Noon, Adolphus Henry

Born June 22, 1838.
A native of England, has been a resident of Arizona since 1879 and of Santa Cruz County since it was a portion of Pima. He brought with him to Arizona a knowledge of affairs acquired in England, in the wilds of South Africa, and in various parts of the United States. While in Africa he organized a company of volunteers, of which he was made lieutenant, and it was during his leisure hours there that he took up the study of medicine under Dr. John E. Seaman, an ex-army surgeon from the East Indies. In 1864 he came to the United States and completed his medical course. In 1865 he went to the Tintic mining district of Utah and founded the town of Eureka, where he built the first house of stone, and was appointed the first postmaster and elected the first Justice of the Peace and notary. Besides his mining and other interests in this vicinity, he practiced his profession and was associated with Dr. C. D. Roberts, a well known southern army surgeon. At the time of the forming of Santa Cruz County Dr. Noon was appointed by the Governor a member of the Board of Supervisors, and chosen by the Board to act as its chairman. In November, 1900, he was elected on the Democratic ticket the first representative from the county to the lower house of the legislature, and elected in 1910 Mayor of Nogales. Although Dr. Noon has been much occupied during his residence in this State in his mining interests, and various enterprises, he has uninterruptedly practiced medicine and surgery. Source: Who's Who in Arizona. Volume I. 1913 (p. 666-667).

PCMS Centennial Program. 10-9-2004.
See the Arizona Historical Foundation "Schaus, Richard, 1950-1980 Collection - MSS 6" Finding Aid, page 23: NOON, DR. ADOLPHUS H., 1838-1931: English born, came to U.S., was Regimental Surgeon of U.S. Militia in 1874 in Salt Lake City. Ranched near Arivaca. Source: http://www.ahfweb.org/download/Schaus_MSS_6.pdf
See History of Arizona medicine; collections of Orville Harry Brown, M.D. [AHSL Special Collections WZ 70 AA7 H673].
Quebbeman, Frances E. Medicine in territorial Arizona. Phoenix : Arizona Historical Foundation, 1966, page 361.
See also: Portrait and biographical record of Arizona. Commemorating the achievements of citizens who have contributed to the progress of Arizona and the development of its resources. Chicago: Chapman Publishing Company, 1901, pages 406, 409: Hon. A. H. Noon
McClintock, James H. Arizona, Prehistoric, Aboriginal, Pioneer, Modern; the Nation's Youngest Commonwealth within a Land of Ancient Culture. Chicago: The S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1916 (aka Arizona, the Youngest State), volume 3 (Biographical), pages 660-661: Dr. Adolphus H. Noon, physician and surgeon, pioneer of Arizona, mine developer and able politician, was born in London, England, in 1838. He spent his childhood in his native city and at the age of fifteen years went to South Africa, where he began the study of medicine under Dr. John Eglinton, an East Indian physician. He completed his medical course, however, in San Francisco, and there practiced his profession until 1878, in which year he came to Arizona, among the early settlers of the state. He remained for a short time in Tucson and then settled in Nogales, where he has since resided. He was one of the first settlers in the Oro Blanco district and has since given a great deal of his time to the exploitation and development of the region. He has large mining interests in Oro Blanco and extensive property holdings there. He was the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors when Santa Cruz County was formed. He has held the positions of Clerk of the District Court and Court Commissioner and was later elected first representative to the Territorial Legislature on the democratic ticket, an office which he held for one term, beginning in 1901. He served for two years as Mayor of Nogales, his administration extending from 1910-1911. Dr. Noon married Miss Emma C.E. Slaughter, a native of England and they have five children: Adolphus S., Arthur H., Edward E., Samuel F. and Mrs. Sarah Renshaw. Dr. Noon has also twenty two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

J Am Med Assoc, Feb 1906; XLVI: 609: At the annual election of officers of the Santa Cruz County Medical Society, held at Nogales, February 1, the following was the result: President, Dr. Adolphus H. Noon; vice-president, Dr. Harry W. Purdy; secretary and treasurer, Dr. Albert L. Gustetter; delegate to Arizona Medical Association, Dr. Ray Ferguson, and censor, Dr. Nicholas K. Noon, all of Nogales. This society was recently organized on the standard plan and begins its work with good promise for the future.
J Am Med Assoc, Apr 1909; LII: 1114: The annual meeting of Santa Cruz County Medical Society was held in Nogales, March 8, when the following officers were elected: President, Dr. Albert L. Gustetter, Nogales; vice-president, Dr. Paul R. Doran [i.e., Doron], Patagonia; censor, Dr. William F. Chenoweth, Nogales; secretary-treasurer, Dr. Alfred C. Kingsley, Nogales; and committee on public health legislation, Drs. Adolphus H. Noon and Harry W. Purdy, Nogales.