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RICHARD RUNYAN ROGERS, SR., M. D., was born in West Windsor township, Mercer county, N. J., September 15th, 1823, and is a son of Ezekiel and Mary Runyan Rogers. He was reared on his father's farm and received much of his education in the district school during the winter months. For several years he did clerical work in a country store, during which period he was also School Superintendent and Justice of the Peace. In 1852, he was elected Surrogate of Mercer county for five years, and the following term was re- elected to the same office. During the latter term he pursued the study of medicine, and was graduated from the University of Pennsyl- vania in the spring of 1862. He was then appointed by President Lincoln the Examining Surgeon for the Second Congressional District of New Jersey, filling the duties of that posi- tion until the close of the war. Immediately after receiving his degree, he entered upon the practice of his profession in Trenton, where he has since continued. He served one term in the State Legislature, and has been a member of the Common Council. He is a member of the Mercer County District Medical Society, - and on various occasions has been a delegate to the State Medical Society. For about twenty years he has been Acting and Consulting Phy- sician and Surgeon at St. Francis Hospital. In the year 1844 he was married to Mary A. Hutchinson, of Mercer county, New Jersey. Four children have been born to them, three RICHARD R. ROGERS, SR. daughters and a son, one daughter being deceased. Since 1853, he has been a member of the Third Presbyterian Church, and ten years prior to that time, he held membership with the Hamilton Square Presbyterian Church. He resides at No. 110 East Hanover street, where he also retains his office.
WILLIAM ELMER, M. D., was born in Bridgeton, New Jersey, December 14th, 1840. He was graduated from the West Jersey Academy and later from the College of New Jersey, at Princeton, with the Class of '61. He then matriculated at the University of Pennsylvania, whence he was graduated in 1864. Immediately after receiving his degree he located in his native town and eom- menced the practice of his profession. He remained there until 1869, when he came to Trenton and has been practicing here continuously ever since. He is one of the most gentlemanly of men- one whom it is a pleasure to meet, socially or professionally. Ile is a member of the First Presby- terian Church and holds the position of Elder. For a number of years he was Superintendent of
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the Sabbath-school in connection with that church. He attended the first meeting of the State Board of Health and was one of its organizers. He was at one time President, and is now Treasurer of the Mercer County Medical Society. For twenty-one years he was Corresponding Secretary of the New Jersey State Medical Society, and is at the present time President of that society. He is also a member of the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Medicine. He was married in 1869 to Alice Gray, of Columbia, Pennsylvania, who died in 1888, leaving four children-William, Walter Gray, Arthur Read and Alice Gray. William and Walter Gray are graduates of Prineeton College; the former is now consulting electrical engineer to the Trenton Iron Company in the new system of electric towage on the Erie canal, while the latter has chosen his father's profession and is pursuing a medical course at the University of Pennsylvania. Arthur Read is a Sophomore in Princeton College. Dr. Elmer has a hand- some residence at No. 46 West State street, with communicating offices and waiting-rooms adjoining at No. 44 West State street. The Elmer family is known in South Jersey as a family of physicians. Four generations ago Jonathan Elmer practiced medicine in Bridgeton, then his son William, and afterward his grandson William, and now his great-grandson William, the subject of this sketeh, succeeded each other as practicing physicians.
WILLIAM A. CLARK, JR., M. D., was born in Trenton on the twenty-sixth of April, 1857. Dr. Clark's father is William Alexander Clark, for forty years Receiving Teller of the Trenton Bank. His mother is Lucretia Reeder, of Philadelphia, both being of Revolutionary stock. Dr. Clark, after a preliminary education at the Trenton Academy, entered the office of Dr. John Woolverton. After remaining one year, he entered the Medi- cal Department of the University of Pennsyl- vania, and graduated March 15th, 1879. He then began practice in Trenton, where he has since remained. Dr. Clark was appointed City Physician in April, 1879, which office he held two years. Upon the sixth of October, 1887, he married Carrie A., daughter of the Rev. John S. Beegle, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, at one time stationed in Trenton. The Rev. Mr. Beegle, married Letitia Totten, of that Staten Island family of Revolutionary patriots which gave their name to Tottenville. Dr. Clark is a Republican, but does not take an active interest in politics. He is Visiting Physician to Mercer Hospital, and is a member of the Mercer County Medieal Society. William Clark, great-grandfather of Dr. Clark, was the last survivor of the Sugar-house prisoners, so well remembered in the Revolutionary history of New York City.
HORACE G. WETHERILL, M. D., was born at Lambertville, New Jersey, December 16th, 1856. After reading medicine under his father, Dr. William Wetherill, he entered the University of WILLIAM A. CLARK, JR. Pennsylvania, and was graduated therefrom in the spring of 1878. Returning to Lambertville, he associated himself with his father until 1882. In that year, he became a member of the staff at the New Jersey State Lunatic Asylum, where he remained until 1884, at which time he located in Trenton, where he has been ever since, with the exception of one year spent on the Pacific coast for the benefit of his health. Dr. Wetherill is a member of the Mercer County District Medical Society, and was President of that body for one year. On a number of occasions he has served as delegate to the State Society, before which he has read several interesting papers. He is also a
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member of the Mercer County Natural History Society and the State Sanitary Association. He is one of the staff of St. Francis Hospital, and is in charge of the department for diseases of women. He has contributed a number of carefully-prepared articles on surgical matters to medical magazines throughout the United States. These articles have demonstrated him to be a student, and one thoroughly familiar with his subject. On October 29th, 1885, Dr. Wetherill married Nellie A. Orr, of Trenton. He resides at No. 218 East State street, where he also retains his office.
JOSEPH P. TURNER, M. D., was born in Beverly, Massachusetts, July 6th, 1823. He attended courses at the University of Pennsylvania and the Jefferson Medical College, from which he holds his diploma, and also was a student at the Long Island College and Hospital of New York. In these well-known institutions he received a thorough education in medicine, and afterward became one of the most successful and most prominent throat and lung specialists in this part of the country. By repeated experiments, Dr. Turner found a method of chemically treating tar so that it would thoroughly mix with water. This remedy is one of the best known for coughs and colds, and all forms of throat or lung trouble. He has also a very enviable reputation as a specialist in the treatment of cancers. Now, partially retired from active practice, he still treats those who care to consult him at his home office, No. 1150 Lamberton street. For years Dr. Turner lived on the Joseph Bonaparte property, on the banks of the Delaware, known as 1 Pine Grove. This has lately been sold to the River- view Cemetery Association. He was City Physician of Trenton for four years, and a member of Common Council for six years, during which time he was Chairman of the Police and Fire Committees. During the Civil war Dr. Turner served as Surgeon in the JOSEPH P. TURNER. First New Jersey Cavalry, and for a part of the time of his service he was Surgeon-in-Chief at the city of Washington. Upon December 3d, 1845, Dr. Turner married Mathilda M. Parott.
WILLIAM G. MCCULLOUGH, M. D., was born at Minersville, Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania, September 30th, 1851. He received his preliminary education at the Pennsylvania Military Academy, West Chester, Pennsylvania. Having decided upon medicine as the profession he desired to follow, he entered Hahnemann Medical College, whence he was graduated in 1878. Dr. Mccullough is a typical self-made man, of humble origin. His father, Rev. J. P. MeCullough, D. D., was a member of the Philadelphia Methodist Episcopal Conference, but, as is usual with clergymen's families, they were, in the early days of Methodism, blessed with little of this world's goods, and the children, although given a good education, were obliged to depend largely upon their own resources to make their way in the world. In this case Dr. Mccullough followed the usual course, and started out with no capital save his educational store of knowledge and plenty of push and enterprise. After about three years' practice in a country village he came to Trenton, locating here in the fall of 1881. He speedily won the confidence of the people, and in consequence a large and valuable practice is now at his command. He is a member of the Faculty and Lecturer at the City Hospital Training School, member of the New Jersey State Medical and West Jersey Medical Societies, Trenton Homoeopathic Society, and is one of the staff of the Trenton City Hospital. He is also prominently identified with numerous benevolent and secret organizations here and else- where. On January 2d, 1871, he was married to Frances Day, daughter of John Hodgson, late editor of the "Jeffersonian," West Chester, Pennsylvania. Seven children were born to them, but only two survive-Dr. John II., who is practicing medicine in Trenton, and Florence. Dr. McCullough resides handsomely at 213 Perry street, where he also retains his office.
WILLIAM W. WYCKOFF, M.D.
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WILLIAM W. WYCKOFF, M. D., was born in Mercer county in 1837. After a common-school education he graduated in 1863 from the Eclectic Medical College of Philadelphia, and from the Philadelphia University in 1867. For two years he practiced in Princeton, and in 1869 came to Trenton. He was married February 22d, 1868, to Euphemia M. P. Snook, of New Hope, Penn- sylvania, who died January 10th, 1884. On April 19th, 1885, he was married to Mary E. Van Lieu, née Baldwin, of Pennington, New Jersey. Dr. Wyckoff is a liberal, independent, progressive physician, and is not wedded to any school or system. The Wyckoff family came to Long Island and thence to Hopewell. James Wyckoff and Dennis Hageman, great-grandfathers of Dr. Wyckoff, were present at the battle of Princeton. A maternal ancestor, Jacob Williamson, was also one of the patriots of Valley Forge, whose son was in the War of 1812.
WILLIAM RICE, M. D., was born in Solebury township, Bucks county, Pennsylvania, in 1837. He received his rudimentary education at the Hughsean School, in Buckingham township. Later, he attended the Friends' High School, Philadelphia, finishing a classical course at the age of eightcen. He next took a thorough medical course at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating with high honors in the spring of 1860. He negotiated with Dr. Rosen- burger, of Frenchtown, New Jersey, for the purchase of his residence and practice. Dr. Rice removed to Frenchtown, January 1st, 1862, and remained there in active practice exactly nine years. In political life, he was one of the incorporators of the borough of French- town, and served two consecutive terms as Mayor. On January 1st, 1871, he removed to this city, and acquired the good will and resi- dence of Dr. Woolverton. He has been unusu- ally successful in Trenton, and has contributed largely to local charities. He was a member of the Board of School Trustees during three terms, and was appointed City Physician for two terms. In 1879, he was elected Mayor, on the Democratic ticket. The satisfactory manner in which he conducted the public affairs was the cause of his being re-elected. After the expiration of his last term, he withdrew entirely from politics, to meet a constant demand for his professional services. He retains his office at his handsomely- appointed residence, Nos. 565 and 567 South Warren street.
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ANTHONY H. WORTHINGTON, M. D., was born in Buckingham, Bucks county, Pennsyl- WILLIAM RICE. vania, February 3d, 1837. His ancestors were among the first settlers of the county. He obtained his education at the Hughscan Academy and Millersville Pennsylvania Normal School. While engaged in teaching school in Delaware county, Pennsylvania, he commenced the study of medicine under the preceptorship of Dr. David James, of Philadelphia, and graduated from the Hahnemann Medical College, Philadelphia, March, 1860. He located at Richboro, in his native county, April, 1860, where he practiced till January, 1867, when he removed to Trenton, where he has since been in the continuous practice of his profession. He was married in September, 1862, to Josephine, daughter of Henry K. Ramsey, of Richborough, Pennsylvania, and has one son, Henry R. Worthington, M. D., who graduated from the Hahnemann Medical College in 1886, and who is associated with him in practice at No. 110 West State street. In 1890, Dr. Worthington was appointed a member of the State Board of Medical Examiners of New Jersey, and was elected Treasurer of the Board, and serves as the examiner on Hygiene and Medical Jurisprudence, Homoeopathic Materia Medica and Therapeutics.
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FRANK V. CANTWELL. M. D., was born in Trenton, New Jersey, February 27th, 1862. His Celtic ancestors came hither many decades ago, his father having the honor of being the first Catholic school teacher in Trenton. After receiving his rudi- mentary education at St. John's School, of this city, he entered St. Vincent College. From there he went to St. Charles College, Howard county, Maryland, where his classical education was finished. He then entered the University of Pennsylvania and was graduated in medi- cine from that institution in 1884. Being appointed Resident Physician of St. Mary's Hospital, Philadel- phia, he served in that capacity one year, when he came to Trenton and has remained here since. He is a patient student, a careful, exhaustive reader, and in addition to these qualifications he possesses peculiar natural talents, a quick insight, accurate judgment and trained skill. He is a member of the Board of Health, and was appointed Pension Examining Surgeon during President Cleveland's first administration. He also served three years in the City Council, being elected in 1891 from the Fifth ward, and was for a number of years Consulting Physician to the New Jersey State Prison. He is at present County Physician of Mercer. FRANK V. CANTWELL. He is a member of the Mercer County Medical Society, of which he has been President, and has been one of the Surgeons at St. Francis Hospital for the past eight years. He is Surgeon to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at Trenton. In 1886 he was married to Alice Burns, of Philadelphia. His office is located at 229 Perry street.
JAMES R. COOPER, M. D., was born at Richboro, Bucks county, Pennsylvania, November 4th, 1863. He received a careful education at the Friends' School, near Jenkintown, after which he completed his education at Eastburn's Philadelphia Select School. He then took a course at Peirce's Busi- ness College of that city, and in 1882 entered the Jefferson Medical College, from which he was graduated in 1885, and in 1886 graduated from Hahnemann Medical College. After completing his medical studies he located in Trenton, where he has sinee been actively engaged in his profession. On June 4th, 1887, Dr. Cooper married Virginia R. Van Horn, of Yardley, Pennsylvania. He resides at 223 East State street, where he also retains his office. Dr. Cooper is a modest, unassuming man, and impresses one as being more of a student than a man of the world.
JOSEPH MAKIN WELLS, M. D., was born in Phila- delphia, Pennsylvania, April 21st, 1857. He is a grad- uate of Jefferson Medical College, and has practiced medicine since 1878. In February, 1886, he was appointed Medical Examiner for the Relief Department of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, his duty being JAMES R. COOPER. to examine all the applicants for membership in that department and also all members reported siek. He treats only emergency eases. The distriet com- prises over two hundred miles of road and it keeps him busy. In 1887 he married Evelyn Gove, of Trenton, and has one child, Jeanette M. Dr. Wells has a beautiful and picturesque home on Edgewood avenue. His office is at the Relief Department building, on South Clinton avenue.
EUGENE B. WITTE, M.D., OFT.A.CHI.
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EUGENE B. WITTE, M. D., OET. A. Cur., was born at Belvidere, Warren county, New Jersey. He comes of intellectual German stock. The national archives in Berlin contain the history of the family, dating six hundred years. His grandfather, William L. Witte, was the first representative in this country. In his early life Dr. Witte was at one time foreman of a large printing office. He was graduated from the New York Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, receiving his degree in 1886. In May of that year he came to Trenton, and while actively engaged in the practice of his profession here he pursued a special course of study on the diseases of the eye and ear at the New York Ophthalmic College and Hospital. Thence he received, in 1888, the degree of Oet. A.Ch. He makes a specialty of the treatment of diseases of the eye and ear, but not to the exclusion of general practice. He is thoroughly devoted to his profession, and finds his chief enjoyment in the most difficult surgical operations. Since locating in Trenton he has devoted a large portion of his time to special practice in gynæeology and abdominal surgery. He has performed many of the most delicate operations known in the realm of surgery. Dr. Witte's standing is such that he was elected to the Chair of Gynecology in the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College, but he declined. As one of the incorporators of the City Hospital he has, since its dedication in 1889, been the Superintendent and Surgeon-in-Chief. In connection with the hospital, Dr. Witte established a Training School for Nurses, and was the author of the degree Medical and Surgical Nurse. He has for years been active in every movement calculated to thoroughly train the professional nurse. Recently he has secured the passage of a bill, of which he is the author, through the New Jersey Legislature which gives the right to training schools for nurses to confer upon graduates the above degree, leading the world in this matter. Dr. Witte is a member of the Knights of the Golden Eagle and of the New Jersey State Homoeopathic Medical Society. He resides at No. 425 East State street, where he moved in 1890.
JOSEPH H. SATTERTHWAITE, M. D., was born at Oxford Valley, Pennsylvania, in 1858. He attended first the public school of his native county, but his education was further advanced by an attendance at Westtown Boarding School and Philadelphia Select School. He pursued a course in homeopathy at the Hahnemann Medical College, in Philadelphia, and was graduated in 1883. Immediately upon leaving college, he commenced the practice of his pro- fession in the city of Trenton. Dr. Satter- thwaite brings to his practice a well-trained business mind and a perfect self-reliance. He secured funds necessary for his education by purchasing small tracts of timber in Bucks county, which were cleared and sold. In 1884, he married Elizabeth B. Simpson, of Falls- ington, Pennsylvania. His office is at 139 South Stockton street.
CHARLES J. CRAYTHORN, M. D., was born in Beverly, New Jersey, December 31st, 1857. He passed his examination before the Board of Pharmacy in 1878, and then took the course of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, graduat- ing in 1885. He then saw a wider field of use- fulness in the field of medicine, and taking the regular medical course in the University of Penn- sylvania, he was graduated therefrom in 1894. He located in this city, at No. 202 Spring street. Dr. Craythorn has in him a deep love for his JOSEPH H. SATTERTHWAITE. profession. He is widely read in science as related to the human body. Dr. Craythorn was married June 7th, 1882, to Miss Ida V. Adams, of Edgewater Park. They have one daughter, Ida V.
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HORACE G. NORTON, M. D., was born in Hightstown, New Jersey, March 4th, 1858. Several of his ancestors served as officers in the American Revolution and were loyal supporters of the Continental army. He was educated at the Pennsylvania Institute, and later took a medieal and scientific course at the University of Pennsylvania, whence he was graduated with high honors in 1880. Immediately after re- ceiving his degree, he practiced in Imlaystown, New Jersey, there remain- ing until 1889, when he came to Trenton. While in Imlaystown he became promi- nent in politics, being a member of the Republican County Executive Committee. He was named for the offices of Surrogate, Sheriff and Senator, but in each instance declined to run for office. Since living in Trenton he has taken a lively interest in local affairs, and is at present President of the Board of Trade. He is Visiting Physician to St. Francis Hospital, is a member of the New Jersey Medical, Mercer County Medical and Monmouth County Medical Societies, and was form- erly President of the latter two. He is an honorary member of the New Jersey Microscopical Society, a member of the Sons of the Revolution, Trenton Natural History Society, Trenton Lodge, No. 5, F. and A. M., and is associate editor of "The Medicus," of Philadelphia. He has been interested in organizing the fol- lowing national banks : The Farmers National Bank, at Allentown, of which HORACE G. NORTON. he was Vice President until 1893; the People's National Bank of New Bruns- wick, and the National Bank of Hopewell. He is Vice President of the New Brunswick bank, and also Chairman of the Building Committee, which is erecting the finest bank building in that city. He is also a Director of the State Loan and Building Association. In 1881 he married Emma Duncan, of Hightstown, New Jersey. They reside in their handsome residence, at 429 East State street, where the doctor also retains his office.
CORNELIUS SHEPHERD, M. D., was born January 20th, 1827, of Quaker parentage, in Bueking- ham township, Bucks county, Pennsylvania, where he spent his early life on a farm. Receiving a public school education, he attended the Doylestown Academy and private school at New Britain. He taught for two years. He then entered the office of Dr. G. R. McCoy, of Doylestown, as a student of medicine. He took a course at the University of Pennsylvania, and was graduated in the Class of '61. He came to Trenton the twenty-second of July, 1861, to engage in the practice of his chosen profession, and on May 15th, 1862, married Jennie Long, of Warren county, New Jersey. For fourteen years, Dr. Shepherd was actively connected with Trenton's public schools. For three years he was Trustee and was also President of the Board. He afterward served as Superin- tendent. For eight years he was a member of the State Board of Education ; was for one year President of the Board of Trade ; is a member of the Trenton Board of Health, and on July 24th, 1894, he was appointed a member of the State Board of Health. He is President of the staff of Surgeons at St. Francis Hospital ; a member of the New Jersey Historical Society, and is also a member of the State Charities Aid Society. For several years he was Physician to the New Jersey State Prison, and during President Cleveland's first administration acted as Pension Examining Surgeon. In 1889, he was nominated for State Senator, from Mercer county, but owing to his extensive medical practice was obliged to deeline the honor.
CORNELIUS SHEPHERD, M.D.
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JOSEPH B. SHAW, M. D., was born in Trenton, New Jersey, January 15th, 1861. He is a son of David Shaw, deceased, formerly a prominent citizen of the First ward. Dr. Shaw received his preliminary education at the Trenton Academy, and later read medicine with Dr. Waldburg Coleman. In the latter part of 1881, he en- tered the University of Pennsylvania, gradu- ating in the Class of ' 85. He at once returned to Trenton and commenced the practice of his profession at 119 South Warren street. Although he is thoroughly devoted to his profession and enjoys an extensive patronage, it has not pre- vented him from being active in municipal affairs. He was elected Freeholder from the Second ward in 1891. During his first year in the Board of Freeholders, he served on the important com- mittces of Finance, Asylum and Workhouse. Upon its organization in May, 1892, he was made Director of the Board. In 1893, he was honored with the nomination for Mayor of Trenton, and after an exciting contest was elected to that posi- tion. For several years he served in the New Jersey National Guard, and in 1887, was ap- pointed Assistant Surgeon of the Seventh Regi- ment with the rank of Lieutenant. In 1892, he was honored with the rank of Captain, which he held until he resigned from the regiment in 1894. He is also a member of the Surgeons' Staff of the Mercer Hospital. Dr. Shaw resides at 119 South Warren strect, where he also retains his office. JOSEPH B. SHAW.
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