Stephen Lett

This article is about the physician and writer. For the American Jehovah's Witness and Governing Body member, see Mark Stephen Lett.

Stephen Lett (4 April 1847 – 11 October 1905) was born in Ireland but raised and educated in British North American which when he was about 20 became Canada. He became a physician and was the superintendent of an asylum. He was also a well known medical writer.[1][2][3][4] He was one of the founders of the Homewood Asylum in Guelph, Ontario,.[5] and its first medical superintendent.[6]

  1. ^ "Dr. Stephen Lett a pioneer in treatment of addiction". Wellington Advertiser. 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  2. ^ "Stephen Lett | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  3. ^ Blocker, Jack S. (2003). Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History: An International Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-57607-833-4.
  4. ^ The American Journal of Insanity. Utica State Hospital Press. 1878.
  5. ^ "Death of Dr. Lett". The Globe. Vol. LXI, no. 17, 370. Toronto. October 12, 1905. p. 10. ProQuest 1353828085.
  6. ^ Farrell, Shawn (Jan 19, 1991). "Lost in space". Whig-Standard. Kingston, Ontario: Postmedia Network. ProQuest 353309862.