6o Citicinnali Society of Naniial History. 



DR. WILLIAM CARSON* 



Dr. William Carson was born at Chillicothe, Ohio, Novem- 

 ber 25, 1827, and died at his home, in Cincinnati, July 9, 1893, 

 His natural inclinations and education as a phjsiciau led him 

 to develop a taste for the natural sciences, which w^as a source 

 of constant pleasure and relaxation to himself and his friends 

 during a long and arduous professional career. He became 

 a member of the Cincinnati vSociety of Natural History in 

 1873, taking especial interest in the Photographic Section 

 (the successor of the " Camera Club," of which he was a 

 founder, and president for several term.s) ; and was noted for 

 the quiet enthusiasm with which he successfully pursued his 

 favorite art. He also participated in the active work of this 

 Society as a lecturer, appearing on the platform as a contrib- 

 utor to its free courses of scientific lectures. 



Of a somewhat retiring disposition, and reserved in his 

 intercourse with strangers, his life was characterized by a 

 warmth of feeling and depth of thought that strongly attached 

 to him a wide circle of friends. Dr. Carson was an enthusi- 

 astic lover of nature, and was never more happj- than when 

 " roughing it " on lake or mountain, far from the convention- 

 alities of civilized life. In his profession no man stood higher. 

 He was constantly in demand as a consultant. His services 

 to the profession and the public were attested by his election 

 to the presidency of the Academy of Medicine and Cincinnati 

 Medical vSociety, as well as by his work on the staffs of the 

 Cincinnati Hospital, St. John's and Good Samaritan Hospi- 

 tals, and the Episcopal Hospital for Children. He was also a 

 member of the Ohio Sons of the Revolution, by reason of the 

 fact that his grandfather, Captain Abraham Claypole, had 

 been a revolutionary soldier. 



The degree of LL-D. was conferred on Dr. Carson in 1892 

 by his alma mater, the Miami University. 



*The portr.Tit of Dr. Carson prefixed to this niitnher has been kindly furnished, 

 without charffe, by Mr. James Barclay. 



