Montana, its story and biography; a history of aboriginal and territorial Montana and three decades of statehood, under the editorial supervision of Tom Stout (1921) (14775156071)

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Title: Montana, its story and biography; a history of aboriginal and territorial Montana and three decades of statehood, under the editorial supervision of Tom Stout ...
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Stout, Tom, 1879- ed
Subjects: Montana -- History Montana -- Biography
Publisher: Chicago, American Historical Society
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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time he also conducted a general mercan-tile store at Ellensburg, Washington, up to 1894.when he moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, andengaged as a traveling salesman in the hardwarebusiness, in which he is still engaged. He is anexpert salesman and has been very successful inthat vocation. Politically he is a stanch supporterof the democratic party. Hugh S. McGinley secured his elementary educa-tion in the public schools of Minneapolis, Minnesota,after which he was student in St. Thomas Collegeat St. Paul, Minnesota, and the Lniversity of NotreDame at Notre Dame, Indiana. Then, having de-cided to devote his life to the practice of law, heentered the law department of Minnesota Univer-sity, where he was graduated with the class of 190J.In 1904 he was admitted to the bar of Minnesota andwas engaged in the practice of his profession until1906, when he became identified with the legal de-partment of the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroadfor about a year. In 1907 Mr. McGinley applied him-
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y^^^^^^^^^J^ HISTORY OF MONTANA 11S3842 self to the study of railroad construction withthe Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroadfor a few months. In November, 1907, he againtook up the practice of law, opening an office inMinneapolis, but in 1910 he came to Montana, locat-ing in Great Falls, where he remained until July i,1911, when he located in Fort Benton, where he hassince remained. He has been actively and success-fully engaged in the practice of law here, and hasrichly earned a high reputation as an able and success-ful attorney. In 1911, at the Cascade County Con-vention, he and Howard Green were placed in nomi-nation for County Attorney, and he was defeated byonly seven votes. The result was not entirely dis-pleasing to him, however, as prior to the conventionhe had expressed himself as not desiring the nomi-nation. In 1912 Mr. McGinley was elected countyattornej of Chouteau County, holding the office dur-ing 1913-14-. Mr. McGinley possessed a broad and compre-hensive knowl