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HISTORY OF NOVA SCOTIA
Vol III, 1916
A.W. Bowen & Co. Halifax
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Biographical Sketches
of Representative Citizens
and Genealogical Records of the Old Families |
Frank D. CHARMAN, M.D.
One of the well known general physicians and surgeons of eastern Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, is Dr. Frank D. CHARMAN, who has been very careful in preparing himself for his chosen vocation, and in fact, intends to remain a student of materia medica all his life, realizing the vastness of the subject.
Dr. CHARMAN was born at Wallace, Nova Scotia, November 1, 1878, and here he has spent his life with the exception of the time he was absent in medical college. He is a son of Henry and Abrosine (BETTS) CHARMAN, both natives of Nova Scotia, the father of Minudie and the mother of Wallace. They grew to maturity in their native Province, received common school educations and after their marriage, established the family home here. They are still living in Wallace, where Henry CHARMAN has long been engaged in the monumental business.
Dr. CHARMAN grew to manhood in his native town of Wallace, and until he went to college was bookkeeper in the general store of T.B. NORRIS. He received his primary education in the public schools of his native town, subsequently entering McGill University, taking the medical course, graduating with the degree of Doctor of Medicine with the class of 1904. In order to further equip himself for his life work he spent one year as interne at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. Returning to Wallace, Nova Scotia, in 1906 he opened an office for the practice of his profession, and has remained here to the present time, building up a large and ever-growing practice as a general physician and surgeon, having met with encouraging success from the first.
Dr. CHARMAN was married on August 4, 1915, to Hattie G. FLINN of Wallace, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas FLINN. Mr. FLINN is the local manager of the Wallace Sandstone Quarries. Politically, the Doctor is a Conservative, but is not especially active in public affairs. He is a member of the Methodist church. Fraternally, he belongs to the Masonic Order, and is a member of the Cumberland County Medical Society, the Maritime Medical Society and the Provincial Medical Society. Dr. CHARMAN is also at present a member of the Trustee board of the Wallace School Section. In addition to his profession he owns and operates a drug store in Wallace, carrying a large line of drugs and drug sundries, also has various business and farming interests.