. Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees. onnet Columbia in Tarrytown, N. Y., 1847; educated at IrvingInstitute, Tarrytown, and under private tutor; servedin the 25th New York Cavalry, 1863-65; studied medi-cine under Dr. James W. Scribner of Tarrytown : ,College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia, 1872;has since practised his profession in Tarrytown andvicinity; Visiting Physician and Surgeon to West-VOL. IV. — S Chester County Alm
. Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees. onnet Columbia in Tarrytown, N. Y., 1847; educated at IrvingInstitute, Tarrytown, and under private tutor; servedin the 25th New York Cavalry, 1863-65; studied medi-cine under Dr. James W. Scribner of Tarrytown : ,College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia, 1872;has since practised his profession in Tarrytown andvicinity; Visiting Physician and Surgeon to West-VOL. IV. — S Chester County Almshouse until i8gi ; ConsultingPhysician and Surgeon since then ; President andChief of Staff Tarrytown Hospital ; First Vice-Presi-dent Westchester County Savings Bank; SecretaryUnited States Pension Examining Board, i886-gi. RICHARD BONNET COUTANT, ,Physician and Surgeon, was born in Tarry-town, New York, June lo, 1847, son of James andMary (Jones) Coutant. On his fathers side he isof Huguenot descent, and his ancestors wereamong the founders of New Rochelle, New first of the family to settle in this country wasJean Constant (the original spelling of the name). RICD. B. COUT.\XT who traced his pedigree back to Thibaut dErcuis,surname Coustand, who died in 1293. His mothercomes of a family originally English, but long domi-ciled in New England and later in the Manor ofPhillipsburgh. He received his early education atIrving Institute at Tarrytown, and fitted for Collegeunder the guidance of David S. Rowe, a formerprincipal of the State Normal School of Massachu-setts. Mr. Rowe was a pronounced abolitionist,and his pupils imbibed his principles, many ofthem entering the Army during the Civil the latter was the subject of this sketch,who enlisted when a little over sixteen years of agein the Twenty-fifth New York Cavalry, and aftertwo years service under Generals Custer and 114 UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR SONS Sheridan in tlie Shenandoah Valley was dischargeda
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