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Author: B. F. Bowen (1904)

W. A. DRYDEN, D. V. S.

   Dr. W. A. Dryden, of Columbus, is the only graduate of a veterinary college
who is now practicing his profession in Bartholomew county. He has a large
patronage, which is indicative of his skill and capability, he being well
equipped for his chosen work. He certainly deserves his success and is widely
and favorably known in Bartholomew county.

   There is no class of citizens in America of more value than those furnished
to the United States by Scotland, and it was from the land of hills and heather
that Dr. Dryden came to the new world. He was born in Roxburyshire, on the 25th
of December, 1855, and in his life has exemplified the sterling traits of his
Scottish ancestry. He lived in his native country until a lad of five years,
when he was brought by his parents to America, the family home being established
in Canada. He afterward learned the blacksmith's trade, which he followed for
nine years and then turned his attention to the veterinary science. He was a
young" man of twenty-five years, when he became a student in the veterinary
college at Toronto, Canada, the leading institution of the kind on this side of
the Atlantic There he pursued a full course and was graduated in the class of 1882.

   Dr. Dryden then located in Elkhart, Indiana, where he practiced for two
years, after which he removed to Indianapolis and also spent two years in that
city. In the summer of 1886 he came to Columbus, where he has since lived, and
during the interval he has built up a splendid practice, his services being in
constant demand by those in need of veterinary work. He has thoroughly qualified
himself for his chosen calling and is continually broadening his knowledge, thus
promoting his efficiency in the line of his profession.

   In the year 1890 Dr. Dryden was united in marriage to Miss Christina Kaufman,
a native of Canada, and their union has been blessed with one daughter, Ethel,
who was born in 1892. Mrs. Dryden is a member of the Presbyterian church and an
estimable lady, whose social qualities and sterling traits of character have
endeared her to those with whom she has come in contact. The Doctor belongs to
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Columbus and is also associated with the
Knights of the Maccabees and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He is
very conscientious in his work, and is a man of upright character who has gained
for himself a host of friends during the years of his residence in Columbus.
Courteous, genial, well informed, loyal and enterprising, he stands today as one
of the leading and representative men of this city.


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BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY
INDIANA

INCLUDING BIOGRAPHIES OF THE GOVERNORS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF INDIANA

ILLUSTRATED

1904

B. F. Bowen PUBLISHER


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