Biography of A. D. Long
A. D. Long (b. 1858, Delaware County, Iowa) served as county judge of Hutchinson County and was a prominent real estate figure in South Dakota. After completing law studies at the University of Iowa in 1881, he practiced law in Iowa before relocating to South Dakota in 1884, where he engaged in real estate, insurance, and cattle breeding. In 1898, he settled in Tripp, focusing on real estate and insurance. A committed Republican, he was elected county judge in 1900 and re-elected unopposed in 1902. Long married Caroline B. Carpenter in 1890, and they raised four children: Wade, Ruby, Irving, and Gertrude.