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DR. ARTHUR T. SEYMOUR
A prominent representative of the
Osteopathic profession, Dr. Arthur T. Seymour was born at Chicago, Illinois, on
January 10, 1877. His parents moved to
New York City when he was a baby, remaining there until he was ten years old,
when they went to Iowa, residing at Red Oak and later at Des Moines. At the age of fifteen he returned to New York
City after a short period of attendance at school he entered business, holding
positions in various concerns until November, 1894, when he entered the offices
of The Musical Courier Company, where he was employed as bookkeeper and cashier
for over ten years. In 1902 he enrolled
with the New York University School of Commerce Accounts and Finance and
pursued the study of expert accounting until 1905, then entered the employ of
The Audit Company, of New York, as staff accountant.
In the fall of 1906, he resigned his
position with The Audit Company and in the spring of 1907 entered Still College
of Osteopathy, Des Moines, Iowa. In
September of the same year he came to Los Angeles, California, and entering the
Los Angeles College of Osteopathy, graduated with the degree of D. O. on
January 27, 1910. Coming to Stockton, he
located at 311 Elks Building, where he is still engaged in practice. In the fall of 1919 he took post-graduate
work at the College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons, Los Angeles, where
he was an interne in the eye, ear, nose and throat clinic, and since his return
to Stockton he has devoted particular attention to this line of his work, in
addition to general osteopathic practice.
On August 4, 1912, Dr. Seymour was
united in marriage with Mabel Alice Ambrose, born in Lockeford, California, the
only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Ambrose, pioneers of that place. Dr. Seymour is a Mason and is a member of the
Ad Club of Stockton, also of the national, state and local osteopathic
associations.
Transcribed by Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Pages
1147-1148. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 Gerald Iaquinta.
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