An Illustrated History of the State of Washington, by Rev. H.K. Hines, D.D., The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., 1893, page 340 HENRY WELLS DEWEY, M. D., although a young man, ranks with the foremost in his profession in the State of Washington. He was born at Hudson, New York, June 30, 1859, and is a son of Henry Wells, Sr., and Mary L. (McGiffert) Dewey. In 1870, the family removed to Pittsfield, Massachusetts, where the subject of this sketch received a high-school education. In 1879 he began attendance at the medical department of the University of Vermont, at which institution he graduated with honor in June, 1881, winning in the competitive examination the fine gold medal, the highest reward of merit which the faculty had the power to bestow. Dr. Dewey also holds from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, of New York, a diploma, which he received in May, 1881. After the completion of his studies, the Doctor returned to Pittsfield, Massachusetts, where he entered into partnership with his preceptor, Pr. O.S. Roberts, with whom he, was associated three years. While there, he served two years as City Physician, and was for two years a member of the Board of Health, in which latter body he acted as chairman for the year. Always a student, and ever mindful of progression in his chosen profession, Dr. Dewey entered, in the spring of 1887, the New York Polyclinic, where he further fitted himself for his life work. In the fall of the same year, seeking a new field for the exercise of his energies, Dr. Dewey sailed, via the Isthmus of Panama, for Tacoma, bringing with him all his earthly possessions. He arrived at his destination on the first of November, and at once entered with zest into his work in his chosen location. His energy as a man and skill in his profession soon placed him in front rank among his fellow citizens, and he became thoroughly identified with the best interests of his city. On the completion of the Fanny Paddock Hospital, he was asked to take a place on its staff of officers, which proposition he accepted. In May, 1891, he was appointed a member of the State Medical Examining Board, by Governor Elisha P. Ferry, and in 1892 was elected president of that honorable body. In August, 1893, he was appointed by the Commissioner of Pensions Examining Sturgeon for the Pension Bureau. He is a charter member and was the second president of the Pierce County Medical Society, and also belongs to the Washington State Medical Society. Fraternally, he is prominently identified with the Masonic order, being a Knight Templar, a Noble of the Mystic Shrine, and having taken the thirty-second degree. At Pittsfield, Massachusetts, in 1882, Dr. Dewey was married to Miss Maud M. Brown, a lady of rare culture and refinement, and they have one child. Dr. Dewey is one of the leading citizens of Tacoma, and, through his prominence in his profession, is a representative man of the State of Washington. Submitted to the WA. Bios Project in September 2003 by Jeffrey L. Elmer * * * * Notice: These biographies were transcribed for the Washington Biographies Project. Unless otherwise stated, no further information is available on the individual featured in the biographies.