JOHN W. IVES, M. D.

Dr. John W. Ives, physician and surgeon of Milford, was born in Goshen, Connecticut, January 8, 1876, and is descended from one of the old families of the state, founded in America by two brothers who came over in the Mayflower. They first located in what is now Wallingford, Connecticut, and for a considerable period the family has been represented in Goshen, where the Doctor's father, Henry H. Ives, was born. He was a successful farmer and continuously developed and cultivated his land until the outbreak of the Civil war, when he enlisted in the Second Connecticut Heavy Artillery. He was with the army for four years, was taken prisoner and on one occasion was struck by a bullet. A small Testament which he had in his vest pocket was pierced to the inner covering and thus saved his life. On another occasion a bullet tore his cap from his head and cut his hair close to the scalp but left no serious results. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Eunice M. Johnson, was a native of Cornwall, Connecticut, and represented an old Connecticut family of English lineage which was represented in the American army during the Revolutionary war. The Johnsons were very prominent and influential people of Cornwall through several gen-erations. Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Ives became the parents of two children, of whom Harrison H. Ives now occupies the old homestead at Goshen.

Dr. Ives, however, did not care to follow agricultural pursuits and after attending private schools determined upon the practice of medicine as a life work and entered Yale University, from which he was graduated with the M. D. degree in 1900. His early life and his vacation periods, however, were spent upon the farm and in the free, open life he laid the foundation for his later success. Immediately after his graduation he was appointed interne in the General Hospital at Paterson, New Jersey, and later he opened the Soldiers' Home, Turning his attention to general practice, he remained at Cornwall for five years, or until October, 1905, and then removed to Milford, where he continues in active practice. His attention is devoted to general practice and he now has extensive professional interests. He keeps in touch with the trend of modern scientific thought and research and his ability is manifest in the excellent results which attend his efforts. He also has other business connec-tions, being secretary and treasurer of the Davis Drug Company of New Haven and a director and member of the executive board of the Milford Trust Company.

On the 18th of June, 1901, in Cornwall, Dr. Ives was united in marriage to Miss Agnes E. Cochrane, a native of that place and a daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Cochrane, the latter a representative of an old Cornwall family. Dr. and Mrs. Ives have one son, John Harrison, who was born in Milford, May 9, 1909.

In his political views Dr. Ives is a republican, supporting the party where national issues are involved, but at local elections where only the capability of the candidate is to be considered he casts an independent ballot. While in Cornwall he filled the position of health offier for five years. He also had charge of the schools there, including the employment of teachers. He has ever been interested in matters relating to the public welfare and he stands for all that is most worth while in the life of the community. He has worked his way upward from boyhood, being self-supporting from the age of sixteen years. His sustained power in his profession is due in part to the fact that he is constantly adding to his knowledge through association as a member of the New Haven Medical Society, the Connecticut State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. Experience, too, is constantly broadening his knowledge and promoting his efficiency and, moreover, he has always adhered to the highest professional ethics and standards, so that he enjoys in marked degree the respect and confidence of his colleagues and contemporaries.