Daniel Walsh Biography


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	Co., Chicago, 1899. Pages 1029-1030

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DANIEL WALSH, ex-sheriff of Hand county and stock inspector for the 
Indian agencies of Rosebud and Yankton, has been closely identified 
with the growth of his county from the early days of its history. He is 
now engaged in general farming and is the possessor of three quarter-
sections of land and has a pleasant home on section 25 in Cedar 
township, near the town of Cedar. 

Our subject was born in Onondaga county, New York, December 20, 1859, 
and is the son of Thomas and Hannah (King) Walsh, both of whom are 
natives of Ireland. His parents emigrated to the United States in 1853 
and settled in Onondaga county, New York, where they now reside, the 
father engaging in farming. They were the parents of five sons, our 
subject and one other son residing in Dakota. 

Mr. Walsh was reared and educated in New York, where he resided until 
1880, when he went to Chicago and entered the employ of the Lake Shore 
Railroad Company and the Rock Island Railroad Company. He went to Hand 
county in 1883, but did not effect a permanent residence until the 
following year, when he removed his family and took land in Cedar 
township, which he still owns, and is also the possessor of a fine 
stock ranch in Elm Creek. He has given his attention to his stock 
interests and is one of the wealthier citizens of his locality. 

Our subject was married in Chicago in 1882 to Miss Alzina Burke, a 
native of New York. Their home has been blessed by the birth of four 
children, named as follows: Thomas B., Mary E., Kittie and William J. 
Bryan. Mr. and Mrs. Walsh are communicants of the Catholic church. Mr. 
Walsh was elected sheriff in 1888 and the fact that he served in this 
capacity for three successive terms is evidence of the able manner in 
which he discharged his duties and the confidence reposed in him by the 
people of Hand county. He has been called upon to fill various local 
offices and has served on the county and state central committees. In 
political belief he is a Populist and stands staunchly for the 
principles of his party.