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Wright, Charles Edward

physician, educator, was born Nov. 1, 1843, in Indianapolis, Ind. In 1869 he was demonstrator of anatomy in the Indiana Medical college, and subsequently professor of materia medica and therapeutics in and secretary of the same institution, and afterwards its president. He is also a member of the staff at the City hospital, and physician to St.

John's Home for Invalids. In 1875 and 1876 he was president of the Indianapolis board of health; was president of the Indiana Medico-Legal fraternity in 1877 and 1878, and at present fills the chair of materia medica and therapeutics in the Medical college of Indiana, the medical department of Butler university.

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