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

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

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

Practised at Canterbury about the year 1847, but is not included in the *Medical Directories* for many years afterwards. He died in or before 1872.

Studied at St George's Hospital, the University of Edinburgh, and Paris. He first practised as a physician at Newport, Shropshire: in 1855 during the Crimean War he was on the Medical Staff (1st Class) of the Forces at Scutari. He returned to London, where he was Physician to the Farringdon General

Educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital. He practised at Llansaintffraid, Oswestry, was Medical Officer of the 1st District of the Llanfyllin Union, and also Surgeon to several Friendly Societies. In 1875 he was Public Vaccinator and Medical Officer of Health to the 2nd District of the Llanfyllin Unio

Born on September 18th, 1811, at Gibraltar, where his father, a military officer, was stationed. He used to say that for recurring fits when a younger man he had been bled from the arm twenty-five times in the course of a year, besides having some four dozen leeches applied, and had yet continued st

Was apprenticed to Charles Smerdon, of Clifton, a relation and a "fine specimen of the old English surgeon-apothecary". He spent some time at St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he made lasting friendships, and after qualifying returned to Clifton, where he became partner with his old master (Messrs Sm

Studied at King's College and St George's Hospitals; was Resident Medical Officer, Surrey County Lunatic Asylum; practised at Chorlton, Lancashire; and in 1855 became Superintendent of the Lancashire County Lunatic Asylum at Prestwich. He retired to Cheadle, Cheshire, and died at Elderslie, Cheadle,

Was in general practice at Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, where he died in 1859.