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OCCU LawyerW. E. TIPTON, of Armour, Douglas County, is a native of the state
of Missouri, having been born in Schuyler County, on the 10th of June,
1854, a son of Jabez B. and Isabel (Wright) Tipton. The ancestry in the
agnatic line is traced back to two brothers who emigrated from England
to America and landed in either Baltimore or Philadelphia, while
finally one of them located in Virginia and the other in the state of
New York, and the Virginian later came west and took up his permanent
residence in Kentucky, and it is from this pioneer of that state that
the subject of this sketch is descended. Joel Tipton, grandfather of
the subject, was one of the colony which accompanied Daniel Boone from
Kentucky to Missouri, and for a number of years he was an associate of
that historic character, being a close personal friend. Jabez B. Tipton
passed his entire life in Missouri, his vocation being that of farming.
His wife, the mother of the subject, was an Illinoisan by birth.W. E. Tipton was reared on the homestead farm in Missouri and
after availing himself of the advantages afforded in the public schools
he continued his studies in the state normal school, at Kirksville. At
the age of nineteen years he began teaching in the public schools, and
by this means he earned the money with which he was enabled to carry
forward his studies in the normal school, where he was graduated in
1880, with the highest honors in his class, and afterward taking the
post-graduate course, with the degree of Master of Arts. He served as
superintendent of schools at Queen City, Glenwood, Lathrop and Lamar,
Missouri, and while in tenure of the position in Lamar he also served
as superintendent of schools of Barton county. At that time also he
began the study of law with the definite intention of preparing himself
for the practice of this profession, having previously carried on his
studies along the line, but in a somewhat desultory way. While at Lamar
he was elected a member of the faculty of the state normal school at
Warrensburg, but the school board refused to accept his resignation,
and such was the estimate of his-value and ability as an instructor
that the position as a member of the faculty of the normal school was
held open for him for a period of two years. Within this time, however,
Mr. Tipton had decided to withdraw from the pedagogic profession and
devote his attention to that of the law, and in consonance with this
decision he resigned the position at the normal without having actually
filled it at any time. His duties in Lamar had been so varied and
onerous that his health became seriously impaired, and this is not to
be considered strange when we take cognizance of the fact that not only
was he superintendent of the city and county schools, but was also
associate editor of the State Teachers' Journal, editor of the
educational department of a local paper, interested in the real-estate
business, and the while carefully continuing his legal studies. He was
thus compelled to call a halt and endeavor to recuperate his wasted
energies. In 1883 he resigned his position as county superintendent of
schools and came to South Dakota for the benefit of his health,
locating in Douglas county. He had been admitted to the bar of Missouri
the preceding year, and after his removal to South Dakota he opened an
office in Grand View, which was then the county seat of Douglas county,
and there continued to be successfully engaged in the practice of his
profession until the town of Armour was projected. He then became one
of the founders and builders of the new town, in which he was one of
the early settlers, and here he has ever since maintained his home,
having contributed materially to the advancement of its best interests
and being one of its most honored and valued citizens, while he has
gained a state reputation as one of the leading members of its bar, his
talent and devotion to his profession having gained him distinctive
prestige, while his clientage is of representative order. He is a
staunch Republican in his political views, and he was appointed
district attorney in 1884, serving two years, while he was elected to
the office in 1886, for a term of two years. He also served one term as
state's attorney of Douglas county, while for two terms he presided
with marked ability on the bench of the county court. Judge Tipton was
president of the board of education of Armour for several years, and
for five years was a member of the board of regents of the State
University, having ever retained a lively interest in the cause of
popular education. In 1901 he was appointed president of the state
board of charities and corrections, serving two years, and recently the
board was reorganized and our subject was chosen secretary, this
executive position being one for which he is particularly well
qualified, and he resigned the presidency because he felt that as
secretary he could make his services of more definite value.In politics Judge Tipton is a stalwart advocate of the principles
and policies of the Republican party, and he is prominently identified
with the Masonic fraternity, being affiliated with the various bodies
of the York Rite and having also attained the consistory degrees in the
Scottish Rite. He also holds membership in the adjunct order of the
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and in the Knights of Pythias, in which he
is now supreme representative, having held the highest offices in the
lodge for the past eight years. He and his wife are members of the
Methodist Episcopal church and take a zealous interest in the various
departments of its work.On the 28th of December, 1881, Judge Tipton was united in
marriage to Miss Myra Amsden, of Greene county, Iowa, who died in 1890,
being survived by her only child, Gerald I., who is now in business in
Quincy, Illinois. On the 10th of October, 1894, Judge Tipton contracted
a second marriage, being then united to Miss Emily Rogers, of Mitchell,
South Dakota, and they are the parents of four children, Bernice, Mark
R., Sterling J. and Gwyneth.
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OCCU LawyerW. E. TIPTON, of Armour, Douglas County, is a native of the state
of Missouri, having been born in Schuyler County, on the 10th of June,
1854, a son of Jabez B. and Isabel (Wright) Tipton. The ancestry in the
agnatic line is traced back to two brothers who emigrated from England
to America and landed in either Baltimore or Philadelphia, while
finally one of them located in Virginia and the other in the state of
New York, and the Virginian later came west and took up his permanent
residence in Kentucky, and it is from this pioneer of that state that
the subject of this sketch is descended. Joel Tipton, grandfather of
the subject, was one of the colony which accompanied Daniel Boone from
Kentucky to Missouri, and for a number of years he was an associate of
that historic character, being a close personal friend. Jabez B. Tipton
passed his entire life in Missouri, his vocation being that of farming.
His wife, the mother of the subject, was an Illinoisan by birth.W. E. Tipton was reared on the homestead farm in Missouri and
after availing himself of the advantages afforded in the public schools
he continued his studies in the state normal school, at Kirksville. At
the age of nineteen years he began teaching in the public schools, and
by this means he earned the money with which he was enabled to carry
forward his studies in the normal school, where he was graduated in
1880, with the highest honors in his class, and afterward taking the
post-graduate course, with the degree of Master of Arts. He served as
superintendent of schools at Queen City, Glenwood, Lathrop and Lamar,
Missouri, and while in tenure of the position in Lamar he also served
as superintendent of schools of Barton county. At that time also he
began the study of law with the definite intention of preparing himself
for the practice of this profession, having previously carried on his
studies along the line, but in a somewhat desultory way. While at Lamar
he was elected a member of the faculty of the state normal school at
Warrensburg, but the school board refused to accept his resignation,
and such was the estimate of his-value and ability as an instructor
that the position as a member of the faculty of the normal school was
held open for him for a period of two years. Within this time, however,
Mr. Tipton had decided to withdraw from the pedagogic profession and
devote his attention to that of the law, and in consonance with this
decision he resigned the position at the normal without having actually
filled it at any time. His duties in Lamar had been so varied and
onerous that his health became seriously impaired, and this is not to
be considered strange when we take cognizance of the fact that not only
was he superintendent of the city and county schools, but was also
associate editor of the State Teachers' Journal, editor of the
educational department of a local paper, interested in the real-estate
business, and the while carefully continuing his legal studies. He was
thus compelled to call a halt and endeavor to recuperate his wasted
energies. In 1883 he resigned his position as county superintendent of
schools and came to South Dakota for the benefit of his health,
locating in Douglas county. He had been admitted to the bar of Missouri
the preceding year, and after his removal to South Dakota he opened an
office in Grand View, which was then the county seat of Douglas county,
and there continued to be successfully engaged in the practice of his
profession until the town of Armour was projected. He then became one
of the founders and builders of the new town, in which he was one of
the early settlers, and here he has ever since maintained his home,
having contributed materially to the advancement of its best interests
and being one of its most honored and valued citizens, while he has
gained a state reputation as one of the leading members of its bar, his
talent and devotion to his profession having gained him distinctive
prestige, while his clientage is of representative order. He is a
staunch Republican in his political views, and he was appointed
district attorney in 1884, serving two years, while he was elected to
the office in 1886, for a term of two years. He also served one term as
state's attorney of Douglas county, while for two terms he presided
with marked ability on the bench of the county court. Judge Tipton was
president of the board of education of Armour for several years, and
for five years was a member of the board of regents of the State
University, having ever retained a lively interest in the cause of
popular education. In 1901 he was appointed president of the state
board of charities and corrections, serving two years, and recently the
board was reorganized and our subject was chosen secretary, this
executive position being one for which he is particularly well
qualified, and he resigned the presidency because he felt that as
secretary he could make his services of more definite value.In politics Judge Tipton is a stalwart advocate of the principles
and policies of the Republican party, and he is prominently identified
with the Masonic fraternity, being affiliated with the various bodies
of the York Rite and having also attained the consistory degrees in the
Scottish Rite. He also holds membership in the adjunct order of the
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and in the Knights of Pythias, in which he
is now supreme representative, having held the highest offices in the
lodge for the past eight years. He and his wife are members of the
Methodist Episcopal church and take a zealous interest in the various
departments of its work.On the 28th of December, 1881, Judge Tipton was united in
marriage to Miss Myra Amsden, of Greene county, Iowa, who died in 1890,
being survived by her only child, Gerald I., who is now in business in
Quincy, Illinois. On the 10th of October, 1894, Judge Tipton contracted
a second marriage, being then united to Miss Emily Rogers, of Mitchell,
South Dakota, and they are the parents of four children, Bernice, Mark
R., Sterling J. and Gwyneth.