Cumberland County, Maine - E. A. McCollister, M.D.
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Biography
E. A. McCollister, M.D.
Biographical Review
Cumberland County, Maine
Boston
Biographical Review Publishing Company
1896
Page 618


E. A. McCollister, M.D., a well known physician of Gray, Cumberland County,
where. he has been engaged in practice for the past twelve years, .was born in
Canton, Me., March 25, 1852, a son of Richard and. Philena (Ludden) McCollister.
His father, who was also born in Canton, still resides there on a farm near the
village, having been actively engaged in general farming since early manhood.
His wife, Philena, who was also a native of Canton, bore her husband eight
children - John, who lives in Canton; Dr. E. A. McCollister, the subject of this
brief memoir; L. Henry, a resident of Canton; Margery C., wife of John Weld, of
the same town; Philena A., who died when a child of two years; Philena A.
(second), a teacher in the schools at Canton; Elva E.; and Richard Elsworth.
Mrs. Richard McCollister died in January, 1873.

E. A. McCollister received his education at the Dixfield School, the-Peru High
School, and Wilton Academy, each of which he attended for one term; Yarmouth
Academy, which he attended for two terms; Hebron Academy, where he remained two
years; and Bates College, at Lewiston, Me., from which he was graduated after a
four years' course. He then took up the study of medicine at the Medical School
of Maine, at Brunswick, this State, three years later receiving his diploma with
the class of 1882. He subsequently took a supplementary course at a medical
school in New York City. In 1882 he settled in New Portland, Franklin County,
and a year later opened an office in Gray. He has since acquired a good practice
both in the village and throughout the surrounding country, being one of the
best known and most popular physicians in this locality.

On February 5, 1881, in Dover, N.H., be was united in marriage with Miss Lillian
Sawyer, who was born in Auburn, Me., and is a daughter of Joseph P. Sawyer, a
resident of that place. Mrs. McCollister has borne her husband four children -
Philena, Edward E., Richard S., and Walter L., all residing at home.

Dr. McCollister is independent in politics. He has served as Supervisor of
Schools for the past three years, and at the present time is Chairman of the
School Board. Fraternally, he is a member of Siloam Lodge, No. 45, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, of Gray; also of Cumberland Lodge, No. 12, A. F. & A. M.,
of New Gloucester.