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Biography of James Arnold Canniff of Grand Forks, North Dakota

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James Arnold Canniff, of Grand Forks, North Dakota, was born in Ontario, Canada, November 5, 1868. His parents were Thomas O. and Elizabeth J. Canniff. He was educated in the schools of Grand Forks, and commenced business in 1885, succeeding T. C. Canniff, in the wall paper, paint and oil business. He was elected alderman of Grand Forks, in 1896, and served nine years. He served as chairman of the Republican County Central Committee in 1904-5. He is a member of the Elks, Knights of Pythias, and Odd Fellows. On June 17, 1893, Mr. Canniff was married at Grand Forks, […]

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Andrew A Bruce

Biography of Andrew A. Bruce of Grand Forks, North Dakota

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Andrew A. Bruce, born April 15, 1866, in Nunda Drug, Madras, India, of Scottish descent, became dean of the College of Law at the University of North Dakota. Orphaned young, he moved to America at age 15 and graduated from the University of Wisconsin and its law school. Bruce served as secretary to the judges of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and chief clerk of the Wisconsin Central Railway’s law department. A legal reform advocate, he contributed to child labor and sweatshop laws. In 1902, he joined the University of North Dakota. Married to Elizabeth Bacon Pickett, they had two children: Glenn and Edward.

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Biography of General William H. Brown of Grand Forks, North Dakota

Grand Forks County /

General William H. Brown. Probably no one stands higher in the estimation of every one in the Red River valley than our esteemed citizen, William H. Brown, first mayor of Grand Forks. As a pioneer of the place, he was one of the early residents to blaze the way for others, and to him and his contemporaries the people of this city owe a debt of gratitude. General Brown is a native of North Hampton, Massachusetts, where he was born seventy-seven years ago, dating the event from the thirteenth of November, 1907. His father, Joseph S. Brown, was a carpenter,

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David Beecher

Biography of David H. Beecher of Grand Forks, North Dakota

Grand Forks County, Walsh County /

David H. Beecher, born March 15, 1852, in Rushford, New York, is a pioneering banker in the Red River Valley. Moving to North Dakota in 1884, he co-founded the First National Bank of Park River and later established the Union National Bank in Grand Forks. Beecher’s extensive banking interests span several national and state banks, with significant capital, deposits, and loans. Known for his conservative management, Beecher’s banks weathered multiple financial panics. A Republican, Beecher married Effie Gifford, and they had one daughter who died in infancy. He resides in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

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Biography of Anton O. Anderson of Grand Forks, North Dakota

Grand Forks County /

Anton O. Anderson, manager of the Advance Thrasher Company, of Grand Forks, North Dakota, was born at Lake Crystal, Minnesota, on April 7, 1872. His parents were Ole W. and Elsie (Farmer) Anderson, both natives of Norway. Father came to the United States in 1853, and mother in 1871. Anton O. received a good common school education at Hillsboro, North Dakota. He then spent two years at Willmar Seminary, Willmar, Minnesota, and one year at the Lutheran College, at Decorah, Iowa. From 1899 to 1903, was engaged in the implement business at Northwood, North Dakota, when he sold out and

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