William James Moore
Sir William Moore | |
|---|---|
| Born | William James Moore c. 1828 Halesowen, England |
| Died | 18 August 1896 London, England |
| Occupation |
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| Alma mater | Queen's College, Birmingham |
| Spouse |
Mary Anne Harriet Moore
(date missing) |
| Children | 1 |
Sir William James Moore KCIE (1828-1896) was a Physician and Surgeon-General in British India. He was also Honorary Physician to Queen Victoria.
Early life
[edit]He was the son of Edward Moore DL JP of Halesowen.[1][2][3] His grandfather was William Moore Esq. of Woodsetton House, Sedgley.[3] His father was Justice of the Peace for Worcestershire from 1853, Staffordshire from 1862 and Deputy Lieutenant for Worcestershire from 1859.[1][3] He studied medicine at Queen's College, Birmingham.[1]
Career
[edit]He was a resident surgeon at Queen's Hospital, Birmingham for three years until 1852, during which time he was awarded a prize from the British Medical Association for work he did on "the treatment of the contraction of the cicatrices of burns".[1]
He entered the Bombay Medical Service in 1852 and served in the Anglo-Persian War from 1856-7.[1][2]
In 1873 he was awarded 1000 Rupees by the Government of India for his work on A Manual of Family Medicine and Hygiene for India.[4][1]
He was appointed Deputy-Surgeon-General in 1877.[1][2] In 1882 he was Dean of the Faculty of the University of Bombay.[1] He was appointed Surgeon-General in 1885 and retired in 1888.[1][2]
He was knighted in 1888 and made Honorary Physician to the Queen.[1][2][4]
Personal life
[edit]He married Mary Anne Harriet and had one son, Colonel Arthur Trevelyan Moore CBE.[1][5][6]
He died on September 9, 1896 at his residence, 15 Portland Place in London.[1][2]
He was presented upon retirement with a life-size portrait that was hung in the Town Hall of Bombay.[1]
Selected works
[edit]- A Manual of Family Medicine and Hygiene for India[1][4]
- The Immediate Treatment of Accidents and Injuries[1]
- A Manual of the Diseases of India[1][7]
- Health in the Tropics, or, Sanitary Art Applied to Europeans in India[1][8]
- The Other Side of the Opium Question[1][9]
- Health Resorts for Tropical Invalids[1][10]
- Leprosy and Leper Houses[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "The Late Surgeon-General Sir William James Moore KCIE". The Hospital. 19 September 1896. S2CID 43967099.
- ^ a b c d e f "Indian Dictionary of National Biography".
- ^ a b c "Plarr's Lives of the Fellows: Moore, Edward (1804-1873)".
- ^ a b c "A Manual of Family Medicine and Hygiene for India". 1893.
- ^ "Marriage: Moore and Kennedy". Kildare Observer. 2 March 1889.
Feb 27, at Ballymore Eustace Church, by the Rev W H Morrison, M A, Rector of Killcullen, Arthur Trevelyan Moore Esq, RE, only son of Sir William Moore KCIE, to Constance Elizabeth, daughter of the late William Kennedy, Esq, of Anfield, Co Kildare.
- ^ Mosley, Charles (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, Volume 2. Burke's Peerage. p. 2133.
- ^ "A Manual of the Diseases of India".
- ^ "Health in the Tropics".
- ^ "The Other Side of the Opium Question".
- ^ "Health Resorts for Tropical Invalids".
- ^ "Leprosy and Leper Houses".