Elbert A. Landman, M. D., Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire From: Barbara Gottlock - BGOTTLOC@ccsd.edu Surname: LANDMAN Source: History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915 Page 1258 ELBERT A. LANDMAN, M. D., is a prominent physician and surgeon of Plaistow, New Hampshire, where he also has various business interests. He was born in Londonderry, Vermont, November 24, 1867, and is a son of John and Martha ( Aiken ) Landman, and is a grandson of Luke Land- man, who was one of the first settlers of Jamaica, Vermont. John Landman, father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Brattle- boro, Vermont, in 1837. He was a farmer by occupation, and was a man of literary attainments. He achieved considerable distinction as a poet and wrote for numerous publications. He married Martha Aiken, a daughter of James Aiken, and they became parents of five children: Elbert A.; Emma, who married Edward Young ; Fred; Carrie, deceased; and Nina. Doctor Landman attended the public schools and later Leland and Grey Pages 1259 and 1260 contained a portrait Page 1261 Seminary. He then entered Dartmouth College, and was graduated from the medical department with the Class of 1899, receiving the degree of M. D. He then went to Danville, New Hampshire, where he established his first practice. He continued there four years and in 1904 came to Plaistow. Here his skill as a practitioner won him a large well paying practice. He is a member of the State Medical Society, and in 1910 was president of the Rock- ingham County Medical Society. He is president of the Plaistow Electric Light and Power Company an enterprise he organized and put on a firm pay- ing basis. He is medical examiner of numerous life insurance companies. In 1900, Doctor Landman was joined in marriage with Miss Pearl Bar- nard, a daughter of George W. Barnard, of Winhall, Vermont, and they became parents of four children: Kelsie H., born Sept. 15, 1901 ; Vivian I., born April 24, 1903; Clara Lucile, born June 13, 1904; .and Lois E., born in 1909, and died February 11, 1914. Fraternally the Doctor is a member of the Knights of Pythias, and the Junior Order United American Mechanics. **************************************************************************** * * * * Notice: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.