Amador
County
Biographies
ALEXANDER M. GALL
The inevitable law of destiny
accords to tireless energy and industry a successful career, and in no field of
endeavor is there greater opportunity for advancement than in that of the
medical profession, whose votaries must, if successful, be endowed with native
talent, sterling rectitude of character and singleness of purpose, while
equally important concomitants are close study, careful application and broad
knowledge, in addition to that of the more purely technical order. Dr. Gall has won distinction in his
profession, resulting from his possession of those necessary qualifications,
and is one of the most successful practitioners of Jackson.
A native of Aberdeen, Scotland, he
was born March 30, 1866, and in 1869, when only three years of age, was brought
to California by his parents. His Scotch
ancestry extends back to one of the noted Highland clans. His father, George Gall, was born in the
parish of Reign, near Aberdeen, and was a respected farmer there. He married Miss Isabella Marshall, and in the
land of hills and heather they became the parents of five children. In 1869 they started for New York, on a
westward bound steamer, and from the American metropolis made their way to
California, locating first at Stockton, where the father engaged in
merchandising, continuing there to make his home until May, 1898, when he was
called to his final rest, at the age of sixty-six. His wife had departed this life in 1873. Four of their children, two sons and two daughters,
yet survive them.
Dr. Gall was educated in the schools
of Stockton, graduating at the high school in 1886. He subsequently engaged in teaching for five
years, and then, with the desire to make the practice of medicine his life
work, entered the California State Medical College, now the medical department
of the State University, in which he was graduated with the degree of M. D. in
1893. He began his practice in connection
with Dr. Hudson, his former preceptor, and soon afterward came to Jackson,
where he has met with excellent success both as a physician and surgeon. He has a comprehensive knowledge of the
principles of medical science, and is particularly well informed concerning
surgery and his operations have been very successful. This has gained him marked prestige in his
chosen calling, and his skill and ability have won for him a liberal and
constantly increasing patronage.
On the 8th of August,
1896, the Doctor was united in marriage to Miss Elsie Blanche Robertson, a
native of San Andreas, California, and a daughter of the late Dr. E. B.
Robertson, of Jackson. Dr. Gall and his
wife have a host of warm friends in this city where he has so long resided and
where he has attained marked prominence in his profession. He is a member of both the blue lodge and
chapter of the Masonic fraternity and belongs to the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows and the Knights of Pythias lodge.
A young man of marked energy, enterprise, and laudable ambition, his
career will be one of continued progress and marked success. His public and private life
are above reproach and have gained him the confidence and good will of
all with whom he has come in contact.
Transcribed by
Gerald Iaquinta.
Source:
“A Volume of Memoirs and Genealogy of Representative Citizens of Northern
California”, Pages 502-503. Chicago Standard Genealogical Publishing Co. 1901.
© 2010 Gerald Iaquinta.
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