Noah Henry Byington
Noah Henry Byington | |
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| Born | September 26, 1809 Bristol, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | December 29, 1877 (aged 68) Southington, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupations | Physician, politician |
Noah Henry Byington (September 26, 1809 – December 29, 1877) was an American physician and politician.
Byington was born in Bristol, Connecticut, in 1809, the son of town surveyor Noah Byington. His medical studies were begun with his elder brother, Charles Byington, M. D., of Bristol, and continued in New Haven and Philadelphia.
On receiving his degree from Yale Medical School in 1834, Byington began the practice of his profession in Wolcott, Connecticut, where he resided until 1849.[1] He removed to Southington, where he continued in active service until the attack of diphtheria which closed his life after a fortnight's illness. He had represented both Wolcott and Southington in the Connecticut State Legislature,[2] and had taken special interest in all educational matters.
Byington married Parlia (Parley) Perkins.[1] Their son Franklin Benjamin Byington was a businessman in Bristol.[3] Byington died in Southington, in 1877, aged 68 years.[2]
References
- ^ a b Orcutt, Samuel (1874). History of the Town of Wolcott (Connecticut) from 1731 to 1874: With an Account of the Centenary Meeting, September 10th and 11th, 1873; and with the Genealogies of the Families of the Town. Press of the American printing Company. pp. 221, 223, 225, 409.
- ^ a b "News of the State". Hartford Courant. 1878-01-08. p. 4. Retrieved 2026-03-09 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frank B. Byington Dies in Bristol". Hartford Courant. 1913-06-25. p. 8. Retrieved 2026-03-09.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Yale Obituary Record.