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Biography
Albion P. Topliff, M.D.
Biographical Review
Cumberland County, Maine
Boston
Biographical Review Publishing Company
1896
Page 576


Albion P. Topliff, M.D., a prominent and wealthy physician of Woodford's, Me.,
where he has been in practice since 1878, was born at Freedom, Carroll County,
N.H., March 14, 1843. His parents were Dr. Calvin and Ann (Andrews) Topliff, the
father a native of Hanover, N.H., the mother of Freedom, N.H. The Topliff family
is of English descent, the ancestral home being in Lincolnshire, England.

Calvin Topliff was reared in Hanover, the seat of Dartmouth College, which was
his Alma Mater. He was graduated from the medical department, and for forty
years was in active practice at Freedom, ranking among the foremost physicians
in the locality. He served as Town Clerk of Freedom for many years, and was also
a leading man on the School Board. In the councils of the Masonic fraternity he
was an active member, being Master of the lodge at Freedom for many years; and
the new chapter is named in his honor, Calvin Topliff Chapter. Dr. Calvin
Topliff died in 1867. His wife was a daughter of Deacon John A. Andrews, of
Freedom, and a professing member of the Congregational church, to which he also
belonged. They reared six children, of whom Albion P. was the youngest.

Albion P. Topliff attended the common schools of Freedom, fitted for college at
the Masonic Charitable Institute of Effingham, N.H., and was graduated from
Dartmouth in October, 1867. He read medicine with his father, and supplemented
his studies by a course at Bellevue Hospital, New York. Dr. Topliff began to
practice in Freedom, N.H., and in 1871 removed to Gorham, Me., in the mean time
taking a post graduate course in medicine. In 1878 he settled at Woodford's,
where he has a large established practice. He is thoroughly versed in all
branches of his profession, and is a man of kindly disposition and generous
nature, a model, so his friends think, of all that a physician should be. He
keeps well in touch with modern progress in medical and surgical methods,
belonging to the Maine Medical and the Cumberland County Medical Society and
the Maine Academy of Medicine.

December 9, 1875, Dr. Topliff was united in marriage with Caroline B. Adams,
daughter of James Adams, a prominent attorney of Norridgewock, Me., law partner
of Judge Tenney. Four children have brightened their home, three of whom are
living; namely, Annie T., Florence A., and Philip.

Dr. Topliff is not an aspirant for political preferment, but while at Freedom
was Supervisor of Schools for several years; and he has served one year on the
School Board at Woodford's. He is well advanced in Masonry, belonging to
Woodford's Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Portland Commandery, Knights Templars, and
Greenleaf Chapter. Dr. and Mrs. Topliff are esteemed members of the Episcopal
church.