DR. WILLIAM ELLERY BRIGGS 

Dr. William Ellery Briggs, prominent in the medical fraternity of Sacramento, is a native of Wadsworth, Medina County, Ohio, born March 31, 1853, his parents being Abiel and Harriet C. (Dinsmore) Briggs. His father, a fruit-grower, was a native of New York State, and came to Ohio with his parents when a child. He died in Yolo County, California, in 1878, having come to the State in 1876. His mother was a native of Maine; she is now a resident of Oakland. Dr. Briggs was reared at Wadsworth and educated there and at Buchtel College, Akron, Ohio. He commenced the study of medicine with his brother, Dr. Wallou A. Briggs (now of Sacramento), and took his first course of lectures at the medical department of Ann Arbor (Michigan) University. He was graduated at Wooster Medical College, Cleveland, Ohio, and also took a degree from the medical department of the Western Reserve Medical College. In 1877 he went to Europe, and attended London Hospital and Moorefield’s Eye Hospital. He then attended the general hospital for a further period before resuming his specialties. From London he went to Paris and thence to Vienna, taking special courses on the eye, ear and throat. In 1879 he established himself in practice in Sacramento, and it is only what is due to the accuracy and completeness of this volume to say that his success has been as remarkable as it is gratifying to his professional friends. Mr. Briggs is an active member of the Sacramento Society for Medical Improvement, and has been its president. He is a member of Sacramento Lodge, A.F. & A.M., and is a Knight Templar.