Yavapai County AZ Archives Biographies.....McCandless, J. N. December 4, 1837 - living in 1896
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Author: McFarland & Poole

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  DR. J. N. McCANDLESS. One of the noblest professions, one of the most
beneficial to mankind, is that of medicine, and while it is prosecuted for gain,
it is in its very nature nearest to beneficent charity, and is very exacting
upon its devotees. One of the most prominent physicians and surgeons of
Prescott, Arizona, is Dr. J. N. McCandless. He is a native of Cutler County,
Pennsylvania, born December 4, 1837: son of A. M. and Keziah McCandless, both of
whom are of Scotch origin. The father followed farming most of his life and died
in Butler County, Pennsylvania. In the public schools of Butler County our
subject received his primary training and subsequently graduated at Witherspoon
Institute, at Butler. Following this he took up the study of medicine, for which
he had early displayed a strong liking, and graduated at the Jefferson Medical
College, Philadelphia, in 1863. He immediately enlisted in the Seventy-seventh
Pennsylvania Regiment and was first assistant surgeon. Later he was made surgeon
of this regiment and filled that position until cessation of hostilities. A part
of the time he was brigade surgeon on the frontier. In 1866 he began looking
around for a suitable location and continued this the eighteen months he acted
as assistant surgeon of the regular army. In the fall of 1868 he located at
Prescott, Arizona, and has followed his profession here ever since. He is one of
the oldest practicing physicians in the Territory, having been here for thirty
years, and has built up a fine practice. He is one of the leading physicians of
his section and as a surgeon stands second to but few. Dr. McCandless served as
president of Yavapai County Medical Society for some time, has been health
officer of Prescott and has served as trustee of the schools. Socially he is a
member of the Grand Army of the Republic. In the year 1874 he was married to
Miss Kate Kerr, a native of Michigan, and they have two children, Lewis W. and
Eva J. In politics the doctor is a Republican. He is a representative man of the
Territory. In connection with his profession he owns one of the largest and best
equipped drug stores in Prescott, and is also the owner of some mining property.
For some time he was interested in ranching.


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

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