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Milton Moot Leonard

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Milton Moot Leonard

Birth
New York, USA
Death
23 Oct 1984 (aged 91)
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Dr. Milton Moot Leonard was born in Newfield, New York, in 1893. He received his doctorate in veterinary medicine from Cornell Veterinary College currently known as The College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University, in 1913. Soon after receiving his degree he opened a veterinary practice in Asheville, North Carolina, in 1914.

Active in veterinary circles, Leonard became the president of the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association (NCVMA) in 1917, and served in every office of the association. He became the grand old man among North Carolina's veterinarians and they affectionately called him "Pappy Leonard." In 1957 Dr. Leonard was named Veterinarian of the Year by the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association (NCVMA). He was a member of the American and Southern States Veterinary Medical Associations, American Animal Hospital Association, and the Piedmont and North Carolina State Veterinarian Associations. In 1978, Dr. Leonard was awarded the Distinguished Veterinarian Award by the NCVMA.

He practiced for more than twenty-six years and attended twenty-six national conventions of veterinarians. Dr. Leonard died in October 1984 at the age of ninety-one in Asheville, North Carolina.

Contributor: Mark Childrey (11252587)
Dr. Milton Moot Leonard was born in Newfield, New York, in 1893. He received his doctorate in veterinary medicine from Cornell Veterinary College currently known as The College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University, in 1913. Soon after receiving his degree he opened a veterinary practice in Asheville, North Carolina, in 1914.

Active in veterinary circles, Leonard became the president of the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association (NCVMA) in 1917, and served in every office of the association. He became the grand old man among North Carolina's veterinarians and they affectionately called him "Pappy Leonard." In 1957 Dr. Leonard was named Veterinarian of the Year by the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association (NCVMA). He was a member of the American and Southern States Veterinary Medical Associations, American Animal Hospital Association, and the Piedmont and North Carolina State Veterinarian Associations. In 1978, Dr. Leonard was awarded the Distinguished Veterinarian Award by the NCVMA.

He practiced for more than twenty-six years and attended twenty-six national conventions of veterinarians. Dr. Leonard died in October 1984 at the age of ninety-one in Asheville, North Carolina.

Contributor: Mark Childrey (11252587)


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