Cleave’s
Biographical Cyclopædia of
Homœopathic Physicians and Surgeons
By Egbert Cleave
Presented by Sylvain Cazalet
EST,
JAMES ANSIL, M. D., of Geneseo, N. Y., was born in Utica, in the
same State, on April 10th, 1835, being the eldest son of Amos S. West.
In February, 1840, his parents removed to Rochester, in the common
schools of which city, and in Pock’s Institute, the subject of this
sketch received a sound general education. Having an inclination toward
the life of a physician, he began the study of medicine with the late
Dr. M. M. Mathews, of Rochester, in February, 1853. This instruction he
followed up by attending college lectures, but owing to the financial
crisis of 1857, he was obliged to give up his second course of lectures,
and did not, therefore, graduate. He was admitted to practice as
licentiate of the New York State Homœopathic Medical Society in 1858.
On receipt of his diploma, he opened an office in Rochester, where he
continued to reside until September, 1862, meeting with fair success.
Then better prospects offering in Geneseo, he removed to that place,
which has since been his field of labor. In 1868, he attended a course
of lectures at the Hahnemann Medical College, Philadelphia, and
graduated. He has now an excellent practice, and is held in high
estimation, not only by his patients, among whom are many of the best
families in the place, but by his professional brethren.Dr. West was married,
in June, 1863, to Fannie, second daughter of the late Archibald Servoss,
of Medina, N. Y. He is Secretary of the Livingston County Society.Source
: Cleave’s Biographical Cyclopædia of Homœopathic Physicians and
Surgeons By Egbert Cleave