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equirements, and in good place in the
class of 1906, was granted the medical
degree. He then, by competitive exam-
ination, obtained appointment to the
house staff of St. Francis' Hospital, Hart-
ford, where an interneship of fifteen
months furnished him with extensive
practical knowledge of his profession. He
had undertaken special research in the
gynecological branch of surgery, and to
further the study he, after having com-
pleted his interneship, took a special
graduate, or post-graduate, course in sur-
gery in Harvard Medical School. In 1908
Dr. Outerson opened an office for general
practice in Hartford, and in 1909 was
appointed assistant surgeon of St. Fran-
cis' Hospital, where two years ago his
knowledge of gynecology brought him
the staff appointment as gynecologist.
Dr. Outerson does not enter into public,
municipal, or State affairs ; he, like most
men of professional achievement, places
his profession before all else, and at present
it occupies almost all of his time. He
is a member of the Board of Police Sur-
geons, and holds membership in the City,
State and County societies, and also in
the American Medical Association ; and
is affiliated with the Alpha Kappa Kappa
fraternity.
ARNOLD, Frederick W.,
Corporation Executive.
A native of Connecticut, and a family
for many generations identified with con-
sequential affairs within the State, Fred-
erick W. Arnold has spent most of his
life within it, his industry and public
endeavor bringing material advantage to
himself and to the city of Hartford, in
one phase of its requirements. Frederick
W. Arnold, as president and treasurer of
the Trout Brook Ice and Feed Company
of Hartford, directs a useful public utility,
with profit and ability.
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Mr. Arnold genealogically connects
with Elder William Brewster, of Scroosby
Manor, Yorkshire, England, he being
tenth in descent. His father, Edwin
Hopkins Arnold, was born at East Hampton,
Connecticut, November 27, 1830, and
married for his second wife Harriet
Maitland Wadsworth, mother of Fred-
erick W. Arnold. The Wadsworth fam-
ily has a prominent place in the annals of
the Connecticut colony, and in the early
history of the nation. The American progenitor
was William Wadsworth, who
came to America in 1621 ; a distinguished
descendant was the poet, Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow ; and there was Captain
Joseph Wadsworth, whose name was
famous for hiding the Connecticut char-
ter.
William Wadsworth was one of the
ap-
pioneer settlers of the State ; was
pointed collector of the Hartford Settlement
in 1637, and later held other responsible
offices. Frederick W. Arnold was
of the ninth generation of descent from
William Wadsworth, the American grand
ancestor.
Mr. Arnold was born in Hartford, July
25, 1863. His father in early manhood
followed agricultural pursuits, but about
1880 entered commerce, establishing the
Trout Brook Ice and Feed Company,
Edwin H. Arnold and Son. Proprietors.
In course of time, the firm secured cor-
porate powers, with Edwin H. Arnold as
its president, a capacity he held until his
death, when his son, Frederick W., suc-
ceeded to his office. He has since con-
tinued in the business, and aided its development
from an insignificant beginning
to a present business of considerable
importance. Mr. Edwin H. Arnold died
October 13, 1905, in his seventy-fifth
year. Mr. Arnold is director and treas-
urer of the Hartford Ice Company, the
oldest ice company in the city; he also
organized the Metropolitan Storage and