Homeopathic physician located in Morenci. Began homeopathic practice in 1879. Member of first Territorial Board of Medical Examiners (1897). [http://www.homeoint.org/history/king/1-40.htm]
King, William Harvey. History of homoeopathy and its institutions in America. 1905.
See History of Arizona medicine; collections of Orville Harry Brown, M.D. [AHSL Special Collections WZ 70 AA7 H673]: 2:107. NOTE ALSO: At “Davis, J.W.” entry (2:100) there is this handwritten annotation: “This is probably W. J.”
Quebbeman, Frances E. Medicine in territorial Arizona. Phoenix : Arizona Historical Foundation, 1966, pages 247-248; 337: medical training in Canada; eleven years physician in charge Arizona Copper Company hospital, Morenci; arrived in Arizona about 1889; appointed to first medical examining board in 1897 as representative of homeopathic school but did not serve..
DAVIS, William J. Real estate and investments. Res. 2037 Harvard blvd.; office 401-2 Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Niagara Falls, Canada, in 1861; son of Dr. John B. and Mary (Kennedy) Davis. Married to Jennie M. Lesuer in 1887. Attended grammar, high and private schools, Hamilton, Canada; College of Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago, Ill., 1884-85; graduated from Chicago Homeopathic College, M. D., 1888. Practiced medicine in Belleville, Kans., 1888-89; in Denver, Colo., 1889-90; in Morenci, Ariz., where he was surgeon for Detroit Copper Mining Co. and Arizona Copper Co., having charge of hospitals for both companies, 1890-1902; moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1902; established real estate and investment business; formed partnership with Charles F. Goetz, the latter managing the firm's office business in Minneapolis, Minn., 1912 to date. Member So. Cal. Acad, of Sci.; Chamber of Commerce; Chamber of Mines; California Athletic and Gamut clubs.
Source: Who's Who in the Pacific Southwest… Los Angeles, Times-Mirror Printing & Binding House, 1913, pages 113-114.
See also: Portrait and biographical record of Arizona. Commemorating the achievements of citizens who have contributed to the progress of Arizona and the development of its resources. Chicago: Chapman Publishing Company, 1901, page 646: W. J. Davis, M.D.
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King, William Harvey. History of homoeopathy and its institutions in America. 1905.
See History of Arizona medicine; collections of Orville Harry Brown, M.D. [AHSL Special Collections WZ 70 AA7 H673]: 2:107. NOTE ALSO: At “Davis, J.W.” entry (2:100) there is this handwritten annotation: “This is probably W. J.”
Quebbeman, Frances E. Medicine in territorial Arizona. Phoenix : Arizona Historical Foundation, 1966, pages 247-248; 337: medical training in Canada; eleven years physician in charge Arizona Copper Company hospital, Morenci; arrived in Arizona about 1889; appointed to first medical examining board in 1897 as representative of homeopathic school but did not serve..
DAVIS, William J. Real estate and investments. Res. 2037 Harvard blvd.; office 401-2 Story Bldg., Los Angeles, Cal. Born in Niagara Falls, Canada, in 1861; son of Dr. John B. and Mary (Kennedy) Davis. Married to Jennie M. Lesuer in 1887. Attended grammar, high and private schools, Hamilton, Canada; College of Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago, Ill., 1884-85; graduated from Chicago Homeopathic College, M. D., 1888. Practiced medicine in Belleville, Kans., 1888-89; in Denver, Colo., 1889-90; in Morenci, Ariz., where he was surgeon for Detroit Copper Mining Co. and Arizona Copper Co., having charge of hospitals for both companies, 1890-1902; moved to Los Angeles, Cal., 1902; established real estate and investment business; formed partnership with Charles F. Goetz, the latter managing the firm's office business in Minneapolis, Minn., 1912 to date. Member So. Cal. Acad, of Sci.; Chamber of Commerce; Chamber of Mines; California Athletic and Gamut clubs.
Source: Who's Who in the Pacific Southwest… Los Angeles, Times-Mirror Printing & Binding House, 1913, pages 113-114.
See also: Portrait and biographical record of Arizona. Commemorating the achievements of citizens who have contributed to the progress of Arizona and the development of its resources. Chicago: Chapman Publishing Company, 1901, page 646: W. J. Davis, M.D.
Connected with “the Great Arizona Orphan Abduction[?]
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History of Arizona medicine; collections of Orville Harry Brown, M.D. [AHSL Special Collections WZ 70 AA7 H673]
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