Judson Worthington Hastings

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Judson Worthington Hastings, born on June 13, 1853, in Suffield, Connecticut, and died in 1923, was a physician and public official. He served various roles as a physician, trustee of a public library, town clerk, treasurer, tax collector, and a medical inspector of schools. [1] [2] Judson was a part of the Massachusetts Medical Society. [3]

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