Hines, H. K. "An Illustrated History of the State of Oregon." Chicago: Lewis
Pub. Co. 1893.  p. 505.
 
F. W. PRENTICE, M. D.
     a progressive and successful practitioner of Eugene, was born at Wivenhoe,
England, in 1844, a son of George and Caroline (Ellis) Prentice; the parents
were natives of Suffolk, England, and after their marriage they settled at
Wivenhoe, where Mr. Prentice engaged in agricultural pursuits. In 1872 the
family emigrated to the United States, and settled in Maryland at Greensboro,
where the father bought a small farm, and began giving especial attention to
growing fruits, an industry with which he is still occupied. Dr. Prentice was
educated at the Colchester Royal Grammar School in England, and in 1864, began
reading for his profession at West Mersea with his brother-in-law, Dr. Charles
Worts; he spent three years in preparation, and for two years was a student in
the medical department of the University of Edinburgh. Coming to America in 1872
he began practice at Urbana, Illinois; later on he entered the Cincinnati
College of Medicine and Surgery, and in 1878 was graduated from this
institution.  He continued his practice at Urbana with marked success. In 1882
he was appointed United States Pension Examiner, through the influence of Hon.
Joe Cannon, M. C. from that district, and held the office three years. In 1886
he severed his connection at Urbana, and entering the University of
Pennsylvania, pursued a course until the spring of 1887, when he received a
diploma from this famous school. He passed the following summer with his
parents, and then came to Oregon, locating in Eugene. He purchased a residence
on High street, between ninth and tenth streets, and opened an office. It is a
long and some times a weary wait in the medical profession, but success is sure
to crown the skilled physician.
     He was married in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1886, to Miss Elizabeth B.
Hoover, a native of the "Hoosier" State. The Doctor is a member of the Masonic
order, belonging to the Blue Lodge and Chapter. He is a member of the
Lane County Medical Society and of the International Medical Congress.
     Though English by birth he has become thoroughly Americanized; he was quick
to appreciate the value of American principles of Government, and swore
allegiance to his adopted country at the earliest moment within the limits of
law; he is a warm admirer and loyal citizen of the country over which floats the
glorious stars and stripes, emblem of American liberty.

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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in February 2009 by Diana Smith.
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above.