Griffith, R. Sumter

R. Sumter Griffith was born in 1860, the son of F. L. Griffith. He came to the Maryland Agricultural College from Friendship, Maryland, attending the College from 1877 to 1880, leaving after his sophomore year. According to conflicting sources, he later entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Baltimore, Maryland, from which he appears to have graduated in 1886. Dr. R. Sumter Griffith practiced medicine in Waynesboro, Basic City, Virginia, for over fifty-six years before retiring in 1947. He died in Waynesboro, Virginia, on December 14, 1955, at the age of ninety-four.

From the guide to the R. Sumter Griffith papers, 1877-1936, 1877-1936, (University of Maryland)

Physician and student in the early years of the Maryland Agricultural College.

From the description of Papers of R. Sumter Griffith, 1877-1936. (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 18265657