Dr. George  Bickerton  Winston  was  born  in  Gree
county,  Kentucky,  June  D,  18:22,  and  came  to  Mi
souri  with  his  father  who  settled  in  Cole  county  i
1833. Here  his  life  was  mainly  spent  and  his  cha
acter  formed. He  graduated  from  McDowell
Medical  College  in  St. Louis  with  the  class  of  184
The  same  year  he  volunteered  for  the  war  wit
Mexico,  and  was  elected  Second  Lieutenant  of  Cor
j)any  F. On  his  return  from  California,  after  a  fe
years,  his  earnest,  active  life  as  physician  coi
menced. He  married  Miss  Sarah  F. Hough,  of  Je
tersiin  ("it\,  in  1853,  and  at  this  time  has  three  soi
living:  Dr. Warwick  ^^■in.ston  is  in  Shanghi
China,  practicing  his  profession,  (dentistry);  Georj
Bickerton  Winston  is  in  Anaconda,  Montana,  e
gaged  in  the  practice  of  law,  and  Chas. A. Winsto
Esq.,  of  this  city,  residing  with  his  mother. Mi
Sarah  F. Winston. Dr. Winston,  in  many  respec
was  a  remarkable  man. Without  being  conscious
it  he  was  a  born  leader  of  men,  and  the  end  and  ai
of  his  ambition  was  to  become  useful  and  emine
in  the  profession  of  his  choice,  and  his  reputati'
was  much  more  than  local. The  St. Louis  ("ouri
of  Medicine  says  of  him  just  after  his  death,  Ju
22,  1882:  "So  far  as  we  have  been  able  to  asceita
Dr. Winston  (of  Jefferson  City,  Mo. I  was  the  fli
to  call  attention  to  the  value  of  gallinacrous  peps
in  the  treatment  of  atonic  dyspe{i.sia. Though  t
idea  has  been  extensively  used  of  late,  and  wi
excellent  results  under  the  name  of  "ingluvin,"
think  due  credit  has  not  been  given  Dr. Winst
for  calling  the  attention  of  the  profession  to
which  he  (lid  in  a  jiaper  read  before  the  State  Me
cal  Association    a  number  of  years  ago."

A  more  thoioughly  conscientious  jihysician  nei
lived. To  the  end  of  his  long  professional  life  he  w
a  hard  student. The  writer,  who  knew  him  ir
mately,  once  ventured  to  remark  to  him:  "Doct
what  necessity  is  there  for  this  ceaseless  labor  a
study  at  your  time  of  life?"  with  a  look  of  astoni
meiit  nevei-  to  be  forgott^en,  he  leplied:  "My  dear  f
I  am  under  bonds  to  do  it. 