Shiras, George, 1859-1942
Variant namesBorn in Allegheny, Pa., George Shiras III attended Cornell University and received his law degree from Yale in 1883. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives for the Pittsburgh area from 1903 to 1905. While a representative Shiras advocated for unified federal supervision of health matters. He worked closely with the Committee of One Hundred, a select group which was part of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and formed primarily to lobby for a national department of health.
From the description of George Shiras papers, 1897-1923. (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 14310060
From the guide to the George Shiras Papers, 1897-1923, (History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine)
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| associatedWith | American Association for the Advancement of Science. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | American Association for the Advancement of Science. Committee of One Hundred on National Health | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Detroit News. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Grinnell, George Bird, 1849-1938. | person |
| associatedWith | Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937. | person |
| correspondedWith | Immigration Restriction League (U.S.). | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Reynolds, Phyllis R. | person |
| associatedWith | Shiras Expedition to Panama (1914) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Public Health Service. | corporateBody |
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Birth 1859-01-01
Death 1942-03-24
