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Dr Geo Mogridge chosen to succeed Powell at state institution
Des Moines announced Dr Geo Mogridge will take over as superintendent of the Institution for Feeble Minded on July 1 from Dr F M Powell. Born in Salford England in 1856, he emigrated in 1880 to Cass County Iowa, studied at Omaha Medical College, and has served as chief assistant at the same institution. His career shows a rise from farm work to head physician with extensive affiliations and a noted role as a lecturer on child mental diseases. He married Miss Lillian Robinson in 1895 and remains active in Masonic, Knights of Pythias, Modern Woodmen, medical societies, and church work in Glenwood and surrounding areas.
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Mills County
George Mogridge
Iowa
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England
London
Manchester
Mechanical Institute
United States
Cass County
Omaha Medical College
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Omabs Medical College
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New York
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Woodmen of America
Medical Society of
Southwestern Iowa
Missouri Valley Medical Society
Society of Medical Officers of
National Conferences of Charities and Corrections
Iowa State Conference of Charities and Corrections
Episcopal Church
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