Bridges, John Henry (1832–1906), positivist and medical administrator, was born on 11 October 1832 at the vicarage, Old Newton, Suffolk. Slight, fair-haired, and fine-featured, he was the third of five children of the Revd Charles Bridges (1794–1869), a well-known evangelical, and his wife, ...
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Bridges, John Henry (1832–1906), positivist and medical administrator
Christopher A. Kent
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Burden, Harold Nelson (1860–1930), Church of England clergyman and health administrator
Peter Carpenter
Burden, Harold Nelson (1860–1930), Church of England clergyman and health administrator, was born on 20 March 1860 at Hythe, Kent, the eldest of the three children of Thomas Burden (1829–1872), a grocer, and his wife, Sarah Ann (Sally) Munk (c.1833–1902). When he was twelve his father died, and he was probably brought up by his grandparents, who were farmers. Unfortunately he was not successful as a grazier and dairyman and was declared bankrupt in 1886. He then worked in the slums of the ...
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Clarke, George Thomas Smith- (1884–1960), automobile and medical engineer
Adrian Padfield
Clarke, George Thomas Smith- (1884–1960), automobile and medical engineer, was born at Lower Park, Bewdley, Worcestershire, on 23 December 1884, the second of seven children (one of whom was adopted) of Henry Clarke (1850–1897), brass finisher and engineer, who in 1871 married Harriet (...
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Grigg [née Dickson-Poynder], Joan Alice Katherine, Lady Altrincham (1897–1987), organizer of maternity and nursing services in Africa
Susan Williams
Grigg [née Dickson-Poynder], Joan Alice Katherine, Lady Altrincham (1897–1987), organizer of maternity and nursing services in Africa, was born at Hartham Park, near Corsham, Wiltshire, on 11 September 1897, the only child of John Poynder Dickson-Poynder, Baron Islington (1866–1936), and his wife, ...
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Harington, Sir Charles Robert (1897–1972), biochemist and medical administrator
Harold Himsworth
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Harington, Sir Charles Robert (1897–1972), biochemist and medical administrator, was born on 1 August 1897 at Llanerfyl, north Wales, the elder son (there were no daughters) of the Revd Charles Harington (1862–1921), and his wife, Audrey Emma, daughter of the Revd Robert Burges Bayly...
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Harrison, Benjamin (1771–1856), hospital administrator and philanthropist
Amalie M. Kass
Harrison, Benjamin (1771–1856), hospital administrator and philanthropist, was born on 29 July 1771 at West Ham, Essex, the fourth son of Benjamin Harrison (1734–1797), treasurer of Guy's Hospital. His formal education is obscure, but he was well prepared for his life's work by living from the age of fourteen with his father in the treasurer's house at ...
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Hastings, Sir Charles (1794–1866)
Maker: Samuel William Reynolds junior
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Sir Charles Hastings (1794–1866) by Samuel William Reynolds junior, pubd 1839 (after Benjamin Rawlinson Faulkner) © National Portrait Gallery, London
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Hastings, Sir Charles (1794–1866), physician and founder of the British Medical Association
P. W. J. Bartrip
Hastings, Sir Charles (1794–1866), physician and founder of the British Medical Association, was born on 11 January 1794 at a lodging house in Ludlow, Shropshire, the ninth of the fifteen children of James Hastings (1755–1856), Church of England rector, and his wife, Elizabeth, ...
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Inman, Philip Albert, Baron Inman (1892–1979), hospital administrator and businessman
Arnold Kellett
Inman, Philip Albert, Baron Inman (1892–1979), hospital administrator and businessman, was born at Kirkgate, Knaresborough, in Yorkshire, on 12 June 1892, the son of Philip Inman (1823–1894), rate collector, and his second wife, Hannah Bickerdike (1856/7–1923/4). His birthplace was a whitewashed thatched cottage opposite the parish church, where generations of ...
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Kellaway, Charles Halliley (1889–1952), physiologist and medical research administrator
Geoffrey L. Asherson
Kellaway, Charles Halliley (1889–1952), physiologist and medical research administrator, was born on 16 January 1889 in Melbourne, Australia, the eldest son in a family of five children of the Revd Alfred Charles Kellaway (b. 1856), curate to the dean of the pro-cathedral church of ...
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Locker, Edward Hawke (1777–1849), hospital administrator and watercolour painter
Roger Quarm
Locker, Edward Hawke (1777–1849), hospital administrator and watercolour painter, born at the parsonage house, East Malling, Kent, on 9 October 1777, was the fourth of the five surviving children of Captain William Locker (1731–1800) and his wife, Lucy (1746/7–1780), daughter of Admiral William Parry...
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Mount, William (1544/5–1602), master of the Savoy Hospital
Stephen Wright
Mount, William (1544/5–1602), master of the Savoy Hospital, was born at Mortlake, Surrey. Educated at Eton College, he was admitted as a scholar to King's College, Cambridge, on 3 October 1563, aged eighteen. He graduated BA in 1567, and having been admitted to a fellowship on 4 October 1566 he resigned it between 25 December 1569 and 25 March 1570. It is known that he had proceeded DTh by 1594, but no record exists of the degree. He became a chaplain to ...
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Niven, James (1851–1925), public health administrator
Joan Mottram
Niven, James (1851–1925), public health administrator, was born on 12 March 1851 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, the son of Charles Niven (b. 1802?), ginger beer brewer and spirit dealer, and his wife, Barbara Davidson (b. 1810/11) of Monouhitter, Aberdeenshire. He attended Aberdeen University...
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Paget, Dame (Louise Margaret) Leila Wemyss (1881–1958), hospital administrator
Jason Tomes
Paget, Dame (Louise Margaret) Leila Wemyss (1881–1958), hospital administrator, was born at 3 Halkin Street West, Belgravia, London on 9 October 1881, the only daughter and second of four children of Sir Arthur Henry Fitzroy Paget (1851–1928), army officer, and his wife, Mary Fiske (Minnie) Stevens (...
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Paget, Stephen (1855–1926), writer and pro-vivisection campaigner
C. S. Sherrington
revised by M. Jeanne Peterson
Paget, Stephen (1855–1926), writer and pro-vivisection campaigner, was born on 17 July 1855 at 24 Henrietta Street, Cavendish Square, London, the fifth child and fourth son of Sir James Paget, first baronet (1814–1899), surgeon, and his wife, Lydia (1815–1895), daughter of the Revd Henry North...
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Robertson, Sir John (1862–1936), public health administrator
Steve Sturdy
Robertson, Sir John (1862–1936), public health administrator, was born on 8 October 1862 at Warminster, Wiltshire, the son of John Robertson, a supervisor of Inland Revenue, and his wife, Anne Howell. He was educated at Alness parish school (1872–5), and then at Watson's College, Edinburgh...
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Russell, Dame Mary Du Caurroy, duchess of Bedford (1865–1937), nurse and hospital manager
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Stearne [Sterne], John (1624–1669), physician and founder of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Davis Coakley
Stearne [Sterne], John (1624–1669), physician and founder of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, was born on 26 November 1624 at Ardbraccan, co. Meath, the son of John Stearne of Greenacre, co. Down, and his wife, Mabel Bermingham of Ballogh, co. Dublin...
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Swift, Dame Sarah Ann (1854–1937)
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Dame Sarah Ann Swift (1854–1937) by Herbert James Draper Guy's and St Thomas' Charitable Foundation
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Swift, Dame Sarah Ann (1854–1937), nurse and a founder of the Royal College of Nursing
Susan McGann
Swift, Dame Sarah Ann (1854–1937), nurse and a founder of the Royal College of Nursing, was born on 22 November 1854 at Blossom Hall, Kirton Skeldyke, near Boston, Lincolnshire, the second of the three children of Robert Swift, a landowner and independent farmer, and his wife, ...
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