Costello, Patrick Henry, 1897-1971

Patrick Henry (P.H.) Costello was born January 17, 1897 in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. In 1914, he attended the University ofNorth Dakota, majoring in medicine. Following the 1915-16 school year, he transferred to North Dakota Agricultural College (now North Dakota State University) to study pharmacy. He graduated from NDAC with a degree in pharmacy in 1917. He enlisted with the United States Army on May 28, 1918 in Fargo. A Private, 1st Class, he served as part of a medical detachment at the post hospital at Fort Riley, Kansas until his discharge on December 13, 1918. Following the war, he worked for W.A. Siegfried, a pharmacist in Sanborn, North Dakota. In 1919, he acquired his own pharmacy in Cooperstown, N.D. He married Jeannette Bergstrom of Cooperstown on July 7, 1920. Their only child, Curtis, was born June 30, 1921. P.H. Costello was an active member of the Democratic Party in Griggs County, and even served as mayor of Cooperstown for a time. In 1942, Costello campaigned to be the Secretary for the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP). The NABP is an organization representing the boards of pharmacy in all 50 states. He won election and moved the family to Chicago. P.H. Costello died in May 1971, in Jackson, Minnesota.