▁was ▁also ▁a ▁fer vent ▁supp orter ▁of ▁Home op ath y , ▁the ▁medical ▁doctrine ▁introduced ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁phys ician ▁Samuel ▁H ahn emann . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁patron ▁of ▁both ▁Dr ▁Cur ie ' s ▁short - l ived ▁Hom oe op ath ic ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Blo oms bury ▁Square ▁and ▁Dr ▁Qu in ' s ▁London ▁Hom oe op ath ic ▁Hospital . ▁Lord ▁E bury ▁served ▁as ▁Chair man ▁and ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁Hom oe op ath ic ▁Hospital ▁from ▁its ▁foundation ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁and ▁during ▁that ▁time ▁even ▁def ended ▁the ▁practice ▁and ▁the ▁institution ▁against ▁its ▁oppon ents ▁in ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁Lord ▁E bury ▁led ▁a ▁business ▁vent ure ▁with ▁the ▁Great ▁Western ▁Railway ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁ ▁railway ▁from ▁Wat ford , ▁near ▁his ▁m ansion ▁at ▁Mo or ▁Park , ▁to ▁U x bridge ▁in ▁Buck ingham shire . ▁The ▁scheme ▁failed ▁and ▁the ▁line , ▁the ▁Wat ford ▁and ▁Rick mans worth ▁Railway , ▁only ▁reached ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁Rick mans worth , ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁Wat ford . ▁The ▁railway ▁never ▁operated ▁at ▁a ▁profit ▁and ▁eventually ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁but ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁cycle ▁path ▁which ▁be ars ▁his ▁name , ▁the ▁E bury ▁Way . ▁ ▁Family ▁Lord ▁E bury ▁married ▁the ▁Hon ou rable ▁Charlotte ▁Ar b uth not ▁W elles ley , ▁el dest ▁daughter ▁of ▁Henry ▁W