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John Clarence Webster, surgeon and historian

John Clarence Webster, portrait. John Clarence Webster · New York : J. T. White Company · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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John Clarence Webster, born at Shediac, trained in medicine and held posts at Edinburgh, McGill and Chicago, becoming chief obstetrician and gynecologist at Chicago’s Presbyterian Hospital. After retiring he turned to history, writing many articles on New Brunswick and helping found museums at Saint John and Fort Beauséjour. He served on the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.

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Webster as described in his designation.

Sources behind this record

John Clarence Webster National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

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