CASSIUS M. FRAZIER
History of Arizona, 1896

A few years witnesses many changes in the life of an American 
city, where the prevailing motto would seem to be "Leave the 
things which are behind and cleave to those which are before."  
New firms start up, new for a season and then pass away, their 
very names forgotten. New streets are opened, old houses leveled 
and new ones spring up everywhere.  Among those who have kept 
pace with the times is Cassius M. Frazier, one of the able 
attorneys of Phoenix.  He was born in Henry County, Iowa, 
November 13, 1852 and is a son of Elihu and Orpha (Pigeon) 
Frazier.  Both families were early settlers west of the 
Mississippi River and Grandfather Pigeon was one of the first 
pioneers of Iowa.  Both the Fraziers and Pigeons were Quakers 
in their religious views and Grandfather Frazier was a noted 
Quaker preacher, traveling all over Indiana and the South and 
preaching the inhumanity of slavery.  Both families settled 
west of the Mississippi some time in the thirties and all were 
agriculturists.

Cassius M. Frazier attended the common schools in his youth 
and a Quaker school, Whittier College, where he received a 
thorough education, having graduated therefrom.  Afterwards 
he taught school for years, and became principal of the Pilot 
Grove Academy which he conducted for four years.

While teaching, he studied law and later entered the office of 
John Van Valkenburg, with whom he studied for some time. In 1881 
he was admitted to the bar and commenced practicing at Silverton, 
Colorado, remaining there until 1893.  During the time he resided 
in Silverton he was elected county attorney seven or eight times 
and also held the office of city attorney about the same length 
of time. He was chairman of the Republican county central 
committee for several terms, a member of the Republican State 
central committee for years and was a man of influence.

In 1893 he came to Phoenix Arizona, practiced alone one year 
and then united with Judge Webster Street in the practice.  
They have since been together and have a fine practice.

Mr. Frazier was married August 17, 1875 to Miss Belle Coleman 
of Iowa and they have four interesting children: Claire, 
Jessie, Orpha and Helen.

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