Dr. William Frederick Holcombe

Dr. Holcombe was known as "one of the most distinguished physicians in New York and a noted specialist on diseases of the eye and ear." It seems unusual that, as old age approached, his own vision and hearing became impaired. As a result of this, he did not practise his profession or continue his class work at the Universities during the last ten years of his life, though he did continue to treat a few of his older patients. During his time he treated many prominent men--Daniel Webster, Charles Sumner, President Ulysses S. Grant, in whose last illness Dr. Holcombe was called in consultation, and others.