Thornton, William Henry (1826 - 1881)
by
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Asset Name
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E003268 - Thornton, William Henry (1826 - 1881)
Title
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Thornton, William Henry (1826 - 1881)
Author
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Royal College of Surgeons of England
Identifier
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RCS: E003268
Publisher
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London : Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date
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2012-12-20
Subject
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Medical Obituaries
Description
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Obituary for Thornton, William Henry (1826 - 1881), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language
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English
Source
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Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Full Name
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Thornton, William Henry
Date of Birth
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1826
Date of Death
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4 March 1881
Place of Death
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Scarborough
Occupation
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General surgeon
Titles/Qualifications
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MRCS July 2nd 1849
FRCS December 10th 1868
LSA 1850
MB Lond 1850
MD 1853
JP
Details
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Educated at Manchester, where he was at one time Physician's Assistant at the Royal Infirmary. He then practised at Springfield Terrace, Dewsbury, in partnership with John Sykes (qv). He was a Justice of the Peace for Dewsbury, Union Medical Officer, Surgeon to the Police, a Certifying Factory Surgeon, and Medical Referee to several Assurance Societies. Removing to Scarborough, he practised there at Bank Lodge, South Cliff. He died at Scarborough on March 4th, 1881.
Publication:-
"Successful Case of Caesarean Section." - *Lancet*, 1857, i, 313.
Rights
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Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection
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Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format
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Obituary
Format
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Asset
Asset Path
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Root/Lives of the Fellows/E003000-E003999/E003200-E003299
URL for File
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375451
Media Type
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Unknown