A physician of five years' standing, Leonard G Redding, MD, of Dunmore, Pennsylvania, has in that brief period attained a position in his profession that is at once worthy and responsible, one to the arduous duties of which he ably measures up and in which he has gained favorable recognition.
Dr Leonard G Redding is the only child of William and Catherine (Conroy) Redding, and was born on Jefferson avenue, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 27 Jul 1885. His public school education was obtained in the public institutions of Dunmore, Pennsylvania, after which he became a student in St Thomas' College, the medical profession then attracting him to its study. Matriculating in Medico_Chirurgical College, of Philadelphia, he was graduated therefrom in the class of 1908, passing the following year in the Scranton State Hospital, and in 1909 began general practice in Dunmore. There he continues to the present time, having been elected a member of the local board of health, caring for the needs of the large clientele that he has gradually acquired, living a busy and useful professional life. For the past three years he has been on the staff of the Scranton State Hospital, the institution with which he was formerly connected, and during 1913-14 served as a chairman of the public policy committee of Lackawanna county. The County, State and American Medical associations held his name upon their rolls, and thus, an in numerous other ways, he keeps in touch with the newest developments in his ever advancing, ever changing calling. His church is St Mary's Roman Catholic, and he is an adherent to Republican principles. Dr Redding's home is at No 106 Blakely street, Dunmore, Pennsylvania, where he lives with his widowed mother.