Price, Henry James (1854 - 1932)
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Royal College of Surgeons of England

Asset Name
E004482 - Price, Henry James (1854 - 1932)

Title
Price, Henry James (1854 - 1932)

Author
Royal College of Surgeons of England

Identifier
RCS: E004482

Publisher
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England

Publication Date
2013-10-04

Subject
Medical Obituaries

Description
Obituary for Price, Henry James (1854 - 1932), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Language
English

Source
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows

Full Name
Price, Henry James

Date of Birth
15 September 1854

Date of Death
8 January 1932

Place of Death
Maldon, Essex

Occupation
General surgeon

Titles/Qualifications
MRCS 14 May 1896
 
FRCS 9 June 1898
 
LRCP 1896

Details
Born on 15 September 1854, the second son of Henry Price, a Guernsey man, and Henrietta Freeman, his wife. He came to Maldon, Essex, in 1861 on a visit to his uncle and aunt, Mr and Mrs John Sadd, was sent to school there and received some private tuition in Latin and Greek. When little more than a boy he acted as dispenser to his cousin and afterwards as an unqualified assistant first to Drs John Livingstone and Arthur Perigal practising in Barnet and then to Thomas Tomlinson, MRCS at Maldon. Having thus saved sufficient money he entered University College, London about 1890 where he was Lister, Bruce, and Tuke medallist, served as ophthalmic assistant in the hospital, and became assistant demonstrator of anatomy in the medical school. During this period he supported his mother and aunt, and continued to earn a scanty livelihood by teaching. At the Royal College of Surgeons he was prosector during his student career and afterwards acted for many years as a scrutineer at the annual election of Fellows. Settling in general practice at Maldon, Essex he became in due course the senior partner in the firm of Price, Wallis, and Dawmer. He was medical officer to the workhouse and the Post Office, and an assessor under the Workman's Compensation Act for the Maldon area of Essex. During the war he converted his house into a hospital. The first Belgian wounded were admitted to it, and it was afterwards occupied by British wounded. Belgians and English alike often returned to thank their host for the many kindnesses they had received at his hands. He was given the Médaille du Roi Albert de Belgique for his services. At Maldon he soon found his way to the hearts of the people and was an influence for good throughout the district. He was devoted to horses and was the last doctor in the neighbourhood to go his rounds in a high gig. He was also passionately fond of music and played the organ, though his favourite instrument was the flute. He subscribed liberally to all sports associations, especially to those where children were concerned. He took a keen interest in the Maldon Nursing Association, and as an ardent churchman he gave a chancel screen to All Saints Church in 1925. He married Alice C Bouncer on 8 April 1918, who survived him with an adopted daughter. Re died at his home, Guernsey, Spital Road, Maldon, Essex on 8 January 1932, leaving one half of the residue of his fortune to the church council of All Saints, Maldon, and the other half for the erection and endowment of almshouses in or near Maldon to be called "the Price Charity". Publication: Coincidences in medical practice. *Lancet*, 1899, 1, 1455. Two cases of sub-glenoid dislocation of the left humerus resulting from a single accident.

Sources
Information given by Mrs Alice Price
 
Personal knowledge

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/E004000-E004999/E004400-E004499

URL for File
376665

Media Type
Unknown