Joseph Lancaster Brent Alexander was the son of Henry Nash Alexander, a lawyer, and Feliciana Dominguez, daughter of a Californio ranching family near Los Angeles. He married first Amanda Alice Salsig in 1878, while he was living in Yuma, Arizona. They moved to Phoenix in 1879 and raised two children, Henry and Helen.
Alexander was clerk of the Board of Supervisors and clerk of the State Supreme Court in the 1880s and 1890s, during which time he also read law in his father's office.
When the Spanish-American War broke out, he enlisted and was named captain of Troop C, 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry (the Rough Riders). He later served as the Arizona commander of Spanish-American War veterans.
After the War, he founded the law firm of Alexander & Christy. From 1902 to 1905, he was THE United States Attorney for the Arizona Territory. He was also a successful businessman in post-statehood Arizona.
Alexander applied to join the Sons of the American Revolution in 1909. His application was based on the claim that his paternal grandmother, Alice Prichard, was descended from Revolutionary War soldier Benjamin Prichard [Per truchasnm, Find-A-Grave contributor #47143330].
In 1912, Alexander married Grace Maye Forbes and the couple had two daughters named Jane and Eleanor.
Arizona State University has in its archives 75 boxes of papers relating to Alexander's personal life and his business and political careers.
Alexander was clerk of the Board of Supervisors and clerk of the State Supreme Court in the 1880s and 1890s, during which time he also read law in his father's office.
When the Spanish-American War broke out, he enlisted and was named captain of Troop C, 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry (the Rough Riders). He later served as the Arizona commander of Spanish-American War veterans.
After the War, he founded the law firm of Alexander & Christy. From 1902 to 1905, he was THE United States Attorney for the Arizona Territory. He was also a successful businessman in post-statehood Arizona.
Alexander applied to join the Sons of the American Revolution in 1909. His application was based on the claim that his paternal grandmother, Alice Prichard, was descended from Revolutionary War soldier Benjamin Prichard [Per truchasnm, Find-A-Grave contributor #47143330].
In 1912, Alexander married Grace Maye Forbes and the couple had two daughters named Jane and Eleanor.
Arizona State University has in its archives 75 boxes of papers relating to Alexander's personal life and his business and political careers.
Joseph Lancaster Brent Alexander was the son of Henry Nash Alexander, a lawyer, and Feliciana Dominguez, daughter of a Californio ranching family near Los Angeles. He married first Amanda Alice Salsig in 1878, while he was living in Yuma, Arizona. They moved to Phoenix in 1879 and raised two children, Henry and Helen.
Alexander was clerk of the Board of Supervisors and clerk of the State Supreme Court in the 1880s and 1890s, during which time he also read law in his father's office.
When the Spanish-American War broke out, he enlisted and was named captain of Troop C, 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry (the Rough Riders). He later served as the Arizona commander of Spanish-American War veterans.
After the War, he founded the law firm of Alexander & Christy. From 1902 to 1905, he was THE United States Attorney for the Arizona Territory. He was also a successful businessman in post-statehood Arizona.
Alexander applied to join the Sons of the American Revolution in 1909. His application was based on the claim that his paternal grandmother, Alice Prichard, was descended from Revolutionary War soldier Benjamin Prichard [Per truchasnm, Find-A-Grave contributor #47143330].
In 1912, Alexander married Grace Maye Forbes and the couple had two daughters named Jane and Eleanor.
Arizona State University has in its archives 75 boxes of papers relating to Alexander's personal life and his business and political careers.
Alexander was clerk of the Board of Supervisors and clerk of the State Supreme Court in the 1880s and 1890s, during which time he also read law in his father's office.
When the Spanish-American War broke out, he enlisted and was named captain of Troop C, 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry (the Rough Riders). He later served as the Arizona commander of Spanish-American War veterans.
After the War, he founded the law firm of Alexander & Christy. From 1902 to 1905, he was THE United States Attorney for the Arizona Territory. He was also a successful businessman in post-statehood Arizona.
Alexander applied to join the Sons of the American Revolution in 1909. His application was based on the claim that his paternal grandmother, Alice Prichard, was descended from Revolutionary War soldier Benjamin Prichard [Per truchasnm, Find-A-Grave contributor #47143330].
In 1912, Alexander married Grace Maye Forbes and the couple had two daughters named Jane and Eleanor.
Arizona State University has in its archives 75 boxes of papers relating to Alexander's personal life and his business and political careers.
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