DR. BRADLEY MINTON. Among the representative thorough business men and wide-awake citizens of Claysville, this gentleman stands second to none. He is a worthy native of the county, having been born in 1843, on a farm in Morris township, where his early life was passed. He received his education at the common schools of the district and at the high schools of the county. In 1862 he commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Whittlesey, of Washington, this county, remaining under his able preceptorship several years, and when thoroughly prepared, commenced the practice of his profession in Lawrence county, Penn., where he remained seven years, and then removed to Waynesburgh, Greene Co., same State, and here continued practice until 1876, in which year he purchased a drug store in Claysville, the business of which has increased from year to year, till today it is unsurpassed, in quantity and quality of stock, in the county.
While a resident of Lawrence county, the Doctor was united in marriage with Mattie E. Gere, who died April 25, 1889, leaving no children, and on August 13, 1891, he was again wedded, on this occasion to Mary L., daughter of John R. Anderson, of Donegal township. Since becoming a resident of Claysville, Dr. Minton has been deeply interested in the growth and prosperity of the place, and has given material aid to all worthy enterprises. Since its organization, he has been identified with the Monongahela National Bank at Pittsburgh, and has been interested in the well-known drug house of L. H. Harris & Co., of that city. On the establishment of the First National Bank of Claysville, in April, 1890, he was elected president, a position he has filled until the present time with eminent satisfaction to all concerned. The Doctor has been a lifelong Democrat, and has always taken an active interest in the affairs of the party, having creditably served in several offices of honor and trust in the borough of Claysville.
Text taken from page 134 of:
Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893).Transcribed April 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of the Beers Project.
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