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Charles Mertz Arbuthnot | |
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| Born | Charles Mertz Arbuthnot 15 December 1852 |
| Died | 2 October 1920 |
| Nationality | American |
Charles Mertz "C. M." Arbuthnot was an early physician, pharmacist and founder of the Arbuthnot Drug Company in Republic County, Kansas, one of the first to establish a practice in the county.
He was born in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in 1852, and his family came to Kansas in 1871 by way of Iowa. [1]
While he was young, Arbuthnot remained at home helping his father on the family farm while also teaching in the district schools until 1875. [2] He then attended Leavenworth Normal School, [1] then a principal at public school in Peabody, Kansas for two years. [3]
While working through his education and teaching, Arbuthnot had been studying medical books. In 1878 he went to Philadelphia and took a medical course at Jefferson Medical College. After graduating in 1881 he returned to Republic County and began practicing medicine in Belleville. [1]
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