. History of the University of Michigan . he was presidentof the New Hampshire Medical Society. ALBERT BENJAMIN PRESCOTT was born at Hastings, New York, December 12, 1832,son of Benjamin and Experience (Huntley) Pres-cott. The American line of the Prescott family istraced in descent from John Prescott, who camefrom England to Boston, Massachusetts, in 1640;he was a descendant in the fourth generation fromJames Prescott, who for bravery was made Lord of the Manor of Derby, by Queen Elizabeth, in John Prescott the heads of families in directorder were these : Jonas Prescott, born at La
. History of the University of Michigan . he was presidentof the New Hampshire Medical Society. ALBERT BENJAMIN PRESCOTT was born at Hastings, New York, December 12, 1832,son of Benjamin and Experience (Huntley) Pres-cott. The American line of the Prescott family istraced in descent from John Prescott, who camefrom England to Boston, Massachusetts, in 1640;he was a descendant in the fourth generation fromJames Prescott, who for bravery was made Lord of the Manor of Derby, by Queen Elizabeth, in John Prescott the heads of families in directorder were these : Jonas Prescott, born at Lancaster,Massachusetts, in 1648; Jonas Prescott, Jr., born in1678; Ebenezer Prescott, born in Groton, Massa-chusetts, 1700; Ebenezer Prescott, Jr., born in1723 ; Oliver Prescott, born at Jaffrey, New Hamp-shire, in 1760; and Benjamin Prescott, born atNew Hartford, New York, August 20, 1794- Tleyoung Albert Benjamin when nine years old sus-tained an injury to his right knee which entailedyears of suffering. He pursued his studies with the. ALBl^Rl BENJAMIN PRESCOlT assistance of private tutors, and especially with theaid of a sister, then a well-known teacher in centralNew York. He was admitted to the University ofMichigan in i86r, and after following studies inMedicine and Chemistry, was graduated Doctor ofMedicine in 1S64. In May of that year he tookthe regular examination for medical service in theUnited States Army; and in July was commissionedAssistant Surgeon, with assignment to duty in theTotten General Hospital at Louisville, he became a member of the Medical Examin-ing Board and Surgeon-in-Charge of the FoundryGeneral Hospital at Louisville. He was dischargedfrom the service August 22, 1865, with the brevetrank of Captain of United States Volunteers. The 244 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN same year he entered upon his lifework as a chem-ist in the laboratory of the University of Michigan,with the rank of Assistant Professor of Chemistryand Lecturer on Organic Chem
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