AARON BEEDE (1859-1934)
North Dakota Missionary, Author, Judge, College President & Farmer

A man in North Dakota was an author, poet, playwright, judge, minister, college president, farmer, and one of the most active missionaries among the Native Americans during the first 15 years of the twentieth century. Dr. Aaron Beede was a principled man of convictions, and this trait not only enabled him to do remarkable things, but also cost him positions in life.