Sir William Moore | |
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| Born | William James Moore c. 1828 Halesowen, England |
| Died | 18 August 1896 London, England |
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| Alma mater | Queen's College, Birmingham |
| Spouse | Mary Anne Harriet Moore (date missing) |
| Children | 1 |
Sir William James Moore KCIE (1828-1896) was a Physician and Surgeon-General in British India. He was also Honorary Physician to Queen Victoria.
He was the son of Edward Moore DL JP of Halesowen. [1] [2] [3] His grandfather was William Moore Esq. of Woodsetton House, Sedgley. [3] His father was Justice of the Peace for Worcestershire from 1853, Staffordshire from 1862 and Deputy Lieutenant for Worcestershire from 1859. [1] [3] He studied medicine at Queen's College, Birmingham. [1]
He was a resident surgeon at Queen's Hospital, Birmingham for three years until 1852, during which time he was awarded a prize from the British Medical Association for work he did on "the treatment of the contraction of the cicatrices of burns". [1]
He entered the Bombay Medical Service in 1852 and served in the Anglo-Persian War from 1856-7. [1] [2]
In 1873 he was awarded 1000 Rupees by the Government of India for his work on A Manual of Family Medicine and Hygiene for India. [4] [1]
He was appointed Deputy-Surgeon-General in 1877. [1] [2] In 1882 he was Dean of the Faculty of the University of Bombay. [1] He was appointed Surgeon-General in 1885 and retired in 1888. [1] [2]
He was knighted in 1888 and made Honorary Physician to the Queen. [1] [2] [4]
He married Mary Anne Harriet and had one son, Colonel Arthur Trevelyan Moore CBE . [1] [5] [6]
He died on September 9, 1896 at his residence, 15 Portland Place in London. [1] [2]
He was presented upon retirement with a life-size portrait that was hung in the Town Hall of Bombay. [1]
Feb 27, at Ballymore Eustace Church, by the Rev W H Morrison, M A, Rector of Killcullen, Arthur Trevelyan Moore Esq, RE, only son of Sir William Moore KCIE, to Constance Elizabeth, daughter of the late William Kennedy, Esq, of Anfield, Co Kildare.