. History of the counties of Dauphin and Lebanon : in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; biographical and genealogical . ied in Harrisburgon the 15th of October, 1833. He married, May 3,1832, Elizabeth, daughter of John B. Cox, of Esther-ton, who survived her husband several years. was a promising lawyer, a faithful officer, andwas a gentleman refined and courteous. EDWARD L. ORTH, Lawrence Orth, youngest son of HenryOrth and Rebecca Rahm, was born in 1S13, at Balti-more, Md. His father dying while the son was inearly life, the mother removed to her former home,Harrisburg, w
. History of the counties of Dauphin and Lebanon : in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; biographical and genealogical . ied in Harrisburgon the 15th of October, 1833. He married, May 3,1832, Elizabeth, daughter of John B. Cox, of Esther-ton, who survived her husband several years. was a promising lawyer, a faithful officer, andwas a gentleman refined and courteous. EDWARD L. ORTH, Lawrence Orth, youngest son of HenryOrth and Rebecca Rahm, was born in 1S13, at Balti-more, Md. His father dying while the son was inearly life, the mother removed to her former home,Harrisburg, where the boy was carefully brought received the education of the borough schools,and entered the Harrisburg Academy, where he pur-sued the higher branches. He subsequently beganthe study of medicine with his brother-in-law, Reily, afterwards attending the lectures atJefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, from whichinstitution he graduated March 12, 1S34. Locatingat Harrisburg, he began the practice of his professionin partnership with Dr. Reily, which continued until 524 HISTORY OF DAUPHIN £JMfr~ the death of the latter. Few practitioners became assuccessful as these noted physicians were, and noneat the capital were ever so deservedly popular. Forseven years after the death of his lifelong friend, continued his professional life, enjoying notonly a large practice, but the confidence and love ofhis numerous patients. He died at Harrisburg onthe 15th of April, 1861, in his forty-seventh year. Asa physician, Dr. Orth was learned, skillful, self-sacri-ficing, sympathetic, and faithful. In the communityhe was greatly beloved for his unassumed, gentle, andgentlemanly demeanor. In the language of a contem-porary, he was a man of fine culture, a careful, at-tentive, and conscientious physician, quiet and unob-trusive in manner. For many years he was one ofthe trustees of the Presbyterian Church, was a di-rector of the Harrisburg Bank, and served in
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