| editor, The Biographical Dictionary of America… (1906)
“ He was educated in the public schools; the Providence conference seminary, East Greenwich, R.I., and at Fruit Hill seminary, North Providence, R.I. He served in the U.S. signal corps during the civil war, 1861-65, getting his discharge as sergeant, and was apothecary on board the U.S. monitor Saugus, 1868-69. He was graduated at Jefferson Medical college, Philadelphia, Pa., in 1872; practised medicine at Centerville. ”
