Martin, Franklin H. (Franklin Henry), 1857-1935

Franklin Henry Martin, 1857-1935, graduated from Chicago Medical College (1880) and established a surgical practice in Chicago. Dr. Martin was a founder of the Society of Clinical Surgery (1903) and Clinical Congress of Surgeons of North America (1910), a founder and director-general of the American College of Surgeons (1913), and spent two years as a member of the Council of National Defense's Advisory Commission during World War I. The Council was established by President Wilson in 1916 to better facilitate resource allocation in both the government and private sector, increasing the nation's ability to respond to the possibility of war. The Council's General Medical Board addressed the issue of coordinating medical services between the armed forces, the federal government, and those in civilian life.

From the description of Diary of Franklin Henry Martin, 1914-1919. (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 14323004