Resource Name:
Resource Type:
External Resource
Asset Name:
E003030 - Ransom, Robert (1820 - 1874)
Title:
Ransom, Robert (1820 - 1874)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E003030
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2012-10-17
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Ransom, Robert (1820 - 1874), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Ransom, Robert
Date of Birth:
1820
Date of Death:
30 March 1874
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS March 18th 1842
FRCS May 13th 1858
LM 1858
LSA 1842
MD St Andrews 1862
Details:
The son of Henry Ransom, Trinity Street, Cambridge; studied at University College, London, and then practised at Cambridge, where he was Medical Officer of Health and District Surgeon to the Railways. He served on the Town Council from November, 1858, to October, 1863, when he was appointed Surgeon to the Borough Police. From 1871 he was a member of the Board of Guardians; from 1865 an Improvement Commissioner for the parish of Holy Sepulchre; and for many years Medical Officer of the Castle End District. He lived at 5 Jesus Lane, Cambridge, and died suddenly on March 30th, 1874, to the deep regret of the poorer classes of the Castle End District of the Board of Guardians.
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/E003000-E003999/E003000-E003099
Media Type:
Unknown
