BIOGRAPHY

G.W. LEFLER, V.S. - OF BATAVIA, NY

G. W. Lefler, V. S., was born in Seneca County, N. Y., August 6, 1834. He graduated at Boston Veterinary College in 1858, was appointed chief veterinary surgeon of the Army of the Potomac in 1863, and remained there until 1866. He enlisted as farrier in the 30th N. Y. Engineer Corps, and was discharged on special order 515 to receive the appointment of chief veterinary surgeon. After the close of the war he practiced in several cities in the West, and located in Batavia in 1884. He has his office and hospital at Exchange Place.

FROM:
Gazetteer and Biographical Record
of Genesee County, New York
Edited by: F. W. Beers
J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890