Dr. Guy as he appeared circa 1900
Born in 1869 in Henley-On-Thames, Oxfordshire, England.
Emigrated to the United States in 1889.
Entered medical school in 1896, Boston University School of Medicine, Roxbury, Massachusetts.
Evidence suggests he became a member of the Theosophical Society before graduating from medical school, no exact date.
Became a United States Citizen in 1899 in Providence, Rhode Island.
Graduated from Boston University School of Medicine, Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1899.
Began practice of medicine in Boston, Massachusetts, 1899.
First encountered the Baha’i Cause in 1899 most likely through a woman named Kate Ives who lived in Boston.
First mention of Dr. Guy’s use of mineral and elemental medicines in an article he wrote for the journal The Medical Student in 1900.
Goes on first pilgrimage in 1901 to Haifa, Palestine, then part of the Ottoman Empire, to meet Abdu’l-Baha, son of the founder of the Baha’is.
Marries Mary Francis Graham in 1901 in Roxbury, Massachusetts.
Becomes a Master Mason, “raised” in 1903, Roxbury, Massachusetts.
Starts his first sanitarium in Sharon, Massachusetts in 1904 for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis.
Moves his town office in 1904 from 236 Dudley Street to 359 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts.
In the early 1900s, Dr. Guy went by the name W. Bryant Guy. His early practice in Boston, particularly in the orbit of the Boston University School of Medicine placed him in the midst of an elite cadre of doctors. His photo above seems to indicate a class-conscious young graduate moving up in the world. His pince-nez glasses may have been an affectation at the time; he does not appear in later pictures with glasses. He and his wife were listed in the Boston Blue Book, “The Elite Private Address, Carriage, and Club Directory, Ladies Visiting List and Shopping Guide,” for Greater Boston.