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E002739 - Monckton, David Henry (1829 - 1896)
Title:
Monckton, David Henry (1829 - 1896)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E002739
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2012-08-22
Description:
Obituary for Monckton, David Henry (1829 - 1896), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Monckton, David Henry
Date of Birth:
1829
Date of Death:
26 March 1896
Place of Death:
Maidstone
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS December 18th 1849

FRCS June 8th 1865

LSA 1849

MB Lond (with Gold Medal) 1851

MD 1855
Details:
Born of an old Kentish family; studied at King's College and Hospital, of which he became an Associate. In 1850 and 1851 he was a student of human and comparative anatomy at the Royal College of Surgeons, and acted as Hunterian Prosector. His *Diary of Occupation* in MS is in the Library of the College. He then settled in practice at Rugeley, Staffordshire, where he was Physician to the Staffordshire General Infirmary, Medical Officer of Health to the Lichfield Rural District, Surgeon to the Rugeley Convalescent Home, to the District Hospital, Provident Dispensary, and Sister Dora Convalescent Hospital. From Rugeley he moved to Maidstone, where he became Surgeon Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding the Maidstone County Volunteer Medical Staff Corps. He died at Maidstone on March 26th, 1896. William Palmer, MRCS, in practice at Rugeley, had in 1854 or 1855 murdered his wife, his brother Walter, and his friend Cook, presumably by administering strychnine, although no strychnine was found in the bodies, only antimony. The evidence upon which Palmer was hanged was wholly circumstantial. Monckton made a post-mortem examination of Cook's body on January 25th, 1856, and gave evidence as reported by the *Illustrated Times*.
Sources:
*The Illustrated Life and Career of William Palmer of Rugeley*, London, 1856, p 93 of the Trial-Third day
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
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Obituary
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Root/Lives of the Fellows/E002000-E002999/E002700-E002799
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