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Thomas F. Rochester came to Buffalo from New York in 1853, and joined the county society in 1854. He was chosen professor of the princi- ples and practice of medicine and of clinical medicine at Buf- falo Medical College on the res ignation of Dr. Flint in 1853. Dr. Rochester became a perma- nent member of the State society in 1870 and was president in 1875. He occupied a prominent position in the professional as well as in the public affairs of Buffalo, taking specially active interest in the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy of which he was pres- ident for many years. Dr. Rochester did a very large consulting practice throughout Western New York, and main- tained his activity up to within a few months of his death. which occurred May 27, 1887, when he was sixty-three years of age. A further reference to Dr. Roch- ester will be found under the head of medical colleges.
C. C. F. Gay, who joined the society in 1854, was a native of THOMAS F. ROCHESTER, M. D. Massachusetts, and located at Byron, Genesee county, N. Y., in 1847. He came to Buffalo in 1861 and served as president of the society in 1865. He was made permanent member of the State society in 1861, and was consulting
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surgeon at the Buffalo General Hospital for many years. In 1878 he was chosen surgeon-in-chief of the Buffalo Surgical Infirmary, and in 1883 became professor of clinical and operative surgery at the medical department of Niagara University. The late years of his life were devoted to the practice of surgery in which he acquired skill and fame. Dr. Gay died March 27, 1886, aged sixty-four years.
Edward Storck, who also joined the society in 1854, was appointed member of the Union Defense Committee in 1861, and afterward served as surgeon at Fort Porter during the organization of troops for the field. He was president in 1878, and served as chairman of the Board of Censors from 1880 to 1890-twelve years-when he re- signed the office. During the entire period of his service quacks and irregulars had a sorry time in Buffalo, for Dr. Storck pursued them with all the energy that the law permitted. At the time of his resignation the society tendered him a vote of thanks for his faithful and meritorious services. He published a sketch of the work of the board during his administration in the Buffalo Medical Journal, July, 1896. He was instrumental in securing legislation favorable to the society as well as in preventing that which would prove adverse to its interests. He died July 26, 1897, aged sixty- six years.
Officers for 1854 .- President, John G. House; vice-president, James P. White; secretary, James M. Newman ; treasurer, S. G. Bailey; librarian, J. B. Samo. Pri- mary board: Sandford Eastman, William Ring, James S. Hawley. Censors: Frank H. Hamilton, J. B. Samo, William Treat, William Van Pelt, and H. M. Congar. Delegates to the State society: Thomas F. Rochester, H. M. Congar, James P. White, and John G. House.
1855 .- J. C. Lay, Julius F. Miner, Edward Tobie, George Abbott, Samuel T. Hance, and D. W. Hershey.
Julius F. Miner, who joined the society in 1855, was a decided accession to its mem- bership. He re-established the Buffalo Medical Journal in 1861, and in 1867 he was appointed professor of ophthalmology and surgical anatomy at the Buffalo Medical College, a title that was changed in 1870 to professor of special and clinical surgery. He became a prominent member of the State society in 1869, and was president of the county society in 1870. Dr. Miner was a skilful surgeon, one of the most amia- ble of men, and a useful citizen. He was especially endeared to his pupils, who were numerous and who manifested their attachment to him on every and all occa- sions. He died November 6, 1886, aged sixty-three years.
At the annual meeting of the society, June 9, 1865, Dr. Edward Storck stated that the reputable German medical practitioners of the city had formed a society for their own benefit and for their protection against quackery as practised by unqualified practitioners among the German population; that the members of the said society were desirous of becoming legalized practitioners of medicine and of uniting with the Erie County Medical Society. He desired information as to the nec- essary steps to be taken to accomplish these objects. On motion of Dr. Charles H. Wilcox a committee was appointed to confer with the Ger- man society and to furnish information and assistance in accomplishing
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the objects sought. A satisfactory conclusion was reached by the con- ference.
Officers for 1855 .- President, James P. White; vice-president, William Van Pelt; secretary, James M. Newman ; treasurer, S. G. Bailey; librarian, James B. Samo. Primary board: Sandford Eastman, William Ring, James S. Hawley. Censors: Frank H. Hamilton, James B. Samo, William Treat, William Van Pelt, and H. M. Congar.
1856 .- S. O. Almy, James B. Colegrove, Benjamin H. Lemon, Will- iam Howell, D. Devening, Edward L. Holmes, J. A. Jeyte, jr., George Hadley, and J. Condict Whitehead.
George Hadley, who joined the society in 1856, was a teacher of chemistry at the University of Buffalo from the foundation of the medical college until his death, which occurred October 16, 1877, when he was sixty-four years of age. He was universally loved and respected by physicians and students.
Officers for 1856 .- President, William Van Pelt; vice-president, Frank H. Ham- ilton; secretary, James M. Newman; treasurer, Charles H. Wilcox; librarian, James B. Samo. Primary board: Sandford Eastman, C. H. Baker, and James S. Haw- ley. Censors: P. H. Strong, C. H. Baker, R. W. Nelson, C. C. Wyckoff, and C. B. Hutchins.
1857 .- John Gilmore, G. A. Rogers, F. F. Hoyer, Austin Flint, jr., Sylvester Rankin, Henry Nichell, John P. Cole, Charles P. Fanner.
Austin Flint, jr., who joined the society in 1857, was appointed professor of physi- ology at the Buffalo Medical College in 1858, and became editor of the Buffalo Medi- cal Journal during the same year. He is now teaching physiology at Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York.
Dr. F. F. Hoyer, of Tonawanda, is still actively engaged in the practice of medi- cine, and was president of the society in 1880.
Officers of 1857 .- President, Frank Hastings Hamilton; vice-president, Jabez Allen : secretary, James M. Newman ; treasurer, Charles H. Wilcox ; librarian, James B. Samo. Primary Board: Sandford Eastman, James S. Hawley, C. B. Hutchins, Censors: John Boardman, P. H. Strong, Josiah Barnes, C. C. Wyckoff, G. F. Pratt.
1858 .- Augustus Jansen, Jesse I. Richards, J. Fletcher Stevens, Will- iam H. Butler, N. S. Lockwood, Charles Storck, Andrew C. Morey, Bernard Monahan.
William H. Butler was a man of sterling character, an able physician who obtained the respect of his colleagues and that of the community. He was appointed acting assistant-surgeon in the army in the Civil war and assigned to duty at Armory Square Hospital, Washington, D. C. He died during his service at this hospital February 5, 1864.
Officers for 1858 .- President, Austin Flint; vice-president, L. P. Dayton ; secretary, James M. Newman : treasurer, John Root; librarian, James B. Samo. Censors: B. II. Lemon, William Gould, C. B. Hutchins, C. C. F. Gay, L. J. Ham. Delegates to the State society, Charles H. Wilcox, John Boardman, P. H. Strong, William Van Pelt.
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1859 .- J. Henry Rathbone, J. Whittaker, Charles Mead, Charles K. Winne, Samuel D. Flagg, J. R. Lothrop, William H. Mason and F. W. Bartlett.
Joshua R. Lothrop, who joined the society in 1859, was a man of integrity of char- acter, possessed of a high order of ability and attained conspicuous reputation as a skilful physician. He was president of the society in 1867, and a few years after- ward his health began to fail. He returned to his native State a few weeks before his death, where he hoped to improve his health. He died July 22, 1869, at Plymouth, Mass.
Charles K. Winne, who joined in 1859, was a son of Dr. Charles Winne. He en- tered the United States Army in 1861 as a medical officer and is still serving in that capacity.
William H. Mason was appointed professor of physiology in Buffalo Medical Col- lege in 1860, and continued to teach in that chair until 1885.
Officers for 1859 .- President, L. P. Dayton ; vice-president, James M. Newman ; secretary, James S. Hawley ; treasurer, C. C. F. Gay; librarian, James B. Samo. Primary board: Sandford Eastman, John Hauenstein, Julius F. Miner. Censors: B. H. Lemon, William Gould, C. B. Hutchins, William Ring, L. J. Ham.
1860 .- Leon F. Harvey, John Cronyn.
John Cronyn came from Canada, and joined the society in 1860. He served two years as president, namely, in 1875-76. He has taken a prominent part in its pro- ceedings down to the present time, and is among the reputable members of the pro- fession who have been in active practice during the last forty years. He has been a frequent contributor to the columns of the Buffalo Medical Journal, is now presi- dent of the Medical Faculty of the Niagara University and professor of medicine in that school.
Officers for 1860 .- President, William Treat; vice-president, Sandford Eastman : secretary, Samuel D. Flagg; treasurer, C. C. F. Gay; librarian, James B. Samo. Primary board, Sandford Eastman, John Hauenstein, Julius F. Miner. Censors: John Boardman, William Gould, C. B. Hutchins, William Ring, William H. Butler.
1861 .- Elias L. Bissell, Charles E. Brownell, Thomas Lothrop, P. S. Dorland.
Elias L. Bissell is still actively engaged in the practice of his profession in Buf- falo and is one of the respected members of the society.
Thomas Lothrop, who joined in 1861, became president in 1874 and is still en- gaged in the daily practice of his profession. He became one of the editors of the Buffalo Medical Journal in 1879 and has continued his relationship to that magazine up to the present day. He is one of the trustees of the Buffalo State Hospital, president of the Church Charity Foundation, vice-president of the Medical Faculty of Niagara University. and professor of obstetrics in that institution.
Officers for 1861 .- President, Sandford Eastman; vice-president, James B. Samo; secretary, Samuel D. Flagg; treasurer, C. C. F. Gay; librarian, C. C. Wyckoff. Primary board: Edward Storck, Julius F. Miner, John Hauenstein. Censors: John Boardman, William Gould, J. R. Lothrop, William Ring and H. M. Congar.
1862 .- Merritt H. Shaw, John McKinnon, Thomas M. Johnson.
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Thomas M. Johnson, who joined in 1862, served as secretary of the society from 1866 to 1868, president in 1882, and has been chairman of its committee of member- ship for many years. He retired from the active practice of medicine about 1880. and has since been engaged in the drug business.
Officers for 1862 .- President, James B. Samo: vice-president, Charles Winne; sec- retary, Leon F. Harvey ; treasurer, C. C. F. Gay; librarian, James B. Samo. Primary board, C. C. Wyckoff, Edward Tobie, George Abbott. Censors: John Boardman, George Abbott, J. R. Lothrop and John Cronyn. Delegates to the State society: Sandford Eastman, Josiah Barnes, Horatio N. Loomis and Edward Storck.
1863 .- Joseph A. Peters, James S. Smith. C. W. Collier, S. W. Wet- more, Horace Tupper, William Robinson.
Of this number Dr. Smith and Dr. Wetmore are still members of the society and engaged in active practice.
Officers for 1863 .- President, Charles Winne; vice-president, C. C. Wyckoff; sec- retary, Leon F. Harvey; treasurer, William Ring: librarian, James B Samo. Pri- mary board: C. L. Dayton, George Abbott, Edward Tobie. Censors: John Board- man, John Cronyn, J. R. Lothrop, O. K. Parker, and H. M. Congar.
1864 .- George Ayer, H. B. Horton, H. Vanguysling, E. B. Tefft, J. C. Greene, Andrew J. Houghton, J. S. Havens, O. W. Beckwith, U. C. Lynde, P. Goodyear, and R. J. Curtis.
George Ayer was born at Hampton, N. H., May, 1821, and graduated from Dart- mouth College in 1841. He took his medical degree in 1844, soon after which he located at Stafford, Genesee county, N. Y. He came to Buffalo in 1863, and joined the society a year later. He was engaged in active practice until within a few weeks of his death which occurred December 8, 1877.
Joseph C. Greene was president in 1884, and is still engaged in the practice of his profession.
Officers for 1864 .- President, Cornelius C. Wyckoff ; vice-president, George Abbott ; secretary, Leon F. Harvey; librarian, James B. Samo; treasurer, William Ring. Primary board: C. L. Dayton, S. W. Wetmore, Edward Tobie. Censors: T. M. Johnson, M. H. Shaw, J. R. Lothrop. O. K. Parker, and J. E. Peters.
1865 .- Jeremiah N. Brown, F. W. Bartlett, R. S. Myers, Edward Little, George W. Barr, - Gleason,' John Cole, - Burgher.'
Frederic W. Bartlett made application for admission to the society in 1860, action on which was indefinitely postponed. Dr. Bartlett called the matter up in a com- munication two years later, but the society, considering the methods of practice of Dr. Bartlett irregular, still declined to elect him to membership. Finally a peremp- tory mandamus from the Supreme Court was obtained by Dr. Bartlett compelling the society to admit him. The society carried the matter to the Court of Appeals which decided in Dr. Bartlett's favor, and he was admitted to membership in June, 1865. He was elected vice-president in 1894, and president in 1895.
Dr. Robert Wile, of Germany, was, on motion of Dr. Hauenstein, elected corresponding member. Subsequently Dr. Wile demonstrated
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to the society the use of the laryngoscope-the first public use of the instrument in the county.
At a special meeting of the society, held February 4, 1865, Dr. Will- iam G. T. Morton gave a detailed account of his discovery of the anes- thetic properties of sulphuric ether and its application in surgery, a full report of which may be found in the Buffalo Medical Journal, Novem- ber, 1896.
Officers for 1865 .- President, C. C. F. Gay; vice-president, George Abbott; secre- tary, L. F. Harvey; treasurer, William Ring; librarian, James B. Samo. Primary board: Sandford Eastman, J. A. Peters, L. P Dayton. Censors: S. W. Wetmore, S. F. Mixer, J. A. Peters, J. R. Lothrop and P. H. Strong.
1866 .- David R. Lovejoy, F. W. Abbott, William C. Phelps, E. H. Hayen, Frank C. King, F. G. Stanley, Charles W. Bourne, Andrew Kamerling, H. S. Taft, George W. Nesbitt.
Officers for 1866 .- President, George Abbott; vice-president, Joshua R. Lothrop; secretary, T. M. Johnson; treasurer, William Ring; librarian, James B. Samo. Pri- mary board: L. P. Dayton, E. B. Tefft and H. Vanguysling. Censors: S. W. Wetmore, S. F. Mixer, J. R. Lothrop, P. H. Strong, John Hauenstein.
1867 .- Samuel Potter, M. E. Shaw, Henry Lapp, Conrad Diehl, B. H. Daggett, C. F. A. Nichell, G. A. Mackey and Milton G. Potter.
Henry Lapp, of Clarence, elected a member in 1867. was president in 1877, and became a permanent member of the State society in 1881. He is a successful physi- cian in active practice at the present writing.
Milton Grosvenor Potter served as secretary of the society from 1868 to 1872, and was elected professor of anatomy at Buffalo Medical College in 1870, in which capacity he continued to teach until his death, January 28, 1878. He developed great capacity as a teacher, was a skilful physician, and acquired a large practice while yet a young man. His talents were conspicuous, and such as commanded respect from his seniors as well as his contemporaries.
Conrad Diehl, who joined the society in 1867, has been an active and successful practitioner for thirty years, was school examiner for many years, and was elected mayor November 2, 1897, taking office January 1, 1898.
Officers for 1867 .- President, Joshua R. Lothrop; vice-president, John Boardman ; secretary, T. M. Johnson ; treasurer, William Ring; librarian, James B. Samo. Pri- mary board: H. S. Taft, W. C. Phelps, F. W. Abbott. Censors: S. W. Wetmore, S. F. Mixer, Thomas Lothrop, P. H. Strong, John Hauenstein. Delegate to State Medical Society, George Abbott.
1868 .- Edwin R. Barnes, A. R. White, William D. Murray, Eddy,' Henry R. Hopkins, Charles B. Schuyler, David A. Chace, M. Willoughby, John Nichols, L. P. L. Parker.
Henry Reed Hopkins, who became a member of the society in 1868, has taken an active part in its proceedings since that time. He is professor of hygiene at Buffalo
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University Medical College, and was vice-president in 1896 and president in 1897. It was at his instance that the society formulated a medical practice act, creating a separate State medical examining board, which with some modifications of his orig- inal draft though retaining the fundamental idea, is the law under which all physi- cians who desire to practice in this State must obtain license.
At the semi-annual meeting of the society, held June 9, 1868, Dr. Gorham F. Pratt read a memoir of Dr. Cyrenius Chapin. On motion of Dr. White 1,000 copies were published at the expense of the society, 600 of which were distributed with the Buffalo Medical Journal and is bound in Volume VIII, new series.
Officers for 1868 .- President, John Boardman ; vice-president, Orlando K. Parker: secretary, Milton G. Potter; treasurer, William Ring; librarian, James B. Samo. Primary board: T. M. Johnson, J. B. Samo, J. S. Smith. Censors: S. W. Wetmore, S. F. Mixer, J. R. Lothrop, P. H. Strong, John Hauenstein.
1869 .- Hiram Taber, William H. Gail, J. W. Van Peyma, E. T. Dor- land, H. B. Murray, Albert S. Rogers, William O. Taylor, W. S. Tal- bot, John J. Burk, Henry S. Ellwood, E. W. Williams, Loren F. Boies.
At the annual meeting held January 12, 1869, Dr. John S. Trowbridge read a memoir of his father, Dr. Josiah Trowbridge. On motion of Dr. Wyckoff it was ordered that one thousand copies be published in pamphlet form for distribution, 600 of which were sent out with the Buffalo Medical Journal. See Volume VIII, new series.
Officers for 1869 .- President, Orlando K. Parker; vice-president, Julius F. Miner; secretary, Milton G. Potter; treasurer, William Ring; librarian, James B. Samo. Primary board: E. R. Barnes, Henry R. Hopkins, William C. Phelps. Censors: Sandford Eastman, John Boardman, Milton G. Potter, E. M. Smith, and J. R. Lothrop.
1870 .- M. B. Folwell, E. G. Harding, Julius Wenz, A. H. Crawford, Alphonse Dagenais, E. R. Lockman, James Sloan, Dyer Slocum. George W. Pattison, T. W. Parker, Robert C. Campbell, A. H. Briggs.
M. B. Folwell, who joined the society in 1870, attained eminence as a practiser of medicine. He became a clinical professor of diseases of children in Buffalo Univer- sity Medical College, and died December 10, 1895, aged fifty-four years.
Officers for 1870 .- President, Julius F. Miner; vice-president, William Gould ; sec- retary, Milton G. Potter; treasurer, William Ring; librarian, James B. Samo. Pri- mary board: E. R. Barnes, Henry R. Hopkins, W. C. Phelps. Censors: Sandford Eastman, John Boardman, M. G. Potter, W. O. Taylor, and Henry Nichell.
1871 .- J. G. Bailey, Eugene H. Hickey, Rollin L. Banta, John J. Walsh, Michael F. Talbot, Dugal Macniel, John H. Wheeldon.
Officers for 1871. - President, William Gould; vice-president, William Ring: sec- retary, Milton G. Potter: teeasurer, W. C. Phelps; librarian, J. B. Samo. Primary board: John Boardman, O. K. Parker, F. W. Abbott. Censors: M. B. Folwell, John Cronyn, C. C. F. Gay, Augustus Jansen, George Abbott.
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1872 .- F. E. L. Brecht, W. A. Wasson, Benjamin L. Lothrop, John S. Halbert, and P. W. Van Peyma.
Officers for 1872 .- President, William Ring; vice-president, Jabez Allen; secre- tary, David A. Chace; treasurer, William C. Phelps; librarian, James B. Samo. Primary board: M. B. Folwell, H. R. Hopkins, M Willoughby. Censors: T. M. Johnson, C. C. F. Gay, E. R. Barnes and C. C. Wyckoff.
1873 .- U. C. Lynde, R. F. Hurdman, John Q. Harris, G. W. Mc- Pherson, F. A. Burghardt, G. H. Bailey, John Dambach, Joseph Fow- ler, Alfred T. Livingston, - Brooks.1
George W. McPherson, of Lancaster, was elected vice-president in 1889, president in 1890, and is a prominent physician in that village.
Officers for 1873 .- President, Jabez Allen; vice-president, Thomas Lothrop; sec- retary, David A. Chace; treasurer, William C. Phelps; librarian, James B. Samo. Primary Board: H. R. Hopkins, M. B. Folwell, M. Willoughby. Censors: E. R. Barnes, Edward Storck, A. H. Briggs, C. C. Wyckoff and James Sloan. Delegate to the State Medical Society, William Gould.
1874 .- William H. Slacer, John C. Bump, L. A. Long, Edward N. Brush, W. W. Miner, Otto Thoma, Bernard Bartow, John D. Mathews, H. L. Atwood.
Edward N. Brush was for several years associate editor of the Buffalo Medical Journal, and is at present superintendent of the Sheppard Asylum, a hospital for the insane at Towson, Md.
Officers for 1874 .- President, Thomas Lothrop; vice-president, John Cronyn; sec- retary, David A. Chace; treasurer, William C. Phelps; librarian, James B. Samo. Primary board: H. R. Hopkins, M. B. Folwell, M. Willoughby. Censors: E. R. Barnes, C. C. Wyckoff, Edward Storck, A. H. Briggs and James Sloan. Delegates to the State Medical Society: William Gould, John Cronyn. George H. Lapham, William Ring and Joseph C. Greene.
1875 .- J. B. Frink, O. C. Shaw, Lucien Howe, Philip Sonneck, P. P. Bielby, John A. Pettit, C. R. Morrow, E. B. Potter, W. C. Earl, A. R. Sutherland.
Officers for 1875 .- President, John Cronyn ; vice-president, R. S. Myers; secretary, David A. Chace; treasurer, William C. Phelps; librarian, James B. Samo. Primary board: H. R. Hopkins, M. B. Folwell, M. Willoughby. Censors: Edward Storck, C. C. Wyckoff, A. H. Briggs, E. R. Barnes, David A. Chace.
1876. - Herman Mynter, Samuel G. Dorr, S. S. Greene, J. I. Marc- ley, George L. Taylor, F. J. Barker.
At the annual meeting held January 11, 1876, an exhaustive report was presented by the Primary Board in regard to the admission of students to the study of medicine. This report took high ground in reference to advanced medical education and attracted much attention.
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It was discussed by some of the most prominent members, including Drs. White, Miner and Strong. Dr. White commended it in the strongest terms. The recommendation of the committee subsequently became the rule of the society.
Officers for 1876 .- President, John Cronyn ; vice-president, Edward Storck ; secre- tary, D. W. Harrington; treasurer, W. C. Phelps; librarian, James B. Samo. Pri- mary board: M. B. Folwell, H. R. Hopkins, P. P. Bielby.
1877 .- John R. McArtey, J. C. Wetzel, W. J. Packwood, W. V. Miller, H. M. Wernecke, C. O. Chester, Mary J. Moody, J. L. C. Cronyn, Louis Schade.
Mary J. Moody was the first woman admitted to membership in the society. She was also the first woman to receive the doctorate degree from Buffalo University Medical College.
Officers for 1877 .- President, Henry Lapp; vice-president, Edward Storck; secre- tary, D. W. Harrington ; treasurer J. B. Samo. Primary board: M. B. Folwell, H. R. Hopkins. Thomas Lothrop and C. C. Wyckoff. Censors: F. F. Hoyer, J. C. Greene, William Gould and John Cronyn.
1878 .- John G. Lanigan, Charles Cary, Arthur M. Barker, Francis W. Gallagher, Justin G. Thompson.
Officers for 1878 .- President, Edward Storck; vice-president, Sylvester F. Mixer; secretary, D. W. Harrington; treasurer. W. C. Phelps; librarian, J. B. Samo. Cen- sors: Henry Nichell, F. F. Hoyer, J. C. Greene, James Sloan, A. H. Briggs. Dele- gates to the State society: Henry Lapp, H. R. Hopkins, E. N. Brush, T. M. Johnson and E. T. Dorland.
In June, 1878, the American Medical Association met in Buffalo, and Dr. Thomas F. Rochester was chairman of the committee of arrangements, having been appointed to that office at the annual meet- ing in January. He made a report at the semi-annual meeting, June 11, 1878, of the duties performed, after which the association tendered him a vote of thanks.
1879 .- Joseph Haberstro, J. G. Miller, C. A. Ring, C. D. Eisbein, A. R. Davidson, Phoebe Willett, H. P. Trull, E. E. Storck.
A. R. Davidson, a native of Canada, graduated in medicine at the Buffalo Uni- versity Medical College February, 1878. He gave a course of lectures at the college on materia medica in 1882. When the Niagara University Medical College was founded he was appointed professor of chemistry, toxicology and dermatology in that institution. He was managing editor of the Buffalo Medical Journal from 1879 until his death which occurred May 25, 1888, when he was forty-three years of age.
Officers for 1879 .- President Sylvester F. Mixer; vice-president, F. F. Hoyer; sec- retary, D. W. Harrington; treasurer, William C. Phelps; librarian, J. B. Samo. Censors: Henry Nichell, F. F. Hoyer, J. C. Greene. James Sloan and A. H. Briggs.
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