WILLIAM McNARY LOVELL
History of Arizona, 1896

William M. Lovell, is classed among the prominent legal lights 
of Tucson Arizona where he has resided since the year 1882. He 
is a product of Blue Grass soil, his birth having occurred in 
Muhlenburgh County, Kentucky, November 5, 1836 on a farm. In the 
year 1852 he crossed the plains to California with his parents 
and in the year 1862 was graduated from the University of the 
Pacific, Santa Clara County.  In that county his parents reside 
at the present time.  

Young Lovell remained on his father's farm in California until 
1858, when he went to Frazier River, British Columbia, during 
the gold excitement and followed mining until the following 
autumn.  Returning home he then entered the university from 
which he was subsequently graduated in 1862 as above stated 
and then began the study of law with Judge Lawrence Archer.  
In the spring of 1863 he went to Austin, Nevada Territory and 
engaged in the practice of law with Al Hereford, now deceased.  
Later in 1864 he returned to San Jose California where he began 
practicing. In 1865 he formed a partnership with his preceptor, 
Judge L. Arthur and continued with him until November 1882.  
While practicing in San Jose he served as deputy district 
attorney for six months and then was appointed to the position 
of district attorney, filling a vacancy and held that office 
eighteen months.  So well did he discharge the duties of this 
position that he was soon after elected district attorney and 
re-elected to that position, thus serving a number of years.  
As before stated, Mr. Lovell located in Tucson in 1882 and 
early in 1883 he formed a co-partnership with B.H. Hereford.  
In 1885 the latter was elected district attorney of Pima 
County and Mr. Lovell served as his deputy.  In 1888 he was 
re-elected and the firm was dissolved, Mr. Lovell continuing 
his practice alone.  Two years after this he was elected 
district attorney of Pima County and served two years and in 
1892 he was elected to the Legislature to represent his 
district, serving one term.  In 1894 he was again elected  
district attorney which position he holds at this time.

He was married in 1863 to Miss Mildred L. Welch of San Jose
California and they have four children: Gussie O., Laurette F., 
a lady commissioner to the World's Fair; Lawrence Archer, chief 
clerk in Wells-Fargo Express at Phoenix and Ira W.  Mr. Lovell's 
parents, Joseph and Laurette (Campbell) Lovell are natives of 
Kentucky and on the maternal side of Scotch origin.  Grandfather 
Michael Lovell was born on Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.

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