Dwight D. Comstock (1828-1907) was born in Farmersville, New York, and died in Lost Nation, Iowa. He was a Civil War veteran who served in Company I of the 24th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry. After the Civil War he worked as a dry goods merchant in Sharon, Iowa, and then in Lost Nation. He became interested in Christian Science in 1885 after reading Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures and receiving Christian Science treatment through prayer from Caroline D. Noyes.

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