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Hugh Jackson Morgan
Hugh Jackson "Buddy" Morgan (1893–1961) was a world-renowned internist and medical professor, who served as Chair of the Department of Medicine at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine from 1935 to 1959, President of the American College of Physicians, and Chief Medical Consultant to the Surgeon General of the United States Army during the Second World War. In his youth he was an accomplished college football player. Early life and education Hugh Jackson Morgan was born into a prominent Nashville, Tennessee family in 1893 and graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1914. The Jackson family's ancestral home, Forks of Cypress, remains a landmark in Florence, Alabama. A scholar and athlete, he was a prominent member of the Vanderbilt varsity football team and was selected as an All Southern center.e.g. Morgan played on the 1911 and 1912 SIAA championship teams. He was nominated though not selected for an ''Associated Press'' All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the state, List of United States cities by population, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the fourth most populous city in the southeastern United States, southeastern U.S. Located on the Cumberland River, the city is the center of the Nashville metropolitan area, which is one of the fastest growing in the nation. Named for Francis Nash, a general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, the city was founded in 1779. The city grew quickly due to its strategic location as a port on the Cumberland River and, in the 19th century, a railroad center. Nashville seceded with Tennessee during the American Civil War; in 1862 it was the first state capital in the Confederate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
