Coconino County AZ Archives Biographies.....Dutton, A. A. 1856 - ?
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Hon. A. A. Dutton
Portrait and Biographical Record of Arizona (Chicago:  Chapman Publishing Co., 
1901), pp. 176 and 179

Transcribed and submitted by:  Connie Sheets, 24 Apr 2006

The great lumber resources of Coconino county, than which there is no more 
favorable locality in the United States, has furnished an outlet for the brains 
and ability of many who have come from the east in search of homes, competence, 
and ofttimes lost health.  Mr. Dutton belongs to the latter-named class, and it 
is needless to say that while pursuing the agreeable occupation of lumbering in 
this ideal climate, he has found all and more than he looked for, and is today 
one of the reliable and substantial citizens of Flagstaff.

When three years of age Mr. Dutton, who was born in Waupun, Wis., in 1856, 
removed with his parents to New York state, where he was educated and grew to 
manhood at Sherman, Chautauqua county.  After graduating from the high school 
at Sherman he engaged in educational work for a time, and continued the same 
occupation after removing to Harvard, Ill.  In 1883, on account of failing 
health, he sought an all-around change in Flagstaff, and entered the employ of 
the Ayer Lumber Company as a log scaler.  Step by step, as his health improved, 
he mastered every detail of the lumber business, and now has charge of all the 
shipping in the mills.  This is an extremely responsible position, and he 
discharges it with credit to himself and the firm which he represents.

While prominent in lumber circles, Mr. Dutton is perhaps as well-known as an 
able and conscientious politician.  In 1892 his merit was recognized by his 
fellow townsmen, he being elected chairman of the board of supervisors of 
Coconino county, which energetic and progressive body of men secured the 
erection of the present court-house and jail.  In 1896 he was elected a member 
of the territorial council, and has since taken an active part in local and 
territorial undertakings of the Republican party.  Fraternally he is associated 
with the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Independent Order of 
Foresters, and is past master in the former body and grand trustee of the 
Territorial Grand Lodge of New Mexico and Arizona.  He is also a member of the 
board of trustees of the Arizona Normal School at Flagstaff, and is interested 
in promoting educational matters in Coconino county.

In 1881, at Harvard, Ill., Mr. Dutton married Mrs. Elida M. (Dunham) Dutton, 
and of this union there is one son, Charles A.



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