John Tweedy
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Sir John Tweedy was a surgeon and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons.
He was born at Stockton-on-Tees
, the son of John Tweedy, a solicitor. (Other sources say he was the son of a Foreign Fruit Merchant.) He was educated at Stockton Collegiate School under Mr Charles James Cooke and then at Elmfield College
for a period of 2yrs and 9 months where he received a good classical and mathematical education. He read classical Greek and Latin.
He then went to University College, London and University College Hospital
to study medicine. He qualified in 1872, and in 1873 became a Clinical Assistant at the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital, Moorfields, beginning a long association with the institution. He was elected Assistant Surgeon in 1884 and later full Surgeon.
In March 1872 he took LRCP and took an editorial post at The Lancet for a period of 12 yrs. In 1876 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
In 1881 he also became Assistant Ophthalmic Surgeon at University College, London and Professor of Ophthalmic Medicine and Surgery in 1886. On his retirement he was elected Emeritus Professor of Ophthalmology at the College and Consulting Surgeon to the Hospital.
In 1905 he gave the Hunterian oration at the Royal College of Surgeons and in his later years was one of the Hunterian Collection
trustees.
He married Mary Hilhouse, daughter of Richard Hilhouse and had 2 sons, Roger and Wharton as well as a daughter.
He was born at Stockton-on-Tees
Stockton-on-Tees
Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in north east England. It is the major settlement in the unitary authority and borough of Stockton-on-Tees. For ceremonial purposes, the borough is split between County Durham and North Yorkshire as it also incorporates a number of smaller towns including...
, the son of John Tweedy, a solicitor. (Other sources say he was the son of a Foreign Fruit Merchant.) He was educated at Stockton Collegiate School under Mr Charles James Cooke and then at Elmfield College
Elmfield College
Elmfield College, York , originally called "Connexional College" or "Jubilee College" in honour of the Primitive Methodist Silver Jubilee in 1860, was a Primitive Methodist college on the outskirts of Heworth, York, England, near Monk Stray.-Primitive Methodism in York:The college was a national...
for a period of 2yrs and 9 months where he received a good classical and mathematical education. He read classical Greek and Latin.
He then went to University College, London and University College Hospital
University College Hospital
University College Hospital is a teaching hospital located in London, United Kingdom. It is part of the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is closely associated with University College London ....
to study medicine. He qualified in 1872, and in 1873 became a Clinical Assistant at the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital, Moorfields, beginning a long association with the institution. He was elected Assistant Surgeon in 1884 and later full Surgeon.
In March 1872 he took LRCP and took an editorial post at The Lancet for a period of 12 yrs. In 1876 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
In 1881 he also became Assistant Ophthalmic Surgeon at University College, London and Professor of Ophthalmic Medicine and Surgery in 1886. On his retirement he was elected Emeritus Professor of Ophthalmology at the College and Consulting Surgeon to the Hospital.
In 1905 he gave the Hunterian oration at the Royal College of Surgeons and in his later years was one of the Hunterian Collection
Hunterian Collection
The Hunterian Collection is one of the best-known collections of the University of Glasgow and is cared for by the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery and Glasgow University Library. It contains 650 manuscripts and some 10,000 printed books, 30,000 coins and 15,000 anatomical and natural history...
trustees.
He married Mary Hilhouse, daughter of Richard Hilhouse and had 2 sons, Roger and Wharton as well as a daughter.
- 1892 - Member of the council of the Royal College of Surgeons
- 1899 - Junior Vice-President
- 1902 - Senior Vice-President
- 1903 - President of the Ophthalmological Society of the United Kingdom
- 1903-5 - President of the Royal College of Surgeons
- 1904 - Representative of the College of Surgeons on the Courts of Governors of the Universities of Sheffield and Liverpool.
- 1906 - He received his Knighthood and Edinburgh University conferred an LL.D on him.
- 1919- He wrote 2 essays 'The Medical Tradition' 1919 and 'The Surgical Tradition'.http://trees.ancestry.co.uk/pt/ViewStory.aspx?tid=6252569&pid=-1115889286&did=d5782aa0-b431-44ea-8f6d-7fae5f684e9c&src=search#