George H. Witter
American politician
George H. Witter (August 23, 1854 – February 12, 1913) was an American physician and politician from New York.
Life
Witter was born in Willing, New York, on August 23, 1854. His parents were Daniel P. Witter and Betsey Foster.
Witter spent two years in West Point, after which he attended the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Baltimore, Maryland. After he graduated from the college as a physician in 1885, he began to practice medicine in Wellsville.
In Wellsville, Witter formed a partnership with Dr. H. H. Nye, his former medical teacher. He later succeeded to Nye's former practice. For many years, he served as company surgeon for the Erie Railroad and the Buffalo and Susquehanna Railroad. He was a member of the country, district, and state medical associations, the American Medical Association, the Hornell Medical Association, and the Surgical Association.
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