. History of the counties of Dauphin and Lebanon : in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; biographical and genealogical . the latecivil war, and in connection with William Calder,furnished the government 42,000 horses, 07,000 mules,and 5000 oxen during the four years of the was one of the incorporators of the First NationalBank of Harrisburg, and has been a director is the inventor of a great improvement for upset-ting and enlarging the end of an iron rod, so that thethread shall be as long as the rod itself. In 1881, de-sirous of freeing himself from the entire care of hi
. History of the counties of Dauphin and Lebanon : in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; biographical and genealogical . the latecivil war, and in connection with William Calder,furnished the government 42,000 horses, 07,000 mules,and 5000 oxen during the four years of the was one of the incorporators of the First NationalBank of Harrisburg, and has been a director is the inventor of a great improvement for upset-ting and enlarging the end of an iron rod, so that thethread shall be as long as the rod itself. In 1881, de-sirous of freeing himself from the entire care of hisbusiness interests in Harrisburg, he removed his fam-ily to Washington, D. C, where he spends a part ofhis time. He married in, October, 1846, Harriet , daughter of Col. John B. Esselstyne, ofCape Vincent, N. Y., who died in 1876. His surviv-ing children are Jessie, William T., and Clara. Hispresent wife is Emma J. Piper, of Philadelphia. * GEORGE R. R. Hursh, third son of Christian and ElizaHursh, was born Feb. 6, 1835, in Fairview township,York Co., Pa. He was brought up on his fathers. farm. At the age of sixteen he was sent to the Cum-berland Valley Institute, where he remained abouteighteen months. He then entered the office of J. Herman, of Carlisle, and began the study ofmedicine, and in due time attended lectures in Jeffer-son Medical College, where he graduated in March, 580 HISTORY OF DAUPHIN COUNTY. 1857. He first located in New Cumberland, where hepracticed two years, then removed to New Market,York Co. In September, 1864, he was appointedassistant surgeon in the army, and was stationed inthe United States Hospital at York, Pa. Towards theclose of the Rebellion he resigned his position, andresumed the practice of medicine at New 1868 he was elected a member of the PennsylvaniaHouse of Representatives, and the year following re-elected. In 1871 he removed to Harrisburg, wherehe has since remained in the practice of his profe
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