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Sheriff Samuel McQuade

Sheriff Samuel C. McQuadeSamuel Caldwell McQuade, resided in Duluth from 1870 until his death, July 20, 1896. 

In 1877 Mr. McQuade was elected sheriff of St. Louis county, and was re-elected five times, serving ten years in all in that incumbency, where his services proved most satisfactory to all concerned. In 1891-92 he was chief of police in Duluth, and in that position also displayed executive ability and tact of high order.

Source: Commemorative Biographical Record of the Upper Lake Region containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and Many of the Early Settled Families, J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1905

Photo courtesy NEMHC S2386, Duluth, MN

Sheriff – Samuel C. McQuade
Deputy Sheriff – W. H. McQuade

Source: R. L. Polk & Co. Directory, 1886-1887