JOHN V. NEWTON,
a well known veterinary surgeon of Toledo, and owner of the Newton
Horse Farm, which is located only a mile from the city limits, is a
son of Richard and Mary (Van Tassell) Newton, natives of
England and Canada, respectively. The father died in 1891,
having been preceded to the silent land by his wife, whose death
occurred in 1869. They were the parents of nine children, four
sons and five daughters.
John V., the eldest of his parents' family, was
born in the county of Hastings, in the province of Ontario, Oct. 19,
1850, and was reared as farmer's boy. His education was
obtained in the common and high schools near his home and at
Belleville. On completing his studies he learned the foundry
business, which he followed for five years. Then going to
Toronto, he entered the medical college, where he remained one year,
after which he took up the study of veterinary surgery, and in 1878
graduated from the Toronto Veterinary College. Immediately
thereafter he came to this city and opened an office for the
practice of his future profession. For many yeas he has taken
a lively interest in the breeding of fine stock, and is connected
with the Ohio Live Stock Commission, of which he has been surgeon
for many years.
Mr. Newton' farm, which comprises about one
hundred acres, is in every respect a model one. About twenty
acres of the place are devoted to the raising of fine fruit.
Commodious and well equipped stables are used for the shelter of the
high-grade horses which are always to be found here. Dr.
Newton's practice extends to adjoining counties, and even into
neighboring states, his opinion on important cases being highly
esteemed and much sought after. He is President of the
Newton Horse Remedy Company, which was organized in 1882.
In 1872 occurred the marriage of Mr. Newton and Miss
Sabra Ketcheson, who was, like her husband, born in Canada.
Two sons and two daughters have come to bless their hearthstone.
The eldest, Edward R., is in Chicago, and the others are in
order of birth John C. Sabra and Maude.
In 1894 Mr. Newton was elected
County Commissioner of Lucas County, on the Republican ticket, for a
term of three years.
Source: Portrait & Biographical Record of City of Toledo
and Lucas and Wood Counties, Ohio. Chicago: Chapman Publishing
Company, 1895 ~ Page 350 |
