Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E002337 - Jackson, William (1790 - 1854)
Title:
Jackson, William (1790 - 1854)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E002337
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2012-05-16
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Jackson, William (1790 - 1854), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Jackson, William
Date of Birth:
28 October 1790
Date of Death:
30 March 1854
Place of Death:
Edinburgh
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS November 6th 1812
FRCS (by election) August 26th 1844
Details:
Born on October 28th, 1790, the son of James Jackson, St Martin's-in-the-Fields, Westminster. He entered the Bengal Army, IMS, as Assistant Surgeon on November 8th, 1813, was promoted Surgeon on July 14th, 1825, and Superintendent, Sirhiad Division, Bengal, on February 15th, 1845. He was on active service in the Nepal War, 1814-1815; in the Third Maratha, Pindari, or Dekkan War, 1817-1818; at the siege and capture of Hathras, 1817; and at the capture of Rangoon, Burmah, 1824-1825. He was one of the twenty-nine Indian Medical Service officers elected FRCS on August 26th, 1844. He retired on August 1st, 1853, and died at 3 Regent Street, Edinburgh, on March 30th, 1854.
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
Format:
Asset
Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E002000-E002999/E002300-E002399
Media Type:
Unknown
