Bio: McBean, Alexander (1881)
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---Source: 1881 History of Northern Wisconsin, pg. 212.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF ALEXANDER McBEAN

ALEXANDER McBEAN, physician and surgeon, Chippewa Falls, was born in the Island of Jamaica, in 1810, educated in England and Scotland; studied medicine in Edinburgh; practiced medicine in Jamaica until after Emancipation, when he came to America, and was for many years surgeon of the California steamers, running from New York to Chagres and Aspinwall. The doctor was married in Jamaica. He came to Chippewa Falls in 1857. To use the doctor's own language: "The beauty of the country, the abundance of game, the clear, delightful streams filled with trout induced me to pitch my tent here, and I often wish it were the same old place again." During the late war of the rebellion, he served as surgeon of the 2d Wis. C. Since coming to Wisconsin, he has been prominently identified with educational matters and other public interests.