A.
S. Dunlap
A. S. Dunlap, M. D., is a son of James and Margaret (Stewart) Dunlap, who were
born, reared and married in the State of Ohio. The father was a Presbyterian
clergyman. The Dunlaps came from Scotland at an early day, and settled in
Virginia, and removed from there to Kentucky; a branch also settled in Ohio. Our
subject, the eldest of a family of seven children, was born in Madison County,
Ohio, May 7, 1836, and graduated from Miami University in 1857, with the degree
of A. B., and five years later with the degree of A. M. Previous to entering the
university he attended Salem Academy, South Salem, Ross Co., Ohio, to prepare
for college. In 1867 he graduated in medicine from the University of Michigan,
having taught in the meantime, and read medicine with Dr. A. Dunlap of
Springfield, Ohio. From 1870 to 1886, he held the position of first assistant
surgeon of the National Military Home near Dayton, Ohio, and from 1871 to 1885
was United States pension examiner and secretary of the pension board. He has
been a member of the American Medical Association since 1869, and was also a
member of Clark & Montgomery Counties (Ohio) Medical Societies. In December,
1886, he came to Chattanooga to enjoy a milder climate, he having become
acquainted there some six years ago. He is an active member of the Presbyterian
Church, and is esteemed by all who know him.
Goodspeed's
History of Tennessee 1887