Clark, J. Henry (James Henry), 1814-1869

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J. (James) Henry Clark (1814-1869), a Newark, N.J. (Essex County) physician. In 1856, he founded the Newark Eye and Ear Infirmary, the first organization of its kind in New Jersey. President of the Essex District Medical Society in 1867, he also decided disability and pension cases until his death in Montclair, N.J. in 1869. His son, James Henry Clark, Jr. (1853-1945), also a Newark physician, served as an eye and ear surgeon at St. Michael's Hospital in Newark (1883-1915), and as Newark police surgeon (1886-1920).

From the description of Papers, 1836-1914. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 38866642

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referencedIn Medical Society of New Jersey. Records, 1766-1887. New Jersey Historical Society Library
referencedIn Stanford Pharmacy (Newark, N.J.). Record books, 1853-1905. New Jersey Historical Society Library
creatorOf Shugard, William. Papers, 1826-1897. New Jersey Historical Society Library
creatorOf Clark, J. Henry (James Henry), 1814-1869. Papers, 1836-1914. New Jersey Historical Society Library
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associatedWith Clark, James Henry, Jr., 1853-1945. person
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associatedWith Newark Eye and Ear Infirmary (N.J.) corporateBody
associatedWith Shugard, William. person
associatedWith Stanford Pharmacy (Newark, N.J.) corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
New Jersey--Newark
Newark (N.J.)
Essex County (N.J.)
Subject
Cesarean Section
Cholera
Drug abuse
Ear
Eye
Hospitals, Ophthalmic and aural
Materia medica
Medicine
Physicians (General practice)
Therapeutics
Occupation
Physicians
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Birth 1814

Death 1869

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