A. J. Andrews

{{Short description|Canadian politician (1865–1950)}}

{{For|American softball player|AJ Andrews}}

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| name = A. J. Andrews

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| order = 17th Mayor of Winnipeg

| term_start = 1898

| term_end = 1899

| predecessor = William McCreary

| successor = Horace Wilson

| birth_date = {{birth date|1865|4|24|df=yes}}

| birth_place = {{nowrap|Franklin Centre, Canada East}}

| death_date = 31 January 1950 (aged 84)

| death_place = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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|birth_name = Alfred Joseph Andrews

| spouse = Maude Watson

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Alfred Joseph Andrews (24 April 1865 – 31 January 1950)[http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/andrews_aj.shtml Manitoba Historical Society - Alfred Joseph Andrews] was a Canadian politician serving as an alderman and the 17th Mayor of Winnipeg.

Andrews was a lawyer who moved to Winnipeg in 1880. He became a Winnipeg alderman in 1884 and served in that role until his election as Mayor for 1898 and 1899. He was the founding member of the Citizens' Committee of 1000.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/mb_history/24/generalstrikecorrespondence.shtml|title = Manitoba History:A. J. Andrews to Arthur Meighen: Winnipeg General Strike Correspondence}}

The City of Winnipeg named Andrews Street in his honour.[http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/winnipegstreets/index.shtml# History in Winnipeg Street Names at Manitoba Historical Society]