Hamilton County OhArchives Biographies.....Axby, William A. 1874 - 
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    William A. Axby, D. V. S., one of the best known men in Hamilton county, has
proven his ability along two widely diversified lines, and has been a successful
veterinary surgeon and political leader, in Harrison, for a number of years. Dr.
Axby was born in Guilford, Ind., September 22, 1874, a son of John and Melissa
(Grubbs) Axby. John Axby, father, was a prominent veterinary surgeon, of
Guilford, where he resided throughout his life. Dr. Axby received his early
education in the public schools of his native town, and later entered the
Cincinnati Veterinary College, from which he was graduated with the class of
1895, with the degree of doctor of veterinary surgery. After finishing his
studies, he began his practice at Harrison, Ohio, where he continues eminently
successful at the present time. Politically, Dr. Axby is a stanch upholder of
the Democratic party, and has held many important offices in the city of
Harrison, having been mayor for a number of years. He is also a member of the
board of education, and takes an important part in all the political affairs of
his city and state. Fraternally, Dr. Axby is a valued member of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, the Indiana and Ohio State Veterinary Surgeons
Associations, the National Veterinary Surgeons Association, and the various
Masonic bodies, including Kilwiling Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Hanselmann
Commandery; Syrian Nobles of the Mystic Shrine and also Eastern Star. In
religious affiliation, Dr. Axby and his wife are members of the Christian
church, and both are active in all its social and business affairs. Dr. Axby
married on the 24th of March, 1920, Miss Louise Singleton Smith, of Chicago,
Ill., a daughter of Frederick and Elizabeth Smith, both natives of England, now
living in Chicago, where they have spent their entire lives. As a citizen and as
a public official, Dr. Axby has striven to do his full duty, and he is as
popular as he is successful. His friends throughout the community are without
number, while his standing, everywhere is that of a man of absolute integrity.

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