English: Depicted persons: Daniel Olin Leech, Henry Wood Tobias, Julian M. Cabell, Mary O'Malley, Edward Homer Egbert, Wm. F. Sowers, Martha M. B. Lyon, Bernard Hooe Harrison
Text Appearing Before Image: ompson,daughter of Dr. J. Ford Thompson, supra. Was Asst. Editor, WashingtonRetrospect, 1880; Co-editor and Publisher, National Medical Reviewfrom 1898. Member Washington Acad. Sciences; Med. Assn. D. C;Amer. Med. Assn.; Medalist, Georgetown Med. School. See WhosWho in America ; Amer. Biog. Directory, Washington, 1908. APRIL 6, 1881 376. GEORGE WYTHE COOK—Born at Front Royal, Va., Oct. 28,1846. (Son of Giles Cook (a distinguished lawyer of the Valley of Vir-ginia) and Elizabeth (Van Meter Lane) Cook. Descended on paternalside from Mordecai Cooke, who came from England and settled at Mordecais Mount, Gloucester Co., Va., in 1650. His maternal progen-itors emigrated from Holland and settled in Ulster Co., New York, in1662. The Van Meters became large land owners in New Jersey, Penn-sylvania, Maryland and the Valley of Virginia.) Educated at the FrontRoyal Academy. Served in the 7th Virginia Cavalry, C. S. A.; severelywounded at the battle of Hawes Shop, Hanover Co., Va., May 28, 1864. Text Appearing After Image: 79 DISTRICT OF COI^UMBIA 3I3 Graduated from Med. Dept., Univ. Maryland, 1869, and was an Internein the Hospital of that University. Began practice at Front Royal, andafter two and a half years removed to Upperville, Fauquier Co., Va.,where he continued practice for seven years, removing to Washington in1878. In 1890, received the degree of LL. D. from the National Univer-sity, in the medical department of which institution he was formerlyProfessor of Physiology. Was Attending Physician to George Washing-ton Univ. Hospital; Physician to Washington Home for Incurables;President Board of Med. Examiners, D. C; Acting Asst. Surg., U. S. A.,stationed at Washington during the Spanish-American war. Is ProfessorClin. Med., George Washington University ; Attending Physician Gar-field Memorial Ho.spital ; Physician to Louise Home ; Consulting Physi-cian, Government Hospital for Insane ; Consulting Physician, EpiscopalEye, Ear and Throat Hospital; Treasurer, U. S. Pharmacopoeial Conven-tion ; mem
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