Charles H. Loud was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, on November 20, 1858, the son of Cyrus and Betsey Loud. As a young man he read law under a local judge, and then turned his efforts to civil engineering. He was employed in the engineering corps building the branch line of the Northern Pacific Railroad from Livingston to Cinnebar. He later organized the Hereford Cattle Company in partnership with Eastern capitalists. He managed the company's ranch on Pumpkin Creek. After suffering severe losses in the hard winter of 1886-1887, he eventually moved to Miles City and again studied law. He was a delegate from Custer County to the 1889 Constitutional Convention and to the State legislature in 1890 and 1891. After serving two years as Custer County Attorney, he was elected a district judge. He was also a partner in the State National Bank of Miles City , the Lakin, Westfall and Company mercantile firm, and the Loud and Kitzfeldt ranch. In 1886 he married Georgiana Burrell. He was a Mason, an early member of the Montana Stockgrowers Association, and a member of the Sons of the American Revolution. He died October 23, 1935, in Miles City.
From the description of Charles H. Loud papers, 1889-1932. (Montana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 712069096
