Hamilton, Frank Hastings, 1813-1886

Hamilton was a reknowned American surgeon and helped establish the medical school at the University of Buffalo.

From the description of Frank Hastings Hamilton awards and degrees scrapbook, 1831-1884. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 14308474

Physician, surgeon, educator, and author.

From the description of Frank Hastings Hamilton papers, 1863-1887. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79768705

Biographical Note

• 1813, Sept. 10: Born, Wilmington, Vt.
• 1830: Graduated, Union College, Schenectady, N.Y.
• 1833: Received license to practice medicine
• 1835: M.D., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
• 1846: Helped found medical department, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y.
• 1859: Appointed professor of Surgery, Long Island Hospital College, Long Island, N.Y.
• 1860: Published Treatise on Fractures and Dislocations. Philadelphia: Lea
• 1861: Volunteered for service in the Civil War and commissioned surgeon of the Thirty-first New York Regiment of Infantry Published Practical Treatise on Military Surgery. New York : Baillière
• 1861 - 1865 : Professor of surgery, Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York, N.Y.
• 1863: Became medical inspector of the U.S. Army
• 1863 - 1864 : Medical inspector during Civil War, U.S. Army
• 1872: The Principles and Practice of Surgery. New York: William Wood & Co.
• 1881: Consultant to the physician attending to James A. Garfield after the shotting of the president
• 1886, Aug. 11: Died, New York, N.Y.

From the guide to the Frank Hastings Hamilton Papers, 1863-1887, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)