Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1890 — DR. BYFORD DEAD. [ARTICLE]

DR. BYFORD DEAD.

One of Chicago’s Ablest Fhysicians Is Called Suddenly. Chicago dispatch: A certificate of Dr. Byford’s death prepared by his son, also a physician, has been forwarded to the health department. Dr. Byford’s name is given in full as William Heath Byford, aged 73 years and 2 months. He was born in Eaton, 0., and had been a resident of this city thirtv-three years. The interment will be in Graceland cemetery at a time yet to be fixed. Dr. Byford was at the time of his death tho professor of gynecology In the Rush medical college. In this branch of medicine and surgery he was considered the first in the profession in this country. He was the author of many text-books on the subjects that have always been accepted ns the standard works both in this country and Europe and quoted by medical writers everywhere. Formerly lie was instructor in. the same branch in the Chicago Medical college. He was aji active member and has frequently been an officer at all local, state, and national associations and on two occasions has been selected to represent American physicians at international congresses in Berlin,London, and Edinburg. Besides being a professor of gynecology at the Rush Medical college Dr. Byford was president of the Woman’s Medical college, at which place he was also professor of gynecology; he was lecturer on surgery at the woman’s hospital training-school, consulting gynecology physician at the Chicago hospital for women and children, consulting gynecology physician at Wesley hospital, acting gynecologist at the Woman’s hospital, consulting physician at the Erring Woman’s Refuge, attending gynecologist at St. Luke’s hospital, consulting gynecologist at the Central free dispensary, and attending physician at the Oak Woods Spring sanitarium. Of many of these he was tho founder. The large and; magnificently appointed woman’s hospital at Thirty-second street and Indiana avenue is seldom called by any other name than Byford’s hospital. Dr. Byford leaves a wife and several children. One of bis sons is Dr. H. T. Byford, and Mrs. Leonard, who is a factory commissioner and a member of Health Commissioner Wickersham’s force, is a daughter.