George
received his primary education in the public schools of his native town, and
later attended Hawke’s Academy at that place.
In 1854 he came to California, and was engaged in mining pursuits until
1860. In that year he commenced the
study of medicine, which he continued until 1864, when he entered the Medical
College of the Pacific, where he spent one term. He then joined the Western Union Telegraph, Russian-American
extension, and served as medical officer of the American division until
1867. The intention of this expedition
was the building of a telegraph line by way of Alaska to St. Petersburg, Russia,
and thus around the globe, but it’s successful laying of the Atlantic cable
ended the project. Mr. Chismore returned
to San Francisco in 1867, and enter the United States Army as Acting Assistant
Surgeon, in which position he continued five years, serving in Arizona, Alaska,
Washington Territory, California and Nevada, being engaged all the time on frontier
service. Again returning to San
Francisco in 1872, he took his final course of study at the Medical College of
the Pacific, graduating in 1873. He has
practiced continuously in San Francisco since that time. For six years he was House Physician, and
seven years Assistant Surgeon of the California Women’s Hospital. He is now a member of the San Francisco Polyclinic,
in the genito-urinary department. Has
been President of the Obstetrical Society, of the San Francisco County Medical
Society, and Vice-President of the American Association of Genito-Urinary
Surgeons. He is also a member of the
Bohemian Club, of which he has been president.
Source:
"The Bay of San Francisco" (and Its Cities And Their Suburbs) Vol 1.
Lewis Publishing Company 1892. Page 455.
Submitted
by: Nancy Pratt Melton.
© 2003 Nancy Pratt Melton