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ALFRED JONATHAN DOWNS

 

DOWNS, ALFRED JONATHAN, Physician and Surgeon, Los Angeles, Cal., was born in El Monte, Cal., March 7, 1877. Son of Francis E. And Mary J. (Jones) Downs. Married Mildred E. Lewis, at Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 16, 1904. One child, Francis Harbert Downs. Dr. Downs is a great grandson of Thomas Jones, granted land where Nashville, Tennessee, stands, for gallantry in Revolutionary War.

Dr. Downs received his education in leading public and private institutions of Cal. and New York City. Began medical studies, 1897, in Univ. of Sou. Cal. Med. Colg. Graduated, 1901, with M.D., from Jefferson Med. Colg., Phila., Pa. Interne, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, N.Y., over 18 months.

Began practice, Los Angeles, 1902; associated with Dr. Milbank Johnson five years; District Surgeon, Edison Electric Co., 1902-07; District Surgeon, Home Telephone Co., 1906-07. Now Instructor in Gynecology, Med. Dept. Univ. of Sou. Cal., and author of many papers on subject.

He is a member, Med. Symposium Soc., Los Angeles County Med. Assn., Med. Soc. of State of Cal., Amer. Med. Assn., Union League and City Club, Los Angeles; Masons, and Native Sons of the Golden West.

 

Transcribed 11-9-11 Marilyn R. Pankey.

Source: Press Reference Library, Western Edition Notables of the West, Vol. I,  Page 802, International News Service, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, Atlanta.  1913.


© 2011 Marilyn R. Pankey.

 

 

 

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