. Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees. n in the practice of medicine, withthe specialty of a sanitarian and toxicologist and ofan analytical and consulting chemist, examiningchemically and microscopically foods, drinks, drugs,poisons, and other substances relating to healthor to domestic uses. He is also an expert in courtcauses and the detection of forgeries and other falsi-fications and has figured in such causes celebres as UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR SO
. Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees. n in the practice of medicine, withthe specialty of a sanitarian and toxicologist and ofan analytical and consulting chemist, examiningchemically and microscopically foods, drinks, drugs,poisons, and other substances relating to healthor to domestic uses. He is also an expert in courtcauses and the detection of forgeries and other falsi-fications and has figured in such causes celebres as UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR SONS 449 the Molineux Trial, involving questioned handwrit-ings, documents, and inks. Dr. Davenport wasCoroner for Suffolk county prior to the establish-ment of the office of Medical Examiner. From1879 to 1886 he occupied the Chair of Chemistryat the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, wasChemist to the Massachusetts State Board of Healthfrom 1882 to 1892, to the State Dairy Bureau from1892 to 1900, and Dairy Inspector for the City ofBoston from 1882 to 1885. He is Chairman of theBoard of Health at Watertown, where he has residedsince 1890, and also of its Park and Water BENNETT F. DAVENPORT Besides the Massachusetts Medical Society, whichhe represented as delegate for the decennial revisionof the United States Pharmacopoeia in iSSo, 1890and 1900, he holds membership in the leading cityand state medical bodies, the American PublicHealth Association and the Massachusetts Associa-tion of Boards of Health, the American, London,Paris and Berlin Chemical Societies, the BritishSociety of Public Analysis and the Society of Chemi-cal Industry, the American and British Pharmaceu-tical Associations, and is a fellow of the AmericanAssociation for the Advancement of Science. is a charter-member and CorrespondingSecretary of the Historical Society of Watertown,Chairman of its chapter of Sons of the American VOL. IV. — 29 Revolution, a member of the New England HistoricG
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