Lacrosse County WI Archives Biographies.....McArthur, P. S. October 30, 1822 - 
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P. S. McARTHUR, M.D., was born at Wales, Erie Co., N. Y., Oct. 30, 1822. His 
parents, Moses and Mary (Salisbury) McArthur, farmers by occupation, were 
plain, industrious people. The son aided his father until about 18 years of 
age, and, during the next three years, attended the Aurora Academy in an 
adjoining town, teaching school meanwhile during two winters. He studied 
medicine with Dr. Paul, of Honeoye Flats, Ontario Co., and, after attending 
lectures two terms at Geneva, and while there became afflicted with a desire 
to go West, he started, and reaching Buffalo met with an accident, which 
detained him until the cold weather and storms prevented him going by way of 
the lakes as he had desired, and, in consequence, he attended the Buffalo 
Medical College, he graduated in February, 1847. He practiced medicine at 
Holland, Erie Co., three years; at Caledonia, Livingston Co., remaining six 
years, and, on Oct. 22, 1855, settled in La Crosse, Wis. Here, as in Western 
New York, Dr. McArthur has attended very closely to his profession, except 
during two seasons, when he was absent from home. In 1861, he went to New York 
City and attended a full four months' course of lectures at the Long Island 
Hospital, and two months at the Eye and Ear Infirmary, and repeated exactly 
the same course in 1866. Few physicians in Western Wisconsin have had better 
opportunities for obtaining a knowledge of medical science, or have been more 
entirely and successfully devoted to the application of that knowledge. Dr. 
McArthur is a thorough devotee of the science of medicine. He obtains all the 
new and most valuable works pertaining to his profession, and, being partially 
deaf, and in a measure shut out from the socialities of life, he devotes all 
the leisure time at his command to reading and hard study. Pathology and the 
news of the day essentially monopolize the odd moments and the half hours. Dr. 
McArthur calls himself a "hard-shell" Democrat. He always votes the Democratic 
ticket, but has no political aspirations, and makes everything subordinate to 
his medical pursuits; hence, his eminent success. He was married on the 1st of 
January, 1852, to Miss Mary Dean, of Caledonia, N. Y., and by her has two 
children. Dr. McArthur's life furnishes a brilliant example of what may be 
accomplished by choosing a vocation suited to one's tastes, and following it 
faithfully to the exclusion of all others. He has clung to his profession, and 
by his persistence and perseverance has reached an exalted position in La 
Crosse County.

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From History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 1881, p. 772.
Picture from History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 1881, p. 379.

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