Birth: 1831, Apr. 8
Death: 1893, Aug. 22
Occupation: doctor
Associated Counties
- Baltimore City
- Somerset
US Census
| Year | Occupation | County | Ward/District | Post Office | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | apothecary | Baltimore City | 15 | 43 | |
| 1870 | physician | Baltimore City | 15 | 120B |
Directories
| Date | Name | Occupation | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877 | G.W. Benson | doctor | 144 Hanover St. | Baltimore City |
| 1867-1868 | George W. Benson | doctor | 144 Hanover | Baltimore City |
| 1868-1869 | George W. Benson | doctor | 144 Hanover | Baltimore City |
| 1865-1866 | George W. Benson | doctor | 146 Hanover | Baltimore City |
| 1863-1864 | George W. Benson | doctor | 199 Hanover | Baltimore City |
| 1881 | George Benson | doctor | 144 Hanover | Baltimore City |
| 1856-1857 | George W. Benson | physician | 199 Hanover | Baltimore City |
| 1890 | George W. Benson | physician | 516 Hanover | Baltimore |
Additional Information
- Dates: 1831-1893
Notes:Name: George W. Benson
Death date: Aug 22, 1893
Place of death: Baltimore, MD
Type of practice: Allopath
Journal of the American Medical Association Citation: 21:357Source: Directory of Deceased American Physicians 1804-1929
- Dates: 1831-1893
Notes: Born at Princess Anne, Somerset County, Md., April 8, 1831. Entered a drug store at Baltimore in 1848; M.D., University of Maryland, 1852; Vaccine Physician, 1853-54; Coroner,1856 (two terms); Health Commissioner, Baltimore (two terms). Died at Baltimore, August 22, 1893.
Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 319 - Dates: 1852
Notes: M.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine
Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Historical Sketch of the University of Maryland School of Medicine (1807-1890), with an Introductory Chapter, Notices of the Schools of Law, Arts and Sciences, and Theology, and the Department of Dentistry, and a General Catalog of Medical Alumni Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 163 - Dates: 1853-1854
Notes: Vaccine physician
Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 268 - Dates: 1855/08/30
Notes: (Dr.) George W. Benson m. Susie E. Dexter, 30 Aug. 1855
Baltimore Sun, Sep. 1, 1855, p. 2
Source: Hollowak, Thomas L., Index to Marriages in the (Baltimore) Sun, 1851-1860 Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc: 15 - Dates: 1872-1873, 1882-1883
Notes: Commissioner, Board of Health
Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 262 - Dates: 1893
Notes: Died, Baltimore City, August 22, 1893, age 62.
Source: Arps, Walter E., Jr., Maryland Mortalities 1876-1915 from the (Baltimore) Sun Almanac Westminster: Family Line Publications: 18
Medicine in Maryland, 1752-1920 