Birth: 1822, Jul. 2
Death: 1888, May 22
Occupation: doctor
Associated Counties
- Baltimore City
US Census
| Year | Occupation | County | Ward/District | Post Office | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | physician | Baltimore City | 16 | 127 |
Directories
| Date | Name | Occupation | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877 | Jacob Houck | doctor | 75 E. Baltimore St. | Baltimore City |
| 1881 | Jacob W. Houck | doctor | 75 E. Baltimore | Baltimore City |
| 1865-1866 | Jacob W. Houck | doctor | 10 N Front | Baltimore City |
| 1867-1868 | Jacob W. Houck | doctor | 10 N Front | Baltimore City |
| 1853-1854 | Jacob Houck | doctor | Laboratory Baltimore St. near Eutaw St. | Baltimore City |
| 1853-1854 | J. W. Houck | attending physician at General Dispensary; | dw: 106 Mulberry St. | Baltimore City |
Additional Information
- Dates: 1822/07/02 – 1888/05/22
Notes: Tombstone. See detail.
Source: Gravestone found on personal visit, 2/22/2009. Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick Road, Baltimore, MD. - Dates: 1823-1888
Notes: Born at Baltimore, 1823. M.D., University of Maryland, 1842; studied at the City Almshouse; Vaccine Physician in 1842; Commissioner of Health, Baltimore, 1855+; Physician to City Jail and Marine Hospital; President, Alumni Association, University of Maryland, 1879. Died at Baltimore, May 22, 1888.
Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 444 - Dates: 1844-51
Notes: Served as Attending Physician, Baltimore General Dispensary, 1844-51
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: 251 - Dates: 1845-1851
Notes: Attending Physician, Baltimore General Dispensary
Source: Baxley, C. Herbert, ed., A History of the Baltimore General Dispensary Baltimore: Baltimore General Dispensary Foundation, Inc.: 110 - Dates: 1846
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: 270 - Dates: 1851-1853
Notes: Resident physician, Quarantine or Marine Hospital
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: 263 - Dates: 1855/01/11
Notes: The Board of Health, composed of Dr. Wm. M. Kemp, City Phyisician; Dr. Jacob W. Houck, Commissioner of Health,and Dr. Judson Gilman, Asst. Commissioner and Secretary, visit Norfolk to investigate the yellow fever; they think it due to local causes, and non-contagious, and having cleansed Baltimore the year before, they determine to open her ports to refugees from Norfolk.
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: 41 - Dates: 1855-1860
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: 263
Medicine in Maryland, 1752-1920 
