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ANDREW LINDSAY, M. D., of Bryn Mawr, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, is a lineal descendant of a family of Scotch-Irish origin whose residence in the state of Pennsylvania antedates the arrival of William Penn. The pioneer members of the family located in the region now known as Aston, Delaware county, and for more than two centuries their descendants have also made their home in the territory included in that boundary.

John Lindsay, father of Dr. Lindsay, was born and reared in Haverford township, Delaware county, the birthplace of his father, although the latter subsequently removed to Philadelphia county. He received a good common school education, and his business career was devoted to agricultural pursuits which he followed until his advanced years forced him to retire from the activities of life. He was a strong advocate of the old Whig party, and frequently spoke in public on the issues of the day. He was chosen to represent Delaware county in the state legislature during the years 1830 and 1831, and these duties were performed with great credit to himself and his constituents. He married Miss Sarah Brooke, daughter of General William Brooke, of Delaware county, who won distinction in the Revolutionary war, and his ancestors were natives of England, who emigrated to America early in the seventeenth century, and several of the members served as officers and soldiers in the war of 1812. Their children were: William, James, Eliza, John, Sarah, Margaret and Andrew. John Lindsay, father of these children, died at his home in Haverford in 1860, at the advanced age of eighty-eight years.

Andrew Lindsay was born on the old homestead in Delaware county, Pennsylvania, June 11, 1829. He was educated in the private schools of Norristown, Pennsylvania, at Delaware College, Newark, Delaware, and Union College, graduating from the latter named institution in 1852, and during his term there was a classmate of the late Governor Hartranft. His tastes and inclinations led him to adopt the profession of medicine as his life work, and accordingly he matriculated at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, graduating therefrom in 1856. After eight years active practice in the city of Philadelphia he made an extended tour of Europe, whereby he gained a fund of practical and valuable information and experience, and upon his return to his native country in 1865 he located in Radnor, Montgomery county. Subsequently he removed to Bryn Mawr, in which town he has made his home for the past twenty years, and where he is regarded as a model citizen, having taken a keen and active interest in professional, political and social life. He is a staunch adherent of the principles of Republicanism, but has never sought or desired political office. He is affiliated with the Masonic Order.

Dr. Andrew Lindsay was married, December 15, 1859, to Miss Hannah L. Fox, daughter of Charles Fox, a manufacturer of brick in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Their child, Catherine F. Lindsay, died at the age of six years. Mrs. Lindsay died at her home in Bryn Mawr on March 18, 1903.