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Frank Hastings Hamilton (September 13, 1813 in
''Treatise on Fractures and Dislocations'' (1860)
* ''Practical Treatise on Military Surgery'' (1861) * ''The Principles and Practice of Surgery'' (1872)
In his later years, his place in history was secured by a tragic event. "Almost immediately after President Garfield was shot in 1881, Mrs. Garfield insisted upon sending for Dr. Hamilton. He was telegraphed for, and a special train being provided him, he went directly to the President's bedside. Until the President died, Dr. Hamilton in connection with Drs. Bliss and Agnew was almost constantly in attendance."
Frank Hastings Hamilton (September 13, 1813 in Wilmington, Vermont
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– August 11, 1886 in New York City
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) was an American surgeon.
Hamilton was the son of Calvin and Lucinda (Hastings) Hamilton. Through his mother, he was a descendant of Thomas Hastings who came from the East Anglia
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region of England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony
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in 1634. Hamilton graduated from Union College
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in 1830 and received the degree of MD degree at the University of Pennsylvania
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in 1835.
After teaching in various colleges, he became in 1861 professor in the Bellevue Hospital Medical College
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. He was a military surgeon for two years in the Civil War
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and was appointed medical inspector with the rank of lieutenant colonel in 1863. Among the many positions of honor and trust which he held was the presidency of the New York Society of Medical Jurisprudence.
He served as consulting surgeon to various hospitals and asylums and became widely known as an authority on surgery, his three large works having a recognized place in the literature of medical science. They are:
''Treatise on Fractures and Dislocations'' (1860)
* ''Practical Treatise on Military Surgery'' (1861) * ''The Principles and Practice of Surgery'' (1872)
In his later years, his place in history was secured by a tragic event. "Almost immediately after President Garfield was shot in 1881, Mrs. Garfield insisted upon sending for Dr. Hamilton. He was telegraphed for, and a special train being provided him, he went directly to the President's bedside. Until the President died, Dr. Hamilton in connection with Drs. Bliss and Agnew was almost constantly in attendance."
Terms
* Hamilton's bandage — a compound bandage for the lower jaw, composed of a leather string with straps of linen webbing. * Hamilton's pseudophlegmon — a circumscribed swelling which may become red and indurated, but never suppurates. * Hamilton's test — When the shoulder joint is luxated, a rule or straight rod applied to thehumerus
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can be made to touch the outer condyle and the acromion at the same time.
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(1938)
Death and burial
Hamilton died at his home in New York City on August 11, 1886. He was buried atSleepy Hollow Cemetery
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in Sleepy Hollow, New York
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.
Family
Hamilton was the great-grandfather ofFrank H. Davis
Frank H. Davis (June 13, 1910 – April 2, 1979) was an American businessman and public official. He was notable for his service as Vermont State Treasurer for three terms.
Biography
Frank Hamilton Davis was born in New York City on June 13, 19 ...
, who served as Vermont State Treasurer
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from 1969 to 1975.
See also
References
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