Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees . a member of the Board of Overseersfrom 1842 to 1853. He was a member of theMassachusetts Historical Society and fellow of theAmerican .\cadeuiy and for many years an activemember of the Institute to which he gave alibrary of eight thousand volumes. Judge Whitewas a classical scholar of high attainments, and anumber of his public addresses were published. Hedied in Salem, Marcli 30, 1861. 34° UNIVERSITIES AND
Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees . a member of the Board of Overseersfrom 1842 to 1853. He was a member of theMassachusetts Historical Society and fellow of theAmerican .\cadeuiy and for many years an activemember of the Institute to which he gave alibrary of eight thousand volumes. Judge Whitewas a classical scholar of high attainments, and anumber of his public addresses were published. Hedied in Salem, Marcli 30, 1861. 34° UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR SONS WOODWARD, Rufus Harvard 1841, in \A/ethersfieId, Conn., 1819; educated Harvardand abroad : practised medicine in Worcester, of his life ; Assistant Physician Worcester InsaneAsylum five years ; Examining Surgeon during CivilWar; City Physician; Chairman Board of Health;Visiting Surgeon City Hospital; died 1885. RUFUS WOODWARD, , for forty years aleading Physician and Surgeon of Worcester,Massachusetts, was born in Wethersfield, Connecti-cut, October 3, 1S19. He was the second son ofDr. Samuel B. Woodward, for many years Superin-. RUFUS WOODWARD tendent of the Massachusetts State Insane Asylumat Worcester. He entered Harvard in 1837, grad-uating with the Class of 1841, and in the followingyear matriculated at the Harvard Medical School,where he took the degree of Doctor of Medicine in1845. After spending five years at the WorcesterInsane Asylum as Assistant to his father he wentabroad for further study, remaining in Paris twoyears, and locating in Worcester on his return, hepractised there for the rest of his life, which termi-nated December 30, 1885. During the Civil Warhe was one of the Local Examining Surgeons andfor a number of years served as Visiting Surgeon tothe City Hospital; also served as City Physicianand Chairman of the Board of Health ; and was for some time a member of the School Board. was one of the foun
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