Walter Lindley
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| Born | January 13, 1852 Monrovia, Indiana |
| Died | January 24, 1922 (aged 70) Los Angeles, California |
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| Occupation | Physician |
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Florence Haynes (m. 1894) |
| Children | 4 |
Walter Lindley (1852–1922) was a medical doctor in Los Angeles, California, who was known for his charitable and civic works and for founding or overseeing the development of early medical and educational institutions in Southern California.
Personal
Lindley was born January 13, 1852, in Monrovia, Indiana, the son of Milton Lindley of North Carolina and Mary Elizabeth Banta. He was married to Florence Haynes on July 18, 1894, in Los Angeles. They had four children, Francis Haynes, Dorothy (Mrs. Robert P. Fite), Myra (Mrs. Samuel F. Bothwell) and Flora (Mrs. Kitchen).[1]
Lindley died of a
Education
Lindley went to high school in
Vocation
He came to Los Angeles in 1875 after receiving his medical degree, and he established a free dispensary on Requena (Market) Street. Lindley became city health officer in 1879 and established the first system of births and deaths and set up a free
He was superintendent of the
Public service
Lindley was a member of the Los Angeles
Bibliography
He was the creator and editor of The Southern California Practitioner, a medical publication, and wrote or co-wrote the following:[1][3]
- California of the South (1888)
- The Delinquent Child in Great Britain and France (1908)
- The Traducers of Shakespeare (1908)
- Irish Dramatists and Irish Drama (1914)
References
- ^ a b c d e f Los Angeles Public Library reference file, with sources as noted there
- ^ Location of the Lindley home on Mapping L.A.
- ^ a b c d "Widely Known Surgeon Dies". Los Angeles Times. January 25, 1922. p. II-1. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
- ^ "Dr. Lindley Is Laid to Rest". Los Angeles Times. January 29, 1922. p. I-4. Retrieved July 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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