Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography/Prescott, William (physician)

PRESCOTT, William, physician, b. in Gilmanton, N. H., 29 Dec., 1788; d. there, 18 Oct., 1875. He was indentured to a farmer at sixteen years of age, received few educational advantages, taught, studied medicine, and in 1815 was graduated at Dartmouth medical college. He practised in Gilmanton and Lynn, and served in both branches of the legislature. Dr. Prescott was an enthusiastic collector of minerals and shells, and was a member of many literary and scientific societies. He wrote the “Prescott Memorial” (Boston, 1870).