D.H. Warner, M.D.

D. H. Warner, M. D., is one of the successful physicians of Lebanon, Pa. He was born at Prescott, Lebanon county, September 13, 1862, a son of Henry and Sarah Warner, of Lebanon county. The Doctor's father is deceased. He was a farmer and the father of two children: D. H., the subject of this sketch; and Thomas, a postal clerk at Lebanon. Henry Warner was a son of David Warner, also a farmer, who was the son of a Henry Warner, who was one of the early settlers of Lebanon county, Pennsylvania.

Dr. D. H. Warner lived his boyhood days in Prescott, Pa., received his education in the common schools, and then attended the Palatinate College. Later he taught school for three years. In 1883 he took up the study of medicine, and graduated from the Medical College of New York City in the spring of 1886. He took a post graduate course in 1888. After traveling for some time he came to Lebanon, PA., and began the practice of medicine in 1893, and has followed the same up to the present time with success. During the smallpox epidemic in Lebanon he took quite an ective part. In the fall of 1901 and the spring of 1902, he served as special county physician devoting his whole time to this work. He has served as a member of the Lebanon City board of health for five years. He is a stanch Republican, and is a member of the Reformed Church of the City of Lebanon. He is a member of the State Medical Society.

In 1900 Dr. Warner married Miss May Fortna, of Lebanon county, Pa. Their home has been blessed with one child, a daughter. The Doctor is a self-made man; he started out in life a poor boy, and has been compelled to right the battle single handed. He attributes his success to close attention to his practice, and to honesty and integrity in his profession.

Source: Biographical Annals of Lebanon County, PA
J. H. Beers and Co. 1904

March 23, 2004