Charles Mertz Arbuthnot

Charles Mertz Arbuthnot
Born
Charles Mertz Arbuthnot

15 December 1852
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Died2 October 1920
Belleville, Kansas
NationalityAmerican

Charles Mertz "C. M." Arbuthnot was an early physician, pharmacist and founder of the Arbuthnot Drug Company in Republic County, Kansas, one of the first to establish a practice in the county.

Biography

He was born in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in 1852, and his family came to Kansas in 1871 by way of Iowa.[1]

While he was young, Arbuthnot remained at home helping his father on the family farm while also teaching in the district schools until 1875.[2] He then attended Leavenworth Normal School,[1] then a principal at public school in Peabody, Kansas for two years.[3]

While working through his education and teaching, Arbuthnot had been studying medical books. In 1878 he went to Philadelphia and took a medical course at Jefferson Medical College. After graduating in 1881 he returned to Republic County and began practicing medicine in Belleville.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Cutler, William (1883). History of the State of Kansas. Chicago, Illinois: A. T. Andreas. Archived from the original on May 10, 2003. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
  2. ^ Stafford, Susan; Taylor, Dick. "Republic County, Part 3". KanColl: The Kansas Collection. Archived from the original on May 10, 2003. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  3. ^ "A Brief History of Peabody's Wonderful Educational Advancements". Peabody News. 1901. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2012.