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From History of Wapello County, Iowa, and representative citizens (1901)
R. J. B. WILSON, a gentleman skilled in the science of medicine and surgery, has been located at Ottumwa since December, 1897, in which time he has established a large and remunerative practice. He was born in Mitchell, Ontario, and is a son of James F. and Matilda ( Stewart) Wilson.
Dr. Wilson received his primary education in the Harrison high school, from which he graduated in 1886, and then took a classical course of study in Toronto Universit), which lasted two years. In 1891 he entered Trinity Medical College, in which he completed a fiveyear course, graduating in 1896, with the degrees of Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery. His first field of practice was at Hanover, Ontario, where he remained about two years. He removed to Ottumwa, Wapello
As printed in History of Wapello County, Iowa, and representative citizens (1901). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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