Multnomah County OR Archives Biographies.....Henton, M. D., George Earle 1879 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ila Wakley iwakley@msn.com January 12, 2011, 2:21 pm Source: History of the Columbia River Valley From The Dalles to the Sea, Vol. III, Published 1928, Pages 635 - 636 Author: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company GEORGE EARLE HENTON, M. D. A learned and skilled physician and surgeon, public-spirited citizen and congenial companion, Dr. George Earle Henton is one of the most highly esteemed members of the medical profession in Portland and is regarded as one of this city's representative men. He was born at York, Nebraska, in 1879, and is the son of George H. and Lydia (Eikenbary) Henton, who were married at Plattsmouth, Nebraska. The former followed the vocation of farming. They are both now deceased, the mother dying in 1922 and the father in 1924. Mr. Henton was a veteran of the Civil war, in which he served three years and six months in the Army of The Cumberland. His ancestors came from the southern part of England about 1695 and established themselves near Philadelphia, where they were close neighbors and friends of the Lincoln and Boone families. In 1751 they accompanied the ancestors of Abraham Lincoln and Daniel Boone to the Shenandoah valley, Virginia, where they settled in Shenandoah and Rockingham counties. Evan Henton was a companion of Daniel Boone in the founding of Harrodsburg, Kentucky, and occupied the same cabin, which was known as Henton's or Boone's cabin. Several of Dr. Henton's ancestors served in the French and Indian war, the Revolutionary war, War of 1812 and in the Mexican war. Dr. Henton has a brother Frank E. who is a farmer and stockman of New York state, and a sister, Mrs. Herbert G. Harris, whose husband is a dentist of Auburn, Nebraska. George E. Henton attended the public schools of York, Nebraska, and Cotner University at Lincoln, Nebraska, with postgraduate work at Cornell University; then matriculated at The Illinois Medical College at Chicago, from which he graduated as Doctor of Medicine in 1902. He entered upon the practice of his profession at Friend, Nebraska, where he remained for nine years, after which he attended The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, Bellview Medical College and St. Bartholomew's Ear, Nose and Throat clinics of New York city; also went abroad and took postgraduate work in Vienna, Berlin, Paris, Barcelona and London. In 1913 he came to Portland and engaged in practice, specializing in diseases of eye, ear, nose and throat. During the World war he volunteered for service and was commissioned a first lieutenant in the Medical Corps, but was not called for active duty owing to the signing of the armistice. He has been eminently successful, building up a large and lucrative practice, and his many patients hold him in grateful regard for his able and efficient service. The Doctor is a valued member of The Multnomah County Medical Society, The Oregon State Medical Society, The American Medical Association, The Pacific Coast Oto-Ophthalmological Society, The American Academy of Ophthalmology and Oto-Laryngology. He has always been a lover of out of door sports, particularly hunting and fishing and was president of The Portland Rifle Club of The National Rifle Association five years. George Earle Henton is the father of four children. Herbert C., twenty- three years of age, is a graduate of The University of Oregon with the Bachelor of Arts degree, was a letter man in tennis while a student there and at present is a junior in The University of Oregon Medical School, and is a member of The Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Alpha Kappa Kappa fraternities. Berneece A., nineteen years of age, has completed two years of university work at the California Junior College at San Diego and is now entering The University of Oregon. She is a member of The Sphinx and Treble Clef fraternities and a representative of her educational institutions in tennis. Nancy Ann, aged four years, and Barbara Jean, aged one year, complete the family. Dr. and Mrs. Henton (Bertha Anna Hacker) were united in marriage at Friend, Nebraska; Mrs. Henton was born at Waterloo, Iowa; she is an accomplished musician and a prominent member of the Portland Women's Club, The Daughters of The Nile and Eastern Star. They are members of The First Congregational church. The Doctor is a member of Portland Lodge, No. 55, A. F. & A. M., of which he is an affiliated past master; Portland Chapter, No. 3, Royal Arch Masons; Multnomah Council; Oregon Commandery, No. 1, Knights Templar, of which he is a past commander; St. Laurence Conclave, Red Cross of Constantine, of which he is past sovereign; Oregon Consistory, No. 1, Scottish Rite, thirty-second degree, in which order he is deputy master of the seventeenth degree; Rose City Chapter, Order of The Eastern Star, of which he is past patron and the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club. He is a man of strong individuality, sterling qualities of character and high ideals, and throughout the circle of his acquaintance commands uniform confidence and respect. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/multnomah/bios/hentonmd1325gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 5.5 Kb