Encyclopedia of genealogy and biography of Lake County, Indiana . township, andwas educated in the Crown Point schools. Mr. Fieler has always been astanch Republican since casting his first presidential vote for Blaine in 1884, GEORGE H. HOSKINS, M. D. Dr. George H. Hoskins, who has attained prominence as a representa-tive of the medical fraternity and is now ser\-ing as coroner of Lake county,making his home in \\hiting, is a native of New York, his birth havingoccurred in Essex, county, on the i8th of October, 1872. His fatherwas Henry E. Hoskins, a native of Montreal, Canada. In earl
Encyclopedia of genealogy and biography of Lake County, Indiana . township, andwas educated in the Crown Point schools. Mr. Fieler has always been astanch Republican since casting his first presidential vote for Blaine in 1884, GEORGE H. HOSKINS, M. D. Dr. George H. Hoskins, who has attained prominence as a representa-tive of the medical fraternity and is now ser\-ing as coroner of Lake county,making his home in \\hiting, is a native of New York, his birth havingoccurred in Essex, county, on the i8th of October, 1872. His fatherwas Henry E. Hoskins, a native of Montreal, Canada. In early life, how-ever, he was taken to New York, was reared in the Empire state and therespent his remaining days, but died on the eve of his departure for the westin the year 1875. His widow then came with her two children, a son anddaughter, to the Mississippi valley, locating at Grant Park. Illinois. She hadpreviously learned the milliners trade, and for about fifteen years was engagedin that business at Grant Park, Illinois, thus providing for her children. She. ^;^^^, HISTORY OF LAKE COUNTY. 3 85 was quite successful in the conduct of her business enterprise and secured aliberal patronage. Dr. Hoskins was Inil four years of age when he arrived in Grant Park,and there he acquired his early education which was supplemented liy oneyear of study at Valparaiso, Indiana. In 1894 he took up the study of medi-cine in Northwestern University at Chicago, Illinois, and was there graduatedin June, 1898. In July of the same year he located at Whiting, where he hassince been in constant practice. He was the first health officer here, and in1902 he was elected county coroner, entering upon the duties of the office inlanuarv, 1903. He has secured a large private practice which is indicativeof the confidence and trust reposed in him by the public. He is a thoroughand discriminating student, constantly broadening his knowledge and pro-moting his efficiency by investigation and research. He
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