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CHARLES M. BOWCOCK, M.D., entered upon his professional career in Springfield some years ago, and though a young man has already attained considerable eminence in his calling, as he is well grounded in medical knowledge and is skillful and intelligent in applying it.
Dr. Bowcock was born in Clarksburg, W. Va., June 15, 1758, and is the son of Dr. J.M. and Anna S. (Baker) Bowcock, also natives of the Old Dominion. His father is a well-known physician in those parts and is prominent among the medical men of that section. To him and his wife have been born six children - Ida, John W., Charles M., Lizzie, Stella, and Floride. The two sons seem to have inherited the talent of their father, as both are successfully practicing medicine, John W., being one of the leading physicians at Clarksburg, W. Va.
Charles M. Bowcock was given superior advantages for obtaining an education. He attended the common schools and then became a student at an academy, and at one time was under the instruction of a private teacher at home. He early displayed a taste for his father's calling, and prepared himself for its duties at the celebrated Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia, one of the best institutions of the kind in the country, from which he was graduated in 1882. Whilst in Philadelphia he had a fine hospital training in the Pennsylvania and Hamilton Street hospitals, which was a valuable experience for him and gave him an opportunity for practical study which has had a marked effect on his after career and has contributed no little to his success. Soon after leaving college the Doctor established himself in Springfield and has been in active practice ever since. He is still an earnest student, devoting his leisure moments to keeping himself informed in what is going on in the medical world. He is a pleasant addition to the social element of this city, and his gentlemanly, considerate, and kindly nature has gained him many warm friends. The Doctor was married October 21, 1890, to Miss Carrie Zintzer, daughter of Dr. Zintzer of Baltimore, Md.