Arthur G. Hyde, M.D.
For the pat eleven years, Dr. Arthur G. Hyde has figured prominently in the medical profession of Cleveland, and has maintained throughout his career a high standard of ethics and honorable principles. A man of skill, knowledge and capability, he has risen steadily in his profession, deservedly winning the rewards of devotion to his calling, and in 1914 recognition of his talents and executive powers was expressed in his appointment as superintendent of the Cleveland State Hospital, a position which he retains at this time.
Doctor Hyde was born January 16, 1876, in Ashland County, Ohio, a son of Anson and Jennie Hyde. His father was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, July 5, 1852, and was there reared and educated, and on arriving at man’s estate engaged in farming. In 1869 he moved to Ashland County, Ohio, where he has since carried on general farming and dairy operations and is accounted on of the substantial and reliable men of his community. He was married January 21, 1875, to Jennie Gordon, and thy are the parent of four children: Dr. Charles W., who is engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery at Washington, D. C.; Dr. David C., a graduate of the veterinary department of the Ohio State University, and now state veterinary surgeon of Ohio; Mrs. Mildred M. Nicholls, a resident of Sullivan, Ohio, and Arthur G.
After attending the graded and high schools of Ashland County, from the latter of which he graduated in 1896, Arthur G. Hyde entered Hiram College, where he was a student for two years, subsequently enrolling at the Ohio Northern University, at Ada, where he was graduated in 1899 with the degree of Bachelor of Science. He continued his education in the medical department of Miami Medical College (now University of Cincinnati) and graduated therefrom in 1901, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine, and to further his training took an internship in the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home, where he remained for one year. Doctor Hyde entered upon the active practice of his profession at Rowsburg, Ohio, where he remained four and one-half years, and at the end of that time received an appointment as assistant physician of the State Hospital at Cleveland. His appointment as superintendent of that institution, September 15, 1914, came as due recognition of excellent professional skill and capacity for management. In this position Doctor Hyde has established an enviable record, both as an executive and a physician. His labors have resulted in many needed improvements being made in the institution and in the establishment of a system that makes this hospital one of the best governed in the state. He keeps thoroughly abreast of the progress made in medical science, and is a member of the Cleveland Academy of Medicine, the Ohio Medical Society and the American Medical Association. Fraternally he is affiliated with Newburgh Lodge No. 379, Free & Accepted masons. He likewise belongs to the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce and to the Cleveland Athletic Club.
Doctor Hyde was married at Cleveland, June 15, 1910, to Carrie L. Cooke, and they are the parents of two children; Arthur Gordon, Jr., born in 1912; and Caroline Jane, born in 1917.
From Cleveland - Special Limited Edition, The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago & New York, 1918 v.1