Cleave’s
Biographical Cyclopædia of
Homœopathic Physicians and Surgeons
By Egbert Cleave
Presented by Sylvain Cazalet
EER,
GEORGE W., M. D., of Rochester, N. Y., was born at Williamson, Wayne
county, N. Y., March 16th, 1820. Thrown at an early age upon his own
resources, he acquired his education, both literary and professional, by
his unaided, individual effort. Engaged in active pursuits, often
requiring manual labor, he acquired a vigorous physical constitution. He
was educated at the Marion Academy, Wayne county, N. Y., and in 1844,
entered the office of Dr. J. S. Hamilton, a very able physician and
surgeon, now of Tecumseh, Mich. He studied medicine and taught school
during the winters in order to earn sufficient means to defray his
expenses. After pursuing his studies with Dr. Hamilton for two years, he
entered the Geneva Medical College, and took his first course of
lectures. In 1848, he took his second course, and graduated at the
University of New York. Immediately after graduating, he commenced the
practice of medicine with Dr. Chase, a homœopathic physician of
Palmyra, N. Y., and remained with him about two years, when he removed
to Rochester, N. Y., where he has since resided and practiced medicine,
with the exception of three years spent in the army as surgeon, under
appointment of the United States Government.He married Miss Emily
M. Sherman, daughter of Samuel Sherman, Esq., of Palmyra, N. Y.,
November 22d, 1849. After an union of two years of entire happiness, she
died, leaving him one son. In 1854, he married Miss Tirzah M. Brown,
daughter of Dr. Jonah Brown, of Rochester, N. Y.Dr. Peer was a Democrat
until the election of Franklin Pierce, since which time he has been a
Republican. He is the oldest homœopathic physician in Rochester at the
present time, and has a large and lucrative practice. He is a member of
the American Institute of Homœopathy ; of the New York State Homœopathic
Medical Society, and ex-President of the Monroe County Homœopathic
Medical Society.Let the hundreds and
thousands of patients whom he has treated, both in the field and at
home, answer as to his success in his profession.Source
: Cleave’s Biographical Cyclopædia of Homœopathic Physicians and
Surgeons By Egbert Cleave