From "History of Wheeling City and Ohio County, West Virginia and 
Representative Citizens," by Hon. Gibson Lamb Cranmer, 1902. 
Typed by Laurie Birks Dean

pp. 408-409

Dr. J. M. FAWCETT, a specialist on diseases of the eyes, ear, nose 
and throat, with office and residence at No. 1307 Chapline street, is 
one of the finest physicians in the state of West Virginia.
	Dr. Fawcett is a graduate from the Pulte Medical College, of 
Cincinnati, in 1889, and during 1893 and 1894 was in New York City, 
where he took a course in the New York Ophthalmic Hospital College, 
where he received the special degree of Eye and Ear Surgeon.  He also 
took a course at the New York Post-Graduate College and Hospital.  In 
1899 Dr. Fawcett went abroad, taking a post-graduate course at the 
University of Vienna, on diseases of the eye, ear and throat.  Dr. 
Fawcett has always been a deep student, and greatly interested in any 
new discovery in the science of medicine.
	Dr. Fawcett first practiced for five years at East Palestine, 
Ohio.  He located in Wheeling in 1894, which place has been his home 
since that time.  He has a large and lucrative practice, and stands 
foremost among the physicians of Wheeling.  he is at present eye, ear 
and throat specialist to the Mount De Chantal Convent.
	Dr. Fawcett was married in Ohio.  He has two children, - 
Raphael and Ivan.  In politics he is a Republican.  He is a member of 
many of the state and national medical societies.