George Armstrong Linn, M.D., p. 118

GEORGE ARMSTRONG LINN MD for well night a quarter of a century has practiced his profession at Monongahela, where, and in the neighborhood, he has, as a skillful and successful physician, established a reputation second to none in the county. He is a native of the keystone state, born in Butler Co December 8, 1831. He is the son of Dr George and Elizabeth Gibson Linn, a sketch of whose lives if given in the biography of Prof Alonzo Linn.

The subject proper of this sketch received his education at the common schools of his native place, and at Morrison's Academy at Monongahela. He then commenced the study of medicine, and entered Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, where he completed a full course graduating in 1869. Dr Linn at once located in Monongahela, and has since been one of the leading physicians of that city and surrounding country. On June 12, 1861, the Doctor married Frances, daughter of Joseph Wall, of Allegheny Co, whose wife was Frances Allen, daughter of David Allen. His father was Garrett Wall, whose wife was a daughter of Capt Sparks, of the regular army. One daughter has been born to Dr and Mrs. Linn: Hannah A, wife of Homer H Swaney of Pittsburgh. Our subject and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church of Monongahela. In politics he was a Whig, and since the organization of the party a Republican. He has served on the school board of his adopted city. He is self-made and self-educated; a man of excellent literary taste, and well acquainted with scientific questions germane to his profession and otherwise.

Text taken from page 118 of:
Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893).

Transcribed November 1997 by Martha Burns of Anaheim, CA as part of the Beers Project.
Published November 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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