Pruitt, Andrew James
Andrew James Pruitt Soundex Code P630
Born in: Armstrong, Indiana, on Sunday, November 23, 1856;
Son of: Warner Watson Pruitt and Margaret Jane Pruitt, nee: Margaret Jane Downen;
Education: Bachelor of Arts, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, 1882;
Married: Laura Gertrude Pruitt, nee: Laura Gertrude Kelly, of Greencastle, on Wednesday, December 16, 1885 (died Friday, October 24, 1913); son, Raymond S. Pruitt (Lawyer of Chicago).
Engaged as building contractor, at Chicago, since 1897; now member of Pruitt & Moore; elected county judge of Potter County, South Dakota, 1885, and to the legislature of Dakota Territory, 1886.
Member: Phi Kappa Psi.
Clubs: Evanston Golf Club, Westmoreland Country Club.
Recreation: golf.
Office: 7541 N. Ashland Avenue, Rogers Park, Chicago.
Home: 917 Forest Avenue, Evanston, IL
Source: Book of Chicagoans, 1917.