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Asset Name:
E002270 - Houghton, John Hyde (1816 - 1879)
Title:
Houghton, John Hyde (1816 - 1879)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E002270
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2012-04-25
Description:
Obituary for Houghton, John Hyde (1816 - 1879), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Houghton, John Hyde
Date of Birth:
1816
Date of Death:
12 March 1879
Place of Death:
Dudley
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS April 27th 1838

FRCS (by election) June 18th 1878

LSA 1838
Details:
After going to Dudley Grammar School, of which he afterwards became a Trustee, Houghton was then educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital under Sir William Lawrence and Dr Rigby. He settled in practice at Dudley in partnership as Houghton & Messiter. He was active in founding the Dudley Dispensary, to which for many years he acted as Surgeon, also, from its foundation, to the Guest Hospital in 1871. He also served as Medical Officer of Health, Public Vaccinator, and Surgeon to the London and North-Western Railway. He died at Priory Villa, Dudley, on March 12th, 1879.
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
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Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E002000-E002999/E002200-E002299
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Unknown