Bio of FAWCETT, Andrew, Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
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ANDREW FAWCETT - Vol II, pg 801
Andrew Fawcett is a practicing attorney of Minneapolis who specializes in real
estate law. He was born in Missouri and is the son of Andrew and Rose (Snyder)
Fawcett. His father is a native of New York state, where he lived for many years
near Geneva. He graduated from the Albany Law School in 1870 and shortly
afterward went west to Missouri, where he married Rose Snyder, a Missourian by
birth, whose father had been one of the pioneers in the state, coming to the
country in 1853. Their son, Andrew, spent his boyhood on a farm and obtained his
elementary education in the rural schools. When he was sixteen years of age he
went to Kansas City, where he took the high school course, following which he
came to Minneapolis to enter the University of Minnesota. Here he registered for
the academic course in 1901, and having successfully completed this work
continued his studies in the law school, from which he graduated in 1908 with
the bachelor of laws degree. He at once took his examinations and was admitted
to the Minnesota bar.
Mr. Fawcett decided to remain in this city for the practice of his profession
and accordingly opened a law office, which is now located at 700 National Bank
building. He has never entered into a partnership, preferring to practice alone
under his own name. While he has a good general practice he has made a special
study of real estate law and does most of his work along that line. He is
regarded as an expert in land titles. Industry, integrity and ability have been
the chief factors in his success. No doubt the habits of hard work and early
rising that traditionally are the result of farm training, played their part in
forming his character. It is certain that as a youth he already possessed
determination and ambition, for he worked his way through school, selling
newspapers as a high school student and depending upon his own resources for his
support all through his college career. His subsequent success in the legal
profession has not only been merited, but has proved that the sacrifices he made
as a student were decidedly worth while.
In this city occurred the marriage of Mr. Fawcett and Miss Helen Rice, whose
girlhood home was in Minneapolis. They have become the parents of two children:
Mary Ellen and Irene.