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Asset Name:
E001446 - Downs, George (1807 - 1884)
Title:
Downs, George (1807 - 1884)
Author:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier:
RCS: E001446
Publisher:
London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2011-10-06
Description:
Obituary for Downs, George (1807 - 1884), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name:
Downs, George
Date of Birth:
1807
Date of Death:
17 August 1884
Place of Death:
Stockport, Cheshire, UK
Occupation:
Titles/Qualifications:
RCS May 28th 1830

FRCS (by election) August 26th 1844

LSA 1830

LM Rotunda Hospital Dublin 1829

LRCP Edin 1859

MD St Andrews 1860

JP
Details:
Born at Stockport, and was apprenticed to Messrs Killer and Flint, of that place, and then proceeded to the Richmond School of Medicine, Dublin. He returned to practise for half a century in his native town. He was Surgeon to the Stockport Infirmary from 1836-1858, and was elected Consulting Surgeon on his retirement. In 1866 he was appointed a JP and attended assiduously to his duties. On the passing of the Factories and Workshops Act he was appointed Certifying Surgeon for his district. He died at his house, St Peter's Gate, Stockport, on August 17th, 1884.
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
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Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E001000-E001999/E001400-E001499
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Unknown