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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 30, 1884, son
of William Hamilton and Rachel (Por-
ter) Fawcett.
William Hamilton Fawcett, his father,
was born in Ohio, and died in Moscow,
Idaho. When he was a small lad his
parents removed to Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
and there he grew to manhood on a farm,
and agricultural pursuits formed his life's
occupation. He was but a youth of sev-
enteen years when the Civil War broke
out, and he enlisted in Company F, 13th
Regular Iowa Volunteer Infantry, Colonel
Crocker's brigade, in 1861. He was
with Sherman, and was captured in the
first day of battle at Atlanta, Georgia,
and spent some time in Andersonville and
Libby prisons. He was slightly wounded
in the leg, and altogether served four
years. After the war he farmed in Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, until 1892, when he removed
to Aster, same State, and engaged in
farming. Six years later he removed to
Stanberry, Missouri, remaining until 1902,
thence removing to Fresno, California.
His last place of residence was in Mos-
cow, Idaho, where he lived until his
death. Mr. Fawcett was a member of
the Grand Army of the Republic Post at
Shellsburg, Iowa. He married Rachel
Porter, and they were members of the
Presbyterian church, of which Mr. Fawcett
was an elder for many years. The
children of Mr. and Mrs. Fawcett were
1. Mary, wife of Charles Henry, of Pullman,
Washington. 2. Inez, wife of
Thomas Morgan, of Rock Springs, Wyoming.
3. Elma, who married Edward
Theodald, of Manilla, Iowa. 4. Charles,
of Alberta, Canada. 5. George G., of
further mention. 6. Myrle, who married
Rev. Joseph Adams, of Spokane, Wash-
ington. 7. Vernon Porter, now residing
in Portland, Oregon, where he is em-
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ployed in the seed department of the
United States Agricultural Service.
George GifFord Fawcett was educated
in the public schools and completed his
college preparation in the preparatory department
of the University uf Idaho. He
was graduated from that institution in
1909 with the degree of B. S., and the subsequent
two years were spent at the Rush
Medical College of Chicago. From there
he went to Cornell University, and was
engaged in research work, as well as com-
pleting his medical studies. He received
his M. D. degree in 1915. Until 1917
he was associated with St. Francis' Hos-
pital of New York City, and in April of
the same year came to Norwalk, Con-
necticut. Dr. Fawcett established himself
there in the practice of his profession, and
in the two years since has made very
commendable progress. His practice is
a general one, with a tendency to special-
ize .on surgery.
Outside of his professional duties, Dr.
Fawcett has entered into the social life
of Norwalk, and is a member of several
organizations and clubs, among them
being :
Old
Well Lodge, Free and Ac-
cepted Masons, of South Norwalk ; the
South Norwalk Club ; Business Men's
Club ; Norwalk Country Club ; New Canaan
Country Club ; the fraternities, Phi
Delta Theta and Nu Sigma Nu. Dr.
Fawcett also holds membership in the
Norwalk Medical Association, and is a
member of the staff of the Norwalk Hos-
pital.
Dr. Fawcett married Gertrude Lang,
daughter of Horatio Seymour Lang, of
Hornell, New York, and they are the
parents of a daughter, Georgine Elizabeth,
born October 25, 1917, and a son, George
Gifford Fawcett, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Fawcett
attend the South Norwalk Congregational
Church.