BIO: Perry W. McLAUGHLIN, M.D., Welsh Run, 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 372-373 _______________________________________________ PERRY W. McLAUGHLIN, M. D. Perry W. McLaughlin was born in 1883 in Mason and Dixon, Pa., a son of Harry P. and Ann (Zeller) McLaughlin. He received his education at the Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg, and after the required course was graduated M. D. in 1907 from Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore. Dr. McLaughlin was located for six months in 1907 at Lewis, Iowa, and in 1908 for eight months in Greencastle. He then removed to Welsh Run and was in practice at this place until 1913, when he located in Newville, Cumberland County. He was in practice here until he entered the Medical Service, U. S. N. A., in the World War. After his discharge from the army he located at Norristown, Pa., where lately he was residing.