraham, both of whom were natives of Sweden. When a youth he began 
teaching school and followed it some years. February 14, 1882, he went 
to Watertown, South Dakota, and soon afterward located land in Brown 
county, and engaged in farming. He became identified with the early 
history of the town of Groton, and was prominent in public affairs in 
that town. In company with his brother he established a clothing store 
at Langford, Dakota, in 1889, and went to his present location in 1895. 
His farming interests were meanwhile maintained, and the farm now 
comprises over one thousand acres. 

Mr. Abraham was elected county treasurer in 1892, and served two terms. 
He conducted the business of the county with a oneness of purpose 
commendable to him, and gained the confidence and esteem of his 
associates and the people whom he represented. His varied business 
interests do not deter him from working when necessary for the public 
good, and every plan which is feasible receives his hearty support. He 
remains unmarried and makes his home on the farm, which is supplied 
with modern conveniences, and good farm buildings. In political belief 
he is a Republican, and a man who keeps pace with the world, and in all 
matters is loyal to the convictions of right, thus gaining an enviable 
reputation, and incidentally gathering around him a fortune to tide him 
through his declining years. His business methods are concise, and the 
strictest honesty enters into his dealings, giving him a large and ever 
increasing patronage. Honesty and good citizenship, are the 
characteristics which mark the prosperous man, and prosperity is every 
man's aim.