The Biographical Dictionary of America/Andrews, Judson Boardman

ANDREWS, Judson Boardman, educator, was born at North Haven, Conn., April 25, 1834, son of Silas and Ruth (Yale) Andrews. He was graduated at Yale in 1855; M.D., 1863; attended Jefferson medical college and became captain in the 77th New York volunteers and served through the Peninsular campaign. He was assistant surgeon in a Connecticut regiment, 1863-'65, when he was mustered out of service. After practising two years he was made an assistant physician in the New York state lunatic asylum at Utica, N.Y. This place he held until 1880, resigning then to become superintendent of the New York state hospital for the insane at Buffalo. The following year he was called to the chair of insanity in the Buffalo medical college, and he discharged the duties of both chairs until 1863, when he resigned. In 1886 he was elected president of the Erie county medical society, and he was instrumental in establishing the New York state medical society, of which he was made president in 1893. He was a member of the American medico-psychological association, and its president in 1892. Dr. Andrews edited the American Journal of Insanity for a number of years. He died at Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 3, 1894.