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Biography of Hartwell C HOWARD, M.D., Champaign County, Illinois

From:  "History of Champaign County, Illinois with Illustrations," 1878


HARTWELL C. HOWARD, M.D., was born in 1829 in Monroe county, New York.  His
father, Eleazer HOWARD, a native of Connecticut, immigrated to New York in
1815 and engaged in farming.  In 18-- he was married to Miss Matilda WOOD
of Tolland county, Conn.  Mrs. Howard's ancestry were Scotch, while Mr.
Howard was of English descent.  The family mofed to Franklin county, Ohio
in 1843, where they resided eight years, when they again took up their
march toward the "setting sun," and finally settled in Empire township,
McLean county, Illinois, where they resided until their death in 187-.  The
subject of our sketch is the youngest of six children, all boys, four of
whom are farmers.  At the age of seventeen he entered Starling Medical
College at Columbus, Ohio, where he studied four years and graduated
February 22nd, 1850, receiving the customary degree of M.D.  After six
months' practice in Ohio he was honored with the appointment to the
position of Resident Physician and Surgeon in the Emigrants' Hospital at
New York.  This position he occupied for three years, discharging the
duties to the entire satisfaction of the trustees of the institution and
acquiring that skill and practical knowledge of his profession which has
since proved of so much benefit to himself and his numerous patrons.  He
resigned his position in 1853 and came west, opening an office in McLean
county, Ill, but early realizing the coming importance of Champaign he
located in this city in May, 1853.  In 1854 he performed a pilgrimage to
Rochester, N.Y., and on the 17th of July was married to Miss Marinda E.
MUNROE of that city.  The young physician brought his bride to Champaign,
where they have since resided.  Several children were born to them, of whom
five are now living.  In 1876 Dr. Howard was attached with pneumonia, and
went to Florida for his health.  There he became so interested and pleased
with the country that at no distant day he may probably make it his home.
He returned from the south greatly improved in health, and took up his old
life as he had left it.  Dr. Howard cast his first vote for Genl. Winfield
Scott, but on the formation of the Republican party he joined the then
meagre squad, and since then has always been a staunch Republican and is
always found in the front rank of his party.  The doctor as a citizen is
public-spirited.  As a man of business, he is energetic, and while we
understand that he is not connected with any religious organization, yet he
leads a life which would be an honor to any one, and may well serve for a
model for all whose life-object is to benefit their fellow-men.  While many
physicians have forgotten the way in which they were trained, and strayed
into unknown paths, Dr. Howard has always remainted faithful to the
principles of the regular school of medicine, and as a physician he is
justly popular with all classes of the citizens of Champaign county.  Dr.
Howard as a physician takes front rank in his profession.  His life-long
study of the science of Materia Medica - for he has always been a student 
his extensive practice, whereby he has been brought in contact with all
manner and forms of disease incident to our ever-changing climate, - his
acknowledged skill in the treatment of cases that require long experiences,
have placed him where he belongs.  It is with pleasure that we present his
portrait and brief biography to the citizens of Champaign county.


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