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Eleazer Parmly
Birth: 3-13-1797
Death: 12-13-1874
Nickname: Dr. Parmly
Biography
Eleazar Parmly was a well regarded dentist who was described as the "wealthiest Dentist ever known." At the time of his death, Parmly was known as the oldest living practitioner of dentistry in the country, having served as Provost of the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery and as the practitioner of his own Dental Practice on Bond Street in New York City.
In 18401025FMS_WHS1, Frances tells Henry about her visit to see Parmly to have a tooth filled when she was in New York City visiting the Blachfords.
Outside of his career in dentistry, Parmly enjoyed an illustrious career in academia and activism. Throughout his lifetime, Parmly founded the American Journal of Dental Science, played a central role in the "Great Amalgam War" for metal-mercury fillings in teeth, but also acted as a lay preacher in the Disciples of Christ, wrote medical histories, and advocated for prison reform. At the time of his death, Parmly is estimated to have left $7,000,000 for his wife, Anna Maria, and his daughters, Mary Montagu, Julia, and Louisa.
Letter References
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, October 10, 1843
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to William Henry Seward, October 25, 1840
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Eleazar Parmly was a well regarded dentist who was described as the "wealthiest Dentist ever known." At the time of his death, Parmly was known as the oldest living practitioner of dentistry in the country, having served as Provost of the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery and as the practitioner of his own Dental Practice on Bond Street in New York City.
In 18401025FMS_WHS1, Frances tells Henry about her visit to see Parmly to have a tooth filled when she was in New York City visiting the Blachfords.
Outside of his career in dentistry, Parmly enjoyed an illustrious career in academia and activism. Throughout his lifetime, Parmly founded the American Journal of Dental Science, played a central role in the "Great Amalgam War" for metal-mercury fillings in teeth, but also acted as a lay preacher in the Disciples of Christ, wrote medical histories, and advocated for prison reform. At the time of his death, Parmly is estimated to have left $7,000,000 for his wife, Anna Maria, and his daughters, Mary Montagu, Julia, and Louisa.