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E005576 - Stewart, Joseph Collingwood (1881 - 1958)
Title:
Stewart, Joseph Collingwood (1881 - 1958)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E005576
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2014-06-25
Description:
Obituary for Stewart, Joseph Collingwood (1881 - 1958), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Stewart, Joseph Collingwood
Date of Birth:
23 May 1881
Date of Death:
23 December 1958
Place of Death:
Newcastle
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
MRCS and FRCS 11 December 1913

MB BS Durham 1903

MS 1905

Barrister-at-Law 1914
Details:
Born on 23 May 1881 the son of Robert Stewart, minister of Wingrove Presbyterian Church, Newcastle-on-Tyne, subsequently in 1936 renamed the Robert Stewart Memorial Church, he was educated in Newcastle and for his clinical studies attended the Royal Victoria Infirmary where he became a surgical registrar. In 1914 as the holder of a commission as Captain RAMC(TA) he was posted to the Northumberland War Hospital, Gosforth, working under Rutherford Morison. This hospital later became St Nicholas Hospital, Gosforth. After the war he worked at Wingrove Hospital and Horton Lane, South Shields, both up-graded from poor law infirmaries, and did outstanding work in promoting their efficiency and modernisation. In 1931 he became surgeon superintendent of Newcastle General Hospital, retiring in 1951. He was also consultant to Newburn Cottage Hospital, to Haltwhistle War Memorial Hospital, and to Shotley Bridge Hospital. At Newcastle General he started clinical demonstrations for general practitioners on Sunday mornings. He acted as surgeon to Newcastle United Football Club and was interested in painting, the arts, travel, and music. A man of unassuming quiet charm, he was an accomplished pianist and had on one occasion played for Sibelius. He married first Jane, who died after a long illness in 1954, by whom he had a daughter, and secondly Ruby Jeavons, who had for many years been his secretary. He died in Newcastle General Hospital on 23 December 1958 aged 77.
Sources:
*Brit med J* 1959, 1, 373 with appreciation by INM
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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/E005000-E005999/E005500-E005599
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