William Gunn (1855–1922) was one of Florida's first African-American medical doctors. He began his career working as a driver for a medical doctor at the Knott House. Gunn was born in

Leon County, Florida Leon County is a county in the Panhandle of the U.S. state of Florida. It was named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León. As of the 2020 census, the population was 292,198. The county seat is Tallahassee, which is also the state cap ...

in 1855. He was mentored by Dr. Betton, a Euro-American medical doctor who financed Gunn's education at

Meharry Medical College Meharry Medical College is a private historically black medical school affiliated with the United Methodist Church and located in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1876 as the Medical Department of Central Tennessee College, it was the first me ...

after Gunn came to work for him as a driver.Portrait of William J. Gunn
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