Biography of A. L. Patridge

	This biography is from "Memorial and biographical record; an illustrated
 	compendium of biography, containing a compendium of local biography,
	including biographical sketches of prominent old settlers and 
	representative citizens of South Dakota..." Published by G. A. Ogle & 
	Co., Chicago, 1898. Page 252.

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HON. A. L. PATRIDGE. Among the prominent men of Grant county who have won 
honorable names none is better deserving of representation in a volume of this 
kind than Hon. A. L. Patridge. His home is in section 5, Vernon township, where 
he owns a large farm and was formerly extensively engaged in farming and stock-
raising.

	Mr. Patridge was born near Cleveland, Ohio, September 28, 1846. His 
father, Daniel Patridge, was born in New York, and emigrated to Michigan at an 
early day, and from there to Ohio, and in 1853 moved to Iowa and located in 
Delaware county, where he still resides. His wife, whose maiden name was Sarah 
Smith, was also born in New York state. She is still living and resides in Iowa. 
In September, 1896, they celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of their wedding. 
They are the parents of a family of six children, now living, four daughters and 
two sons, of whom we have the following record: Emma, wife of Orrin Mapes, of 
Madison county, Iowa; Lucy, wife of Albert Baldwin, of Chickasaw county, Iowa; 
Albert L., the subject of this sketch; Rhoba, wife of John Prentice, of Alta, 
Iowa; Almon, of Maynard, Iowa; Mary, wife of Irving Cole, of Storm Lake, Iowa; 
Candace, wife of John Merten, of Colesburg, Iowa.

	Mr. Patridge was but seven years of age when he moved with his parents to 
Delaware county, Iowa, where the remaining years of his boyhood were spent, and 
where he was educated, attending the public school of his vicinity, which was 
held in a log schoolhouse. He lived with his parents until he was twenty-three 
years of age, but began teaching school at the age of twenty, being appointed 
assistant in the public school of Colesburg. In 1869 he located in Bremer 
county, Iowa, and there engaged in farming, buying a farm near Horton. In the 
spring of 1879 he moved from thence to Grant county, South Dakota, and took 
homestead claim in section 5, township 119, range 48; and also bought a tree 
claim. He still owns both quarter sections and has them in a high state of 
cultivation and well improved.

	Mr. Patridge was first married to Miss Amanda Patridge, and to this union 
was born one son, Arthur, who is still living at home. Arthur Patridge also owns 
160 acres of farm land purchased for him by his father. Our subject was married 
to his present wife in 1877. She was formerly Miss Elizabeth George, and was 
born in Ohio but moved with her parents to Iowa, when but five months of age, 
and located first in Fayette county, and moved from thence to Bremer county. Mr. 
and Mrs. Patridge are the parents of a family of four children, two sons and two 
daughters: Esther, a teacher in Grant county; Albert, who is still attending 
school; Irving, and Mary.

	Politically Mr. Patridge is a staunch Republican, and on that ticket has 
been elected to several important offices. In 1890, he served in the last 
session of the territorial legislature, and also in the first state legislature 
which convened the following year. He has always been one of the leaders in 
local political matters, and being one of the earliest settlers, has done much 
to bring about the present state of prosperity and growth to which Grant county 
has attained. He was the first president of the Old Settlers society and 
Historical association of Grant county.