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Born in Rochester, New York. Graduate of Columbia Medical College in 1888. Obstetrician and gynecologist. William Sheldon called him "the jolly abortionist." Married to Mary A. She died in 1927. They had a daughter.
President of the Rochester Numismatic Association in 1912. At the 1911 to 1917 ANA conventions and again in 1928, he exhibited an excellent collection of U. S. large cents. He also exhibited at the ANS in 1914. Many were uncirculated with none poorer than very fine. By 1917 he had about 900 varieties. In that year he acted as auctioneer for the ANA convention sale. He was also elected first vice president of the ANA. In 1919 he ran for president of the ANA but was defeated by Waldo Moore.
French was a very sociable man who entertained conventions with his poetry. He collected stamps, clocks, firearms and other antiques.
French sold his primary collection of 832 cents to B. Max Mehl March 21, 1929, for a reported $50.000. Mehl issued a catalog to sell them at fixed prices in May 1930. They appeared on the market during the depression and many remained unsold. [Pete Smith, American Numismatic Biographies]
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