Lacrosse County WI Archives Biographies.....Alger, L. W. 1837 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Roxanne Munns rmunns@uwalumni.com April 12, 2007, 5:09 pm Author: Unknown L. W. ALGER, M. D., homeopathist, office in Frey's Block on Main street, between Third and Fourth; was born in West Bridgewater, Mass., in 1837. His father, Ward Alger, was a farmer, and is now living on the old homestead in Plymouth Co., Mass. The Doctor spent his early life on his father's farm when not in school. He studied medicine at Harvard and graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia in 1861; he immediately commenced practice in Canton, Mass., where he remained seven years; he came from there to La Crosse in 1868, and has been practicing in this city since that time. He is at present County Physician, and has held that office several years. Additional Comments: From History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 1881, p. 733. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/lacrosse/bios/alger154nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/wifiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb