Maricopa County AZ Archives Biographies.....Chandler, A. J. 1859 - living in 1896
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Author: McFarland & Poole

  DR. A. J. CHANDLER. The name of Chandler is well and favorably known in this
part of Arizona, for it has been intimately associated with the building up and
development of this section, and is the synonym of honest industry and business
integrity. Dr. A. J. Chandler, who is now president and general manager of the
Consolidated Canal Company, with offices at Phoenix and Mesa, is a native of
Canada, born near Coaticook, Province of Quebec, Canada, July 15, 1859. The
father, Joseph Chandler, was a Baptist minister, and preached the gospel most of
his life. He died in May, 1895. He married Miss Mary A. Lorimer and to them were
born seven children, five of whom survive at the present time. Dr. A. J.
Chandler, the fifth in order of birth, was educated in the high school of his
native town and finished his course of studies at McGill University at Montreal
and the Montreal Veterinary College, graduating in the year 1892 with the
highest honors. Immediately after graduating, he was appointed live stock
inspector for the Dominion government, which position he soon resigned to engage
actively in the practice of veterinary medicine in Detroit, Michigan. Here he
soon built up a most lucrative practice, gaining a reputation as one of the most
expert veterinarians not only in the state of Michigan, but in adjoining states,
where he was often called in consultation. In 1887 he was offered the position
of veterinary surgeon for the Territory of Arizona, and after much hesitancy
accepted, being appointed to the position by Governor Zulick. The appointment
was not the controlling feature that turned him to the far West, although he at
all times attended strictly to his official duties and served the public well,
but the opportunities that might present themselves to a young man in a rapidly
growing Western country outside of a professional career. He was not long in
seizing upon such an opportunity. For almost immediately upon his arrival in the
Territory he became interested in irrigation, and has succeeded in building one
of the largest and finest canal systems in the Southwest. He organized the
Consolidated Canal Company in 1892, having associated with him some of Detroit's
best and most substantial citizens, and has since been its president and general
manager. Apart from this canal enterprise, the doctor has taken great interest
in the development of irrigation, for by it he believes that Arizona is yet to
be one of the greatest states in the Union. In his political views the doctor is
a Republican, although he has never taken a very active part in politics. He
retained his official position during the various administrations till 1893,
when he resigned, his business interests demanding his full attention. He was
married in 1890 to Miss Julia Pope, the only daughter of Judge J. D. Pope of St.
Louis, Mo.

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A Historical and Biographical Record of the Territory of Arizona
Published by
McFarland & Poole, Chicago, 1896


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