Background
Newkirk, Garrett was born on May 3, 1847 in Calhoun County, Michigan, United States. Son of Cornelius L. and Anna (Hammond) Newkirk.
Newkirk, Garrett was born on May 3, 1847 in Calhoun County, Michigan, United States. Son of Cornelius L. and Anna (Hammond) Newkirk.
Doctor of Medicine Rush Medical College, 1868. Attended Chicago College Dental Surgery later.
Practiced dentistry Chicago, 1883-1900. Later in Los Angeles and Pasadena, California. Dean College Dentistry, University of Southern California, 1901-1906.
President State Board Dental Examiners, 1907-1908. President Central Illinois Dental Association, 1884, Illinois State Dental Society, 1893-1894, Chicago Dental Society, 1899-1900. Author: Rhymes of the States (a geography for boys and girls), 1896.
Æsop’s Fables Retold, 1916. Address: Pasadena, Ctlif.
Married Martha E. Martin, December 1872.