John started out as a wool manufacturer, following his father's trade. He was later a dry goods merchant in Deadwood. He became Postmaster, and later served as Speaker of the House for the Dakota Territory in 1881. The county of Harding in South Dakota was named for him.
Black Hills Union, Rapid City, S.D., 11 April 1902
Was a Hills Pioneer. Sudden Death of Dr. Harding at Deadwood
Deadwood, S.D., April 3--Dr. John A. Harding died at his home in Deadwood very suddenly from a rupture of a blood vessel in the head. He was one of the pioneers of the Black Hills, coming to this region from Montana in 1876 and engaging actively in mining. He was for a number of years superintendent of Uncle Sam mine on Elk creek, now belonging to the Clover Leaf mining company, and he also owned extensive interests in mining properties in various parts of the Black Hills. He belonged to Deadwood lodge No. 7, A.F. and A.M., and was past master of the lodge. He was also a veteran of the civil war and a member of the G.A.R.
A wife and two daughters are left, the eldest daughter being the wife of J.R. Hickok, a civil engineer of Deadwood, and the other being Miss Madge Harding, who is in school near Chicago.
Buried in Section 3, Lot 3
Black Hills Union, Rapid City, S.D., 11 April 1902
Was a Hills Pioneer. Sudden Death of Dr. Harding at Deadwood
Deadwood, S.D., April 3--Dr. John A. Harding died at his home in Deadwood very suddenly from a rupture of a blood vessel in the head. He was one of the pioneers of the Black Hills, coming to this region from Montana in 1876 and engaging actively in mining. He was for a number of years superintendent of Uncle Sam mine on Elk creek, now belonging to the Clover Leaf mining company, and he also owned extensive interests in mining properties in various parts of the Black Hills. He belonged to Deadwood lodge No. 7, A.F. and A.M., and was past master of the lodge. He was also a veteran of the civil war and a member of the G.A.R.
A wife and two daughters are left, the eldest daughter being the wife of J.R. Hickok, a civil engineer of Deadwood, and the other being Miss Madge Harding, who is in school near Chicago.
Buried in Section 3, Lot 3
John started out as a wool manufacturer, following his father's trade. He was later a dry goods merchant in Deadwood. He became Postmaster, and later served as Speaker of the House for the Dakota Territory in 1881. The county of Harding in South Dakota was named for him.
Black Hills Union, Rapid City, S.D., 11 April 1902
Was a Hills Pioneer. Sudden Death of Dr. Harding at Deadwood
Deadwood, S.D., April 3--Dr. John A. Harding died at his home in Deadwood very suddenly from a rupture of a blood vessel in the head. He was one of the pioneers of the Black Hills, coming to this region from Montana in 1876 and engaging actively in mining. He was for a number of years superintendent of Uncle Sam mine on Elk creek, now belonging to the Clover Leaf mining company, and he also owned extensive interests in mining properties in various parts of the Black Hills. He belonged to Deadwood lodge No. 7, A.F. and A.M., and was past master of the lodge. He was also a veteran of the civil war and a member of the G.A.R.
A wife and two daughters are left, the eldest daughter being the wife of J.R. Hickok, a civil engineer of Deadwood, and the other being Miss Madge Harding, who is in school near Chicago.
Buried in Section 3, Lot 3
Black Hills Union, Rapid City, S.D., 11 April 1902
Was a Hills Pioneer. Sudden Death of Dr. Harding at Deadwood
Deadwood, S.D., April 3--Dr. John A. Harding died at his home in Deadwood very suddenly from a rupture of a blood vessel in the head. He was one of the pioneers of the Black Hills, coming to this region from Montana in 1876 and engaging actively in mining. He was for a number of years superintendent of Uncle Sam mine on Elk creek, now belonging to the Clover Leaf mining company, and he also owned extensive interests in mining properties in various parts of the Black Hills. He belonged to Deadwood lodge No. 7, A.F. and A.M., and was past master of the lodge. He was also a veteran of the civil war and a member of the G.A.R.
A wife and two daughters are left, the eldest daughter being the wife of J.R. Hickok, a civil engineer of Deadwood, and the other being Miss Madge Harding, who is in school near Chicago.
Buried in Section 3, Lot 3
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