An Illustrated History of the State of Washington, by Rev. H.K. Hines, D.D., The
Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., 1893

W.E.S. COYNE, dental practitioner in the city of Seattle, was born in Glencoe,
Middlesex county, Ontario, Canada, in September, 1866. He was reared upon the
farm and received a literary education at the high school at Wardsville, in the
same county. After completing his school work, in 1884, he began the study of
dentistry under the preceptorship of his uncle, J.W. Coyne, L.D.S., and of H.A.
Wilson, L.D.S., at Wardsville, and continued in their office about two and
one-half years. He then matriculated in the Royal College of Dental Surgeons in
Toronto, Canada, and attended the institution for two seasons, passing his
examinations in 1887, and receiving the Licentiate degree of Dental Surgery. He
commenced practice in Toronto, continuing until July, 1888. He then went to
Tampa, Florida, and engaged actively in his profession, and built up a very
extended and lucrative patronage. After some months Dr. Coyne contracted the
prevailing disease, malaria, which in due time compelled his seeking a more
healthful climate, and in 1891 he came direct to Seattle, where he had friends
residing. Being impressed with the activity of the growing city, he at once
selected a suite of rooms in the Occidental Block, fitted them up with taste,
making them both convenient and comfortable, and resumed his profession in
operative, mechanical and oral surgery, and has continued actively and
successfully in the line of practice. He was married in the Euclid Avenue
Methodist Church, Toronto, Canada, January 4, 1888, to Miss Jane Anne Bullivant,
of Canada. They have one child, Gertrude. Dr. Coyne is a devotee to his
profession, and by close application and satisfactory work his patronage has
steadily increased. He has made some investments in Seattle, thus identifying
himself with the future of this "Queen City of the Northwest." Dr. Coyne has
invented and applied for patent on a link crown, which will be of great value to
him and the profession, and which will be known as Coyne's Link Crown.

Submitted to the WA. Bios Project in January 2004 by Jeffrey L. Elmer

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