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E004168 - Harries, Thomas Davies (1850 - 1938)
Title:
Harries, Thomas Davies (1850 - 1938)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E004168
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2013-07-03
Description:
Obituary for Harries, Thomas Davies (1850 - 1938), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Harries, Thomas Davies
Date of Birth:
1 March 1850
Place of Birth:
Llancoats, Wales
Date of Death:
14 July 1938
Place of Death:
Aberystwyth, Wales
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS 24 May 1873

FRCS 14 June 1877

LRCP 1872

MRCP 1892

LSA 1871

JP
Details:
Born at Llancoats, near Fishguard, South Wales on 1 March 1850, the second and youngest child of David Harries, farmer, and Mary Davies his wife. He was educated at the Haverfordwest Grammar School and from there proceeded to Guy's Hospital, becoming in due course resident obstetric officer and the friend of Dr Samuel Wilks, FRS, who advised him to settle down at a seaside resort. He practised during the whole of his professional life at Aberystwyth, where he became town councillor and alderman of the borough, and was mayor in 1893, 1894, and 1895. He married Annette Benson, of Royal Avenue, London, and when they celebrated their diamond wedding on 5 December 1937 they received a congratulatory telegram from the Majesties the King and Queen. He died on 14 July 1938 at Grosvenor House, Aberystwyth. Harries was a man of many interests, an expert fisherman, a good judge of horses, an excellent rider to hounds, and in early life a fine boxer. His practice was very extensive and at one time included the largest consulting practice in mid-Wales. He was for many years surgeon to the Aberystwyth Infirmary and Cardiganshire General Hospital. During the war of 1914-18 he was in charge of the Aberystwyth Red Cross Hospital, receiving the British Red Cross Society's war medal for his services. His interests also included a close study of lead mining and the engineering problems connected with the industry. Publication:- *Guide to sea bathing*. 1874.
Sources:
*Brit med J*. 1938, 2, 601

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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/E004000-E004999/E004100-E004199
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