HORNIBROOK, Edward, M. D. - 1914

HORNIBROOK, BURCHILL, STEVENS

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HISTORY OF
Cherokee County
IOWA
VOLUME II
ILLUSTRATED
CHICAGO
THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY
1914
By Thomas McCulla

EDWARD HORNIBROOK, M. D.

The professional standing of Dr. Edward Hornibrook, an active practitioner of Cherokee, is perhaps best indicated in the fact that he has been honored by his fellow members of the profession with the position of president of the Iowa State Medical Society. Born in Ontario, Canada, in 1838, he is a son of Edward and Frances (Burchill) Hornibrook, both of whom were natives of Ireland and remained residents of Canada after coming to the new world until called to the home beyond.

The public schools near his fathers home afforded Dr. Hornibrook his early educational opportunities and later he had the advantage of thorough training in Victoria College and in the medical department of that university. His course completed in 1861, he at once entered upon active practice and followed his profession in his native country for eighteen years. In 1879 he arrived in Cherokee, where he has since remained, and has ever since been recognized as one of the eminent members of the profession in his part of the state. Holding to high standards and desiring ever that his professional brethren should meet in fullest degree the demands made upon them, he was active in 1879 in organizing the county medical society, which has since been reorganized. Moreover, his ability found recognition in election to the presidency of the State Medical Society in 1880 and in that organization he has held all of the other offices.

In 1863, Dr. Hornibrook was united in marriage to Miss Rosina Stevens, a native of England, and unto them have been born ten children, of whom five are yet living. In his political views Dr. Hornibrook is a democrat. He was appointed by Governor Boise and indorsed by the senate as trustee of the State Hospital for the Insane at Independence, Iowa, and occupied that position for six years. He still remains active in the profession, although he has now passed the seventyfifth milestone on lifes journey. He has always kept abreast with the advancement of the times through extensive reading and anything which tends to bring to man the key to the complex mystery which we call life is of interest to him. From the beginning of his residence in Cherokee County he has enjoyed a good practice and has won the success which is the merited reward of his ability and his labors.