Montgomery County PA Archives Biographies.....Bostock, Dr. Herbert A. June 27, 1875 - 
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Source: Biographical Annals of Montgomery County Pennsylvania, T. S. Benham & Company and the Lewis Publishing Company, 1904
Author: Ellwood Roberts, Editor

DR. HERBERT A. BOSTOCK, of 353 East Main street, Norristown, 
is a native of England. He was born in Staffordshire, near 
Birmingham June 27, 1875, being the son of Edward and Mary 
(Johnson) Bostock. They had four sons: Edgar H., of New 
Martinsville, West Virginia, manager of three glass 
factories located in Martinsville, Buckhannon and Cameron 
respectively; Dr. Herbert A., of Norristown; Frank, manager 
of the glass factory at New Martinsville; and Daniel 
Earnest, a pupil in the public schools of Norristown.

The father was an apprentice at the glass trade, and owned a 
large hotel at West Bromwich. He came to America about 1884, 
and located first at Rock Island, Illinois, and later went 
back to England, sold his hotel, and returned to this 
country, settling in Norristown, which is still his summer 
home, although he is employed in the glass works at New 
Martinsville. 

His wife died in 1898, aged thirty-six years. She was a 
member of the Episcopal church, and an active worker 
therein. Her husband and children are also members of that 
church.

The paternal grandfather of Dr. Bostock, who was a native of 
England and a chemist, died in that country aged ninety-two 
years. He had two sons and a daughter. The maternal 
grandfather of Dr. Bostock was Charles Johnson. He was born 
in England, and died there in middle life, leaving two 
daughters.

Dr. Bostock was twelve years of age when he came to America, 
and grew to manhood in Norristown. He attended the public 
and high schools. After graduating he took up the study of 
pharmacy in the drug store of Lowenberg, and remained in the 
drug business more than four years. He was manager of the 
drug store of Charles B. Ashton, in Bridgeport, at the time 
of his retirement from that business. He spent one year at 
the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, and studied medicine 
under Dr. J. J. Kane, attending Jefferson Medical College in 
Philadelphia and taking the four years' course, graduating 
in 1898, and passing the state board examination that 
summer. He has practiced his profession in Norristown ever 
since.
 
Dr. Bostock belongs to Curtis Lodge, No. 239, Independent 
Order of Odd Fellows; also to the Best People on Earth of 
Elks. He is secretary and treasurer of the Brotherhood of 
St. Andrew of the Episcopal church in this county. He is 
also secretary and treasurer of St. Mark's Guild of the Holy 
Trinity Chapel, and librarian of Holy Trinity Sunday school. 
He is a member of the Montgomery County Medical Society, of 
the Pennsylvania Medical Society and is county physician for 
Norristown and vicinity. Dr. Bostock is a fellow of the 
Forbes Anatomical League of Jefferson Medical College, 
Philadelphia.

He was given the degree of Qualified Assistant at the 
examinations held by the State Pharmaceutical Examining 
Board. He is examining physician for the John Hancock Life 
Insurance Company in the country districts in the vicinity 
of Norristown. Dr. Bostock takes an active interest in 
sports, and is secretary of the Norristown Football 
Association. He is a Republican in politics, and an active 
worker in the fifth ward, in which he resides. He has 
occasionally been a candidate on the party ticket in that 
ward, but as it is strongly Democratic he was never elected.


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