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Joseph Kemp Toole (May 12, 1851 – March 11, 1929) was a Democratic politician from Montana. He served as the first and fourth Governor of Montana. ==Biography== Toole was born in Savannah, Missouri and attended public school in St. Joseph, Missouri. In 1868, he graduated from the Western Military Institute in New Castle, Kentucky with honors.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Montana Governor Joseph Kemp Toole )〕 He moved to Helena, Montana in 1870; studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1871 and commenced practice in Helena. Toole was district attorney of the third judicial district of Montana 1872–1876 and a member of the Montana Territorial House of Representatives from 1879 to 1881; member and president of the Territorial council 1881–1883. He married Lily Rosecrans and they had three children. ==Career== Toole was a delegate to the State Constitutional Convention at Helena in 1884 and 1889 and elected as a Democrat to the Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses (March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1889);〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.montanahistory.net/governors/toole.htm )〕 he did not seek renomination in 1888. Toole was the first Governor of Montana,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= A Brief History of Montana )〕 (the only Democrat on the ticket that year to be elected) serving from November 8, 1889, until January 1, 1893. He resumed the practice of law in Helena. Toole was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1892 and 1904. He served as the fourth Governor of Montana from January 7, 1901 until April 1, 1908, when he resigned because of ill health. During his tenure, county treasurers were authorized to collect taxes on personal property, and there was legislation to ensure mine safety and mineworker protection.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_montana/col2-content/main-content-list/title_toole_joseph.html )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joseph Toole」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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