Malcolm Wayland Everson, M.D.

 


biography

 

 

 Everson, Malcolm Wayland, M.D., occupies a high place in the esteem of the citizens of Pittsburg. He was born in Pittsburg, December 3, 1867, son of William H. and Sarah (Macrum) Everson. The father, who was a native of England, came to this country with his father in 1835. In 1840 the father and his son, under the style of Everson & Son, engaged in the manufacture of sheet iron in Pittsburg, establishing a plant on Second Avenue, near the Tenth Street Bridge. They were pioneers in the iron industry in this city. In 1850 it was changed to Everson & Preston, Barclay Preston being one of the partners; and later it was Everson, Macrum & Co. For forty years the house occupied a prominent place among the sheet iron manufacturers of Pennsylvania, Mr. Everson being the leading member of the firm through all the changes of conditions. In addition to the plant on Second Avenue the local firm operated the Charlotte blast furnace at Scottdale, and the sheet iron mill at Everson. They had hundreds of men in their employ, and were powerful factors in the industrial life of the State. In 1889 the Second Avenue plant was destroyed by fire. Mr. Everson was a man of wide business experience, sagacious and able in the management of financial matters. He was one of the founders of the Marine National Bank, and its president for a number of years; and he was a director in the Allegheny Insurance Company. A zealous Baptist, he was connected with the Fourth Avenue Church for nearly sixty years, from 1837 until the time of his death; and he gave twenty thousand dollars toward the erection of the present church edifice, and directed the building of the first organ. Skilled in vocal and instrumental music, he was organist and director of the choir for a number of years. He died April 11, 1896, aged eighty years, at the home of his son, Dr. Everson, 3520 Fifth Avenue . His death was considered a great loss to the city. Mrs. Everson, who, born in Ireland, came to this country about the year 1850, and now resides with her son, Malcolm W., reared eight children; namely, John Q., B. M., T. Bissell, William H., George M., Malcolm W., Charlotte W., and Amelia. John has succeeded his father as organist at the Fourth Avenue Baptist Church; B. M. and T. Bissell are well-known singers; Charlotte W. is the wife of J. C. Thompson; and Amelia is the wife of N. G. Macrum.

Malcolm Wayland Everson attended the Western University of Pennsylvania, and received his degree from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia , in 1889. A graduate of one of the best medical schools in the world, his training and his natural ability combine to make him a most able and popular physician and surgeon. Although in practice but a short time, he has a large patronage. He is surgeon to the Consolidated Traction Company, the Linden Steel Company, and the Pittsburg Steel and Iron Manufacturing Company, and he is a member of the Allegheny County Medical Society. In politics Dr. Everson is a Republican. He belongs to the Masonic order and to the Pittsburg Country Club. His musical talent makes him a valued guest at many a social gathering.

Biographical review: containing life sketches of leading citizens of Pittsburg and the vicinity, Pennsylvania. Boston: Biographical Review Pub. Co., 1897, Author: Anonymous.

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