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SAMUEL H. GARVIN, M. D., was born in Louisville July 23, 1839, and is a son of Joshua and Eliza (Mitton) Garvin, natives of County Cavan, Ireland, who came to Louisville in 1832. Mr. Garvin was educated in the Episcopalian belief, while his wife was brought up a Quaker. Soon after arriving in this country both Mr. Garvin and his wife connected themselves with the Christian church, and continued devout members of that denomination until their death. Mr. Garvin was engaged as a dry goods merchant up to within a few years of his death, which occurred in 1877. Dr. Garvin, the subject of this sketch, is the youngest of two sons, the only living children of this family. He was educated in the schools of Louisville. In 1859 he began the study of medicine, and in 1861 graduated from the Kentucky School of Medicine, and in 1864 from the Bellevue Hospital Medical College of New York. In 1871 he visited Europe, and studied his profession in the various European hospitals. He has been actively engaged in the practice of medicine since he graduated. In 1869 he married Miss Mary E. Kendrick, a daughter of the late William Kendrick, a prominent and well known citizen of Louisville. They have three children.