Born in Darke Co., Ohio, (1871), of English ancestry. Attended public schools and Bethany Coll. (A. M. degree); grad. Eclectic Medical Institute in 1891 (M. D.), and later took two years of professional study abroad. Resident of Southern California since 1894; now Pres. of Board of Trustees and Professor of Surgical Gynecology in California Eclectic Medical Coll.; also editor of California Eclectic Medical Journal. Ex-Pres. State Eclectic Medical Society and mem. National Assn.; Pres. of Westlake Hospital. Mem. Jonathan Club. Thirty-second degree Mason and Shriner. Married Miss Annie Lloyd in 1909.