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EDWARD HEWITT GARRETT

 

GARRETT, EDWARD HEWITT, Physician and Surgeon, Los Angeles, Cal., was born at Wilmington, Cal., Nov. 21, 1872, the son of Robt. L. Garrett and Sarah Elizabeth (McBride) Garrett. He married Josephine Eberle at Los Angeles, March 4, 1904, and they have a daughter, Elizabeth Katherine Garrett.

Dr. Garrett graduated from the Los Angeles High School in 1892, and after three years with the Wells-Fargo Express Co., entered the Medical College of the University of So. Cal., graduating in 1899 with M.D. degree. He spent a year as House Physician of the County Hospital, Fresno, Cal.; then went to Searchlight, Nev., as Surgeon for the Quartette Mining Co. He next served the Golden Cross Mining Co., at Hedges, Cal. Since 1901 has been in practice in Los Angeles. From 1902 to 1905, he was Autopsy Surgeon for the Coroner of L. A. County. From 1907 to 1910 he was Police Surgeon and a member of the State Insanity Commission. Since 1906, has been Surgeon for the U. S. Dept. Of Justice and is Surg. and Med. Examiner, Aetna Life Ins. Co. and is on visiting staff, Clara Barton Hospital.

He is a member of Ramona Parlor, N.S.G.W.; of Hollenbeck Lodge, F.&.A.M.; the Am. Med. Assn., and L. A. County and Cal. State Med. Socs.

 

 

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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