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Holton, Henry Dwight

physician, surgeon, was born in 1838, in Rockingham, Vt. He was educated at the Saxton's River seminary, Vermont, and in 1860 received his degree of M. D. from the university of New York. He has attained success as a physician and surgeon in Brattleboro, Vt., where he is a member of the state board of health. He served as commissioner from Vermont to the Mexican national exposition of industries and fine arts; is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; was a delegate to the republican national convention in 1896, and has taken an active part in the public affairs of his city, county and state.

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