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that he practiced from the York St location between 1875 and 1900. However this is likely to have been seasonal activity, since
Atherton relocated to Ontario during the 1880s. Atherton’s registered practice was located at 509 Church St, Toronto. Atherton was elected to membership at the fourteenth annual meeting of the
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He initially conducted his medical practice from a house in York Street, on the corner with
Brunswick Street, then known as “Doctor’s Corner”. His neighbor was Dr. Zebulon Currie who performed the first operation at Victoria Public Hospital. A number of historical records from Fredericton reveal
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in 1886. At the time of his brother George’s death in April 1895, The
Gleaner, a Fredericton newspaper described him as formerly of the city and now practicing in Toronto.
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He married Sarah Wiley (1845 – 1934) in
Fredericton on May 20, 1868. In the 1891 census they were both living at St James Ward, Toronto. They had no children.
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During his medical career, Atherton wrote a number of papers for the
Canadian Medical Association. His specialism; the abdominal section of the uterine myomata.
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and became a member of the senate of the
University of New Brunswick from 1867 to 1884, and a member of the Medical Council of New Brunswick from 1881 to 1884.
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Atherton took an interest in politics. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1911 Canadian
Federal Election, running against Oswald Smith Crockett in the
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Atherton was a medical practitioner in Canada and the United States, initially at
Victoria Cottage Hospital in Fredericton, New Brunswick, followed by
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Atherton was born into a
Methodist family. Both Atherton, his parents and siblings are recorded as native in the census of 1851 and 1861.
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His early education was received at public schools. He chose medicine and pursued his studies under the direction of Hiram Dow of
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Lincoln Burrage. Articles on notable and eminent physicians included Le Baron Botsford (1812 – 1888) and
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in San Diego. His wife, Sarah continued to reside in San Diego until her death on December 18, 1934.
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701:"Annals of Surgery 1903 Jun ; 37(6): 883-885 - Alfred Bennison Atherton - Canadian Physician"
529:"Alfred B. Atherton. Dalhousie University Archives: Reference code: MS-13-45, SF Box 68, Folder 6"
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The Canadian Album Volume 1: Men of Canada. Edn. 1891. Author: Rev. William Cochrane.
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in 1862, and subsequently studied in the United States, where he earned his MD from
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Atherton is listed in the Directory of Deceased American Physicians (1804-1929).
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651:(2362). The British Medical Journal, Vol. 1, No. 2362, Apr. 7: 165–167. 1906.
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who made historical contributions to the pathology and surgery of hernia.
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755:"American Medical Biographies/ Bayard, William by Alfred B. Atherton)"
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469:"Alfred Atherton essay on the Pilgrim Fathers, aged 16, June 8, 1859"
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Atherton was a contributor to American Medical Biographies edited by
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613:"Atherton (A.B.) contribution to American Medical Research - part 1"
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He continued working into his senior years and is mentioned in the
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and acute strangulation of a knuckle of ileum in a pericael pouch.
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Atherton participated in the Seventy-Fourth Annual Meeting Of The
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holds a large element of his research under “Atherton (A.B.)”.
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Atherton became a lecturer on the principles of surgery at the
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which was founded in 1878. He attended the Medical Faculty of
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213:(1814 – 1907). He also wrote a number of articles for
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785:. Harvard Alumni Bulletin, Volume 23. 1921. p. 564.
427:"Atherton One Name Study entry for Alfred B. Atherton"
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By 1906 he was active in his practice in Fredericton.
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having attended a function one month before he died.
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He also held the positions of vice president of the
515:"Alfred B. Atherton graduation in Scotland, May 15"
855:"Public Domain Image of Alfred Bennison Atherton"
455:"Atherton One Name Study Entry for John Atherton"
22:(January 22, 1843 – March 7, 1921) was a
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599:"Public Health Papers and Reports, Volume 12"
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841:"The Canadian Album Volume 1: Men of Canada"
301:(1921–2002), former U.S. Ambassador to Egypt
601:. American Public Health Association. 1887.
797:"James Atherton entry on the Atherton ONS"
498:"Alfred B. Atherton's obstetrics notebook"
288:, in 1765. His notable relatives include:
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585:"Atherton, Alfred Bennison Biography"
571:"The Canadian Practitioner, Volume 9"
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91:. He received a diploma of the
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485:. Harvard University. 1844.
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783:"Alfred Bennison Obituary"
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699:Atherton, A. B. (1903).
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389:, inventor
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