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) (14778326885)

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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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o them have been born three children,namely: Francis H.; John L., who is a successfulphysician and surgeon at Minot, North Dakota;and Arthur J., who died in January, 1889, when fiveyears of age. Mr. Devines life has been one re-plete with duty well and conscientiously performedin all its relations, whether in the role of privatecitizen or public servant, and it is such traits thatwin in lifes affairs. He has been an advocate ofwholesome living and cleanliness in politics as well,and to a notable degree he today enjoys the con-fidence of all the people. Harold Foster Lee for his age has had a remark-ably broad and diversified business experience, and isone of the leading bankers and business men of thestate. Mr. Lee, who came to Montana about twelveyears ago, was born at Des Moines, Iowa, June 12,1880, a son of Lauren K. and Anna (Foster) Lee.His father was born in New \ork State and hismother in Vermont. His mother died in 1912, andHarold Foster is the oldest of her four children. His
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H. F. LEE HISTORY OF MONTANA mi father graduated from Amherst College with theclass of 1875 and soon afterward located at DesMoines, Iowa, where he engaged in the flour millingindustry. Subsequently he moved to Valley Springs,South Dakota, continued in the milling business fora number of years, and later located at St. Paul,where he is now head of an advertising businessknown as the L. K. Lee Advertising Organization.In politics he is a republican. Harold Foster Lee acquired his early educationat St. Paul, Minnesota. On leaving school he wentto work for the St. Paul branch of Swift & Com-pany, was cashier, paymaster and assistant auditor,and gained most of his early business training withthat company. In July. 1907, he came to Miles City.Montana, and was teller, later assistant cashier, andalso a director of the First National Bank. He leftMiles City in October, 1916. and has since beenprominent in affairs at Great Falls. While in MilesCity he served as a member of the school boar