WILLIAM GALLUPE, M.D.,

Bangor, Me.

Dr. Gallupe was a prominent figure in the earlier sessions of the Institute; which for many years he attended with much regularity, and even as late as 1879, he was present at and participated in the proceedings of the meeting at Lake George. A form of venerable aspect and dignified carriage, he at once commanded the respect of all he met.

He was born at Plainfield, Conn., [N.H.?] in 1806, and graduated M.D. at Dartmouth College in 1832. He commenced the practice of medicine in Plainfield, N. H. In two or three years he removed to New Ipswich, in the souther part of the same State; and again, in 1837, changed to Concord, Mass., where his success was very satisfactory.

Late in the year 1839 he met with a lady who had been subject to frequent attacks of enterelgia, very severe in character, and very intractable to the best treatment that could be had in Boston. She narrated to him the very different result of her experience under homeopathic treatment. In consequence of this interview, he was induced to look into the principles of the new system, of which at that time he was altogether ignorant. It was not, however, without difficulty that he was able to get the means of prosecuting the inquiry that he was determined to make. Few, or rather none, of his professional brethren were better off, or able to give him any information, even if so disposed; but most of the were ready enough to abuse and denounce the system as aggravated and arrant quackery. After some trouble he obtained a few books, which though of an elementary character, furnished him with a starting point. He subscribed for the Homeopathic Examiner, published in New york by Dr. A. Gerald Hull, and a little later procured a copy of Hahnemann's 'Organon," of which he became at once a profound admirer and student. With this few guides, however, he was enabled to make such experiments in the treatment of sick people as to satisfy him that the system was founded in reason and confirmed by experience. In 1844 he removed to Bangor, Me., and avowed himself an advocate of the new method, and his intention to treat his patients, as far as his acquaintance with its resources would enable him to do so, according to its rules.

The same year he had made such progress as to join with Drs. Gray, Hering, Gregg and others in founding the American Institute of Homeopathy.

He continued to practice in Bangor during the remainder of his life, which terminated suddenly February 13th, 1883, from cerebral hemorrhage, resulting, aw was supposed, from over-exertion in clearing the snow from the roof of his house.

He was a man extremely temperate and regular of habits, of vigorous constitution, and unusually active in his ways. He was 77 years of age at his death.

Source: "BIOGRAPHIES OF Homoeopathic Physicians, Collected, and arranged in twenty years and now given in the present Form, TO THE Library of Hahnemann Medical College OF PHILADELPHIA" ¹²¹⁵⁷