Charles Edward Page

Charles Edward Page (February 23, 1840 – November 23, 1925), was an American physician, hydrotherapist, natural hygiene advocate and anti-vaccinationist.

[3] He was shot in the neck at Fredericksburg and for bravery was promoted as Lieutenant in the 87th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry.

[1] In 1863, Page was captured by Confederates at Brazier City and was held as prisoner of war for thirteen months.

Page is listed in the 1902 medical registry as a "Form B" physician, which meant that he had applied for registration before January 1, 1895 and had practiced medicine for several years in Massachusetts up to June 7, 1894.

[8] He 1916, he commented that the medical community were taking "coincidence for evidence", by attributing the decline in smallpox to vaccination, rather than to sanitation.