Sturtevant, Andrew Judson, Jr.

Andrew Judson Sturtevant, Jr. was born in Vallejo, California, on September 15, 1886. He received his education at Oakland High School and later attended the University of California at Berkeley, graduating in 1911 with a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture. After finishing his studies, he moved to Fresno County, where he rented a 200-acre alfalfa and stock ranch near Sanger and conducted a comprehensive agricultural survey for the California Development Board.

As a rising business executive, Andrew helped establish the marketing organization for local peach growers and served as the general sales manager for the California Peach Growers, Inc. He became an extensive grower himself, owning a 94-acre orchard near Modesto and a 200-acre orchard at Borden near Fresno, alongside two leased properties in Stanislaus County. Married to Roda M. Mitchell, with whom he had two sons, Andrew J., Jr. and Robert Mitchell, he was an active member of the Fresno Commercial Club and served as a Four-Minute Man during the local Liberty Loan campaign.