Louis A. Munson Biography


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	including biographical sketches of prominent old settlers and 
	representative citizens of South Dakota..." Published by G. A. Ogle & 
	Co., Chicago, 1899. Pages 644, 645

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LOUIS A. MUNSON, whose portrait will be found on another page, is one 
of the most popular and influential young men of Clark county, a 
recognized leader in the ranks of the local Republican organization, 
and is now serving in a most efficient and satisfactory manner as 
county treasurer, his home being in Bradley, South Dakota. A native of 
Minnesota, he was born near Westedo, Goodhue county, January 28, 1867, 
and is the oldest in a family of ten children. His parents, Oliver, a 
veteran of the Civil war, and Rose (Lee) Munson. now residents of 
Bradley, South Dakota, are both natives of Norway and when children 
came with their respective parents to America. 

It was in the spring of 1884 that Louis A. Munson came to Clark county, 
where his father had located two years previous, and for some time he 
assisted in the work of the home farm. In the fall of 1882 he had 
entered Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, where he was a student for over 
three years. On again coming to this state in 1885, he engaged in 
teaching school for a time, and in 1889 entered a general store at 
Bradley as clerk. 

In the fall of 1892, Mr. Munson was elected register of deeds for Clark 
county, which position he held for four years, and then returned to 
clerking in the store at Bradley. In 1898, however, he was again called 
to public life, this time as county treasurer, being the first 
candidate for that office elected on the Republican ticket for a period 
of ten years. The duties of that position he now performs in a most 
commendable and satisfactory manner, and any trust reposed in him has 
never been betrayed. He is an ardent supporter of the Republican party, 
and has served as a delegate to state conventions. Socially he is a 
member of the Masonic order, Knights of Pythias and the Modern Woodmen 
of America. Mr. Munson still enjoys "single blessedness."