Willaim T. Boughton

BOUGHTON

Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 9/5/2004 at 15:53:25

Dr. W. T. Boughton came to Northwood to engage in the practice of medicine in the month of November, 1877. He was a graduate of Memphis Medical College, at Memphis, Tenn., receiving his diploma form that college in February, 1860. After having engaged in practice for some years, he attended the Medical College at St. Louis, Mo., from which he graduated with honors, Feb. 24, 1875. He had for some years previous to this made his home in Monroe Co., Wis., but on his issuing from this second collegiate course, he located, for a short time only, in Fayette county, coming to Worth, as above stated. He was a regular school doctor, and met with a great success in his treatment of the diseases incident to a new country. During the year 1880, he left the county in search of "pastures new."

Source: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1884, page 597: