BIO: Dr. Alexander CRESSWELL, St. Thomas, Franklin County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Denise Phillips Copyright 2007. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/franklin/ _______________________________________________ Medical Men of Franklin County, 1750-1925 by Ambrose Watts Thrush, M.D.; Chambersburg, Pa.; Medical Society of Franklin County, Page 324 _______________________________________________ DR. ALEXANDER CRESSWELL Dr. Cresswell was born in Missouri and attended medical lectures in 1871 and 1872 at the Medical College of Ohio, Cincinnati. He began the practice of medicine in 1869 and was located at Cherrytree, Pa., Fairview, Cambria County and Ansonville, prior to his locating in St. Thomas in 1882. He remained at St. Thomas for several years and then removed from the county. He was not a member of the Medical Society.