Received his professional training at the London Hospital and was the sixth John Barker in direct succession who practised at Coleshill, near Birmingham. One of these, a John Barker (1708-1748?) published a controversial paper, printed at Salisbury in 1743, "On the Nature, Cause and Cure of the Pres

Born at Dunstable, and at the age of 14 was apprenticed to Mr Harris, a surgeon in Birmingham, with whom he lived for four years during his apprenticeship, and for a subsequent two years attending the Birmingham General Hospital and also the Snow Hill School of Medicine. At the age of 20 he proceede

Was a student at St Bartholomew’s Hospital, where he won many honours and prizes, including the Lawrence Scholarship and Gold Medal. He held for some years the post of House Surgeon at Tunbridge Wells Infirmary. In 1848 he became the Resident Apothecary at Westminster Hospital, combining in an eleme

Practised at Hemel Hempstead and was Medical Officer to the Poor Law Union Workhouse. He died there on June 20th, 1876.

Educated at King's College and at St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he was House Surgeon. After qualifying he was elected House Surgeon to the Lincoln County Hospital on December 1st, 1838, and held the post for four years, after which he became partner with Messrs Hewson and Brook, and practised at

Practised at Walthamstow. Was at one time Surgeon to the Wanstead Lying-in Charity and to the Boys' Mission School, Walthamstow; at the time of his death was Surgeon to the Girls' Mission School, Walthamstow, the Police of Walthamstow and Leyton, and the Foresters Society. He was a Fellow of the Lin

Lived and practised at Ormskirk, Lancashire, residing at The Cottage, Burscough. He was at one time Honorary Surgeon to the Ormskirk Dispensary. JP for County Lancaster. He died on July 18th, 1878.

Educated at University College. He practised at Woodford, Essex, in partnership with William George Groves, MRCS, and died there after his retirement, on September 29th, 1875.

Educated at King's College, London, and the Middlesex Hospital. He practised at Welford, Northamptonshire, where he died on March 20th, 1868. Publications: "Case of Caesarean Operation and the Resulting Correspondence." - *Prov. Med. and Surg. Jour.*, 1844, 382, 480, 543. "Strangulated Femoral Hern

Educated at Guy’s Hospital. He practised first at Amersham, Buoks, and was then successively Surgeon to Pentonville and Clerkenwell Prisons, and finally to Millbank. He was a member of the Physical Society of Guy’s Hospital and of the Pathological Society. His private address was 32 Bessborough Stre

Studied at St Bartholomew's and at the Dublin Lying-in Hospitals. He practised at St Giles' Plain, Norwich, was Surgeon to the County Gaol, and Surgeon-Accoucheur to the Norwich Lying-in Institution. He died in retirement at the above address on September 3rd, 1883.

Educated at King’s College and at Westminster Hospital. He was in general practice (1847) at 35 Great Portland Street and then at 11 Carlton Hill East, St John’s Wood. In the seventies he was practising at Stourbridge, where he was Medical Officer to No 1 Oldswinford District of the Stourbridge Unio