Yavapai County AZ Archives Biographies.....Andrews, Henry T. 1841 - living in 1896
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Author: McFarland & Poole

p. 480-481

HON. HENRY T. ANDREWS.   Men do not choose professions under accidental
circumstances, or if they do, their names almost invariably become enrolled on
the list of lamentable failures. In writing the biographies of the "successes"
in the different avocations, we write for future as well as for present readers;
and they will ask "Why successful and how?" In answering this question it is but
necessary to tell something of the career of Hon. Henry T. Andrews, who was born
in McHenry County, Ill., December 10, 1841. His parents, George and Cordelia
(Allen) Andrews, were natives of Massachusetts and Ohio respectively. In the
year 1836 the father moved to McHenry County, Ill., and has followed farming
there ever since. Of the three children born to his marriage two survive at the
present time, our subject and Allen. The former was reared on his father's farm
and secured a good practical education in the district school. On the 22d of
April, 1861, when twenty years old, he enlisted at Bloomington, Ill., in Company
C, Twentieth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and served four years, three months
and sixteen days. Enlisting as a private he was soon promoted to the rank of
first lieutenant, and participated in the following battles: Fredericktown, Ft.
Donnelson, Shiloh, Britton's Lane and Raymond, where the regiment lost many men.
Later he participated in the battle of Champion Hill, Siege of Vicksburg,
Clinton, Chunky Bridge, Savannah, Pocataligo, Orangeburg, Falling Water, and was
with Sherman in his march to the sea. He was captured at Britton's Lane and
paroled. Mr. Andrews fought most gallantly for the old flag and was a brave and
faithful soldier. Upon cessation of hostilities he returned to Illinois and for
some time resided in  McLean County. From there he moved to Johnson County, Mo.,
and was there engaged in farming and dealing in live stock. Later he read law
with A. M. Gear and was admitted to the bar at Warrensburg, Mo. Following this
he located at Knobnoster, Johnson County, Mo., where he served about one year as
mayor, resigning that position to go West. In 1872 he started West and went
through Texas, Indian Territory, Colorado and New Mexico, arriving at Prescott,
Arizona, in July, 1875. He was engaged in prospecting and mining for eleven
years, and in 1886 was elected by the miners a member of the Territorial
Legislature and served one term. He was then appointed Territorial Auditor, but
resigned the following summer, and served as United States Deputy Revenue
Collector for nearly three years. After this he served as Justice of the Peace
and Secretary of Territorial Board of Equalization. In 1894 he associated with
Hon. R. M. Ling and opened a law office, and since that time has been actively
engaged in the duties of his profession. Mr. Andrews is chairman of the
Democratic  Central Committee and a member of the Territorial Committee. He is
the present city attorney and is one of the sound, substantial and popular men
of the county. A staunch Democrat in politics be has .ever taken a deep interest
in the welfare of his party, and while a resident of Missouri was a delegate to
the State Convention that nominated B. Gratz Brown to the governorship. He was
also a delegate to the Cincinnati Convention that nominated Horace Greeley. Mr.
Andrews is now United States Court Commissioner for the Fourth Judicial
District, Territory of Arizona. Socially he is a member of the Knights of
Pythias organization. For some time he has been interested in mining. On the nth
of December, 1894, he was married to Miss Luella Hundley, and they have one
child, Lelle. Mrs. Andrews was born in Marion, Williams County, Illinois. She is
an earnest member of the Presbyterian Church.


Additional Comments:
From:

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


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