BIO: Abraham H. STRICKLER, A.M., M.D., Waynesboro, Franklin County, PA

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Medical Men of Franklin County, 1750-1925 by Ambrose Watts Thrush, M.D.;
Chambersburg, Pa.; Medical Society of Franklin County, Page 177-178
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ABRAHAM H. STRICKLER, A. M., M. D.
1840-1911

  A. H. Strickler was born in Antrim Township, this county, January 23, 1840, 
the son of Joseph and Mary (Snively) Strickler and grandson of Henry and Anna 
(Rhodes) Strickler.

  He attended the common schools and then was a student at the College of New 
Jersey (Princeton), receiving his A. B. in 1863 and later an A. M. from this 
institution.  After this he began the study of medicine with Dr. William Grubb 
in Greencastle and was graduated M. D. in 1866 from the Bellevue Hospital 
Medical College, New York City.

  He began at once the practice of medicine in Mercersburg, remaining there 
until 1871 when he removed to Waynesboro and continued in the active and 
successful practice of medicine in this town until the time of his death January 
30, 1911.  During the Civil War, while an undergraduate, he served as Assistant 
Surgeon in Lincoln Hospital, Washington, D. C.

  Dr. Strickler was a leading spirit in the reorganization of the Medical 
Society in 1869.  He was a charter member and was President of the Society in 
1879.  He was prominently identified with the civic and business interests of 
Waynesboro, Pa.  He was one of the organizers of the Frick Company and was 
President of the Landis Tool Company from its organization to the time of his 
death.  He helped organize the Green Hill Cemetery Association and at various 
times was Burgess, town councilman and school director.  He was a member of the 
Pennsylvania State Legislature for one term, 1893-94.

  He married in 1870, Clara Anna Besore of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania.