William C. Post, M. D.
POST, SHERMAN, BARKER, KERR, MOLES
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Date: 12/30/2009 at 01:34:56
J. W. Ellis, History of Jackson County, Iowa, 1910
WILLIAM C. POST, M. D.
Dr. William C. Post, devoting his life to the practice of medicine, for which he is well qualified by thorough preparation and in which he has won success as the result of the ability he has displayed, was born in Massachusetts on the 3d of November, 1849, and is a son of Francis and Ruth (Barker) Post, both of whom were natives of the Bay state, where they were reared and married, afterward taking up their abode in New Bedford. The father was a sea captain, and, sailing to all sections of the world, he touched the various important ports in his travels and gained intimate and interesting knowledge of foreign lands and people. Both he and his wife are now deceased.
Dr. Post, spending his youthful days in New Bedford, mastered the branches of learning there taught in the public schools, and, believing that he would find the practice of medicine congenial as a life work, with that end in view he began reading under the direction of Dr. Aaron Cornish, of his native town. He also assisted the Doctor in his practice and thus gained much valuable experience while acquiring intimate knowledge of the science of medicine through the medium of text-books. It was not until the fall of 1879 that he entered upon a collegiate course, matriculating in the medical department of Columbia University, in New York city. He was there graduated with the class of 1881, and immediately afterward opened an office for practice in New Bedford, where he continued until September, 1889, when he removed to the country near that place, his home being in the town of Dartmouth. In December, 1894, he came to Iowa, settling in Cedar Rapids, where he remained until 1897, when he came to Maquoketa and in 1900 removed to Welton, Clinton county, Iowa. In December, 1902, he returned to Maquoketa where he has since been engaged in practice. He is careful in the diagnosis of cases and in the administration of remedial agencies and
by reading and research he keeps in touch with the advanced and modern ideas of the profession. His labors have been attended with gratifying success and he has won high regard by his close conformity to commercial ethics. He belongs to the Jackson County Medical Society, the Iowa Union Medical Society and the Iowa State Medical Society. He is also connected with the Modern Brotherhood of America and is dean of the Maquoketa lodge.
In March, 1893, Dr. Post was married to Miss Anna Sherman, of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, and they had one child, Anita C. The wife and mother passed away in October, 1902, and in August, 1907, Dr. Post wedded Mrs. Caroline Kerr, nee Moles, a native of this county. By her former marriage Mrs. Post had a son, Clifford C., who lives at home. Dr. Post gives his political allegiance to the republican party and has firm faith in its principles but is without ambition for office. He is not unmindful of the duties of citizenship, however, but in a private capacity is always willing to further public progress.
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