"Charles Henri Leonard, physician, author; born Akron, Ohio, March 28, 1850; son of Charles H. and Ann S. (Gary) Leonard. On the paternal side he is a descendant of Soloman Leonard, who was a friend of Captain Standish of the New Plymouth colony. On his mother's side he is a descendant of the Pierce's of Massachusetts. His grandmother was a cousin of President Franklin Pierce. He was educated at Hiram College, Ohio; Genesee College, Lima, New York; Union College, Schenectady, New York; graduating, A.B., 1872, A.M., 1882; studied medicine at Cleveland, Ohio, under Professor G.C.E. Weber, attended lectures at Medical Department, University of Wooster, graduating, M.D., 1874; post-graduate courses at College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Wom"Charles Henri Leonard, physician, author; born Akron, Ohio, March 28, 1850; son of Charles H. and Ann S. (Gary) Leonard. On the paternal side he is a descendant of Soloman Leonard, who was a friend of Captain Standish of the New Plymouth colony. On his mother's side he is a descendant of the Pierce's of Massachusetts. His grandmother was a cousin of President Franklin Pierce. He was educated at Hiram College, Ohio; Genesee College, Lima, New York; Union College, Schenectady, New York; graduating, A.B., 1872, A.M., 1882; studied medicine at Cleveland, Ohio, under Professor G.C.E. Weber, attended lectures at Medical Department, University of Wooster, graduating, M.D., 1874; post-graduate courses at College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Women's Hospital, New York; married, at Avon Springs, NY, June 5, 1872, Cornelia S. Williams. Has practiced in Detroit since 1874; professor gynecology Detroit College of Medicine since 1879; member Detroit Public Library Board for six years, and its president, 1901. Member American Medical Association, Michigan State Medical Society, Wayne County Medical Society (president 1888-1890), Detroit Gynecological Society (vice president, 1892) State committeeman Pan-American Medical Congress. Author; Pocket Anatomist; Reference and Dose Book; A Manual of Bandaging; Hair: It's Growth, Care, Diseases and Treatment; Materia Medica and Therapeutics,etc.; formerly editor and proprietor Leonard's Illustrated Medical Journal, founded, 1877. Republican, Methodist. Mason. Recreation: Whist. Office: 103 Broadway. Residence: 827 2nd Av." exerpt from "The Detroiters".
After the death of his wife Cornelia, Dr. Leonard remarried to Helen Mann. Dr. Leonard and Cornelia had four children; Mable, Edna, Charles and Cornelius Leonard. ...more
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