JAMES W. URIE, M. D., has engaged in the practice of his profession at Still Pond, in the second district of Kent County, for a number of years and has met with success, having gained a large and valuable patronage among the people of this locality. He is an exponent of the system of homeopathy, in the superiority of which he emphatically believes. In addition to his general practice he has held the position of health officer for the county since 1895.

At Goose Hill, this county, Dr. Urie was born in 1863. He is a descendant of Scotch ancestry, the first of the name in this country being Thomas Urie, a native of Scotland, who settled in Maryland the latter part of the eighteenth century and followed the cooper’s trade. His descendants mostly followed farm pursuits. However, our subject’s grandfather, James Urie, engaged in the general mercantile business, being the first merchant at Still Pond, but later he removed to the central part of the county and became the founder of what is now known as Urieville. He was a man of considerable local prominence, a leader in public affairs and for many years held the position of judge of the orphans’ court.

James Urie, the doctor’s father, was born at Urieville, and from there removed to Goose Hill with his father. He established the first nursery in Kent County, and this he carried on for many years. In addition to its management, he superintended his large farm. When a young man he advocated Whig principles, but later he became a Democrat, and from that time onward he supported the policy of that party. His death occurred in 1866 By his marriage to Mary E. Kendall, he had five children, namely: Mollie, widow of E. L. McGinnis; John D.; Helen E., wife of J. Hammond, of Florida; James W., and Frank H., who resides in Florida.

When only one year of age our subject was taken by his parents to Queen Anne’s County. He received his primary education in the public schools, and the knowledge there obtained was supplemented by a course of study in the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Virginia and Washington College. With a view to the practice of medicine he entered the Hahnemann Medical College, taking the complete course of lectures and graduating in 1886. Immediately afterward he opened an office at Still Pond and here he has since devoted his attention to professional duties. He does not take an active part in politics, but is pronounced in his allegiance to the Republican party.

All matters pertaining to his profession, enlist the interest and co-operation of Dr. Urie. He is a member of the Maryland Homeopathic Medical Society, also similar associations in Delaware and Pennsylvania, and at one time was, second vice-president of the Maryland Society. In fraternal relations he is connected with the Junior Order of American Mechanics, and the Knights of Pythias, in which he has passed all the chairs. His sympathy is given to all enterprises for the benefit of the community and the advancement of the people, and so far as possible he aids these projects with his time and means.