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Chapter XXVI
Physicians And Medical Societies.
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after a few months moved to Beverly, N. J., and since to California. Dr. Preston outlived much of the prejudice and opposition against the new practice which existed among the people in his locality when he fist settled in Chester, and firmly established homeopathy in the respect and confidence of the community on a broad and firm foundation. He removed to Wilmington, Del., in the spring of 1881, and died there on the 9th of August in the same year.
Dr. Davis R. Pratt, a native of Newtown, graduated at the Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania in March, 1816, and practiced in his native place. In 1863 he moved to Philadelphia, and subsequently to Trenton, N. J., where he remained until compelled by ill health to relinquish the duties of the profession. He died of bronchitis on Jan. 28, 1868. About 1863, Dr. E. D. Miles practiced medicine in Media. Dr. John F. Rose, after serving in the army, at the close of the war of the Rebellion settled in Media, July 1, 1865. Immediately after the death of Dr. Henry Duffield, of Chester County, Dr. Rose moved to that borough in February, 1866. Dr. Robert P. Mercer graduated at the Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania in March, 1861, and in the following month located at Marshalton, Chester Co., Pa. In January, 1863, he was appointed to the entire charge of the medical department of the Chester County almshouse. After discharging the duties of that office on strictly homeopathic principles for two years, he resigned in 1865, and removed to Wilmington, Del. In November of the same year (1865), at the solicitation of Dr. Preston, Dr. Mercer moved to Chester, where he is still in successful practice. Dr. Henry Minton Lewis graduated at the Hahnemann Medical College of Philadelphia in March, 1869, and settled in Chester soon after, where he remained for three or four years, when he moved to Brooklyn, N. Y. Dr. Trimble Pratt graduated at the Hahnemann Medical College of Philadelphia in March, 1870, and settled in Media the following June. In addition to the above, there are in Chester in successful practice at the present time Drs. Charles W. Perkins, Samuel Starr, William T. Urie, Frederick Preston, and Franklin Powell; and at Upland, Dr. Isaac Crowthers. The Homeopathic Medical Society of Chester and Delaware Counties was organized in October, 1858, by the meeting together of Drs. Duffield, of New London; Hawley, of Phoenixville; Hindman, of Cochranville; Johnson, of Kennett Square; Wood and Jones, of West Chester. It has been in a prosperous condition ever since, having four meetings annually, which are held in January, April, July, and October. Dr. Duffield was its first president. Its present membership is thirty-four. In addition the following physicians, who have not connected themselves with either the Allopathic or Homeopathic Medical Societies, are in practice in this county: Charles A. Kish, William F. Campbell, George W. Roney, Samuel C. Burland, Chester; William Calver, Booth's Corner; Henderson Hayward, Birmingham; Benjamin S. Anderson, Marple; William P. Painter, Darby; Franklin Soper, Ridley Park; William S. S. Gray, Village Green; Lawrence M. Bullock, Upland; Andrew Lindsay, Radnor; John G. Thomas, Newtown; Henry L. Smedley, Media; James Edwards, Springfield. Eliza C. Taylor practices in Marcus Hook, Chester, and Thornbury.
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Thomas Revell, Sept. 13, 1681, to Aug. 22, 1683; Robert Eyre, Oct. 17, 1683, to December, 1689; Joshua Fearne, September, 1690, to April 18, 1693; John Childs, June 13, 1693, to March, 1690-1700; Henry Hollingsworth, June 11, 1700, to Feb. 22, 1708-9; John Simcock, May 24, 1709, to 1716; Joseph Parker, 1724 to 1766; Henry Hale Graham, 1766 to 1777; Benjamin Jacob, March 22, 1777, to April 4, 1777; Caleb Davis, July 1, 1777.
John Simcock, 1714 to May, 1716; Joseph Parker, Aug. 14, 1716, to Jan. 12, 1759; Henry Hale Graham, March 5, 1757, to Feb. 13, 1777; Thomas Taylor, March 25, 1777; John Breaton, April 6, 1782; Persifor Frazer, April 8, 1786.
John Bristow, in office March 10, 1688; Joshua Fearne, March 25, 1691; Robert Eyre, March 26, 1693; John Childe, Jan. 3, 1695; Henry Hollingsworth, Dec. 10, 1700; Peter Evans, April 17, 1706; John Simcock, Jan. 28, 1707; after which date three offices, prothonotary, recorder, and register, were held by one person. Delaware County was erected in 1789, since which time the following persons have filled the office of prothonotary, recorder of deeds, register of wills, and clerks of court: William Richardson Atlee, Sept. 28, 1789; Davis Bevan, April 6, 1796; James Barnard, May 11, 1800; Thomas Brinton Dick, Feb. 22, 1806; Joseph Engle, May 24, 1809; Benjamin Pearson, March 11, 1818; Thomas Robinson, March 8, 1821; Henry Myers, Jan. 17, 1824; John K. Zeilen, Dec. 20, 1832; John Hinkson, Aug. 28, 1834; John Richards, Jan. 9, 1836; Samuel Weaver, Jr., Dec. 7, 1838; James Houston, Nov. 12, 1841; Joseph Taylor, Nov. 22, 1844; James Sill, Jr., Nov. 11, 1847; Nicholas F. Walter, Nov. 25, 1853; Nicholas F. Walter, Nov. 21, 1853; Thomas Forsythe, Nov. 25, 1859; Benjamin F. Baker (unexpired term of Forsythe), Nov. 12, 1862; George Esrey, Nov. 26, 1862; Orson Flagg Bullard, Nov. 23, 1865; Isaac Johnson, Dec. 29, 1874. Mr. Johnson filled the office of prothonotary until January, 1884, when Morris P. Hannum, the present incumbent, was qualified. By act of Assembly, Feb. 19, 1860, the office of prothonotary and that of recorder of deeds was directed to be filled by different persons.
Frederick Fairlamb, Nov. 26, 1862; Frederick R. Cutler, Nov. 21, 1871; Canby S. Smith (unexpired term of Cutler), May 24, 1873; Charles P. Walter, Jan. 18, 1875; Edward Blaine, Dec. 20, 1880. | |||