William Maxwell Wood

Birth: 1809, May 21
Death: 1880, Mar. 1
Occupation: doctor

Associated Counties

  • Baltimore City

Additional Information

  • Dates: 1809-1880
    Notes: Born in Maryland, May 21, 1809; son of John Wood of Scotland. M.D., University of Maryland, 1829; Assistant Surgeon, U.S.N., 1829; Surgeon, 1838; Fleet Surgeon, 1856-58, 1861-65; President, Examining Board, 1868; Surgeon-General, 1869-71; retired, 1871; resided at Baltimore and was a regular reader at the Library, 1833-48 (Librarian’s book). Died at Owing’s Mills, Md., March 1, 1880. See list of 1848.
    Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 629
  • Dates: 1829
    Notes: MD, University of Maryland School of Medicine
    Maryland
    Source: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Catalogue of the Alumni of the School of Medicine Baltimore: Printed by Sherwood & Co.: 19