Birth: 1817, Dec. 20
Death: 1881, Jan. 20
Occupation: doctor
Associated Counties
- Baltimore City
US Census
| Year | Occupation | County | Ward/District | Post Office | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | physician | Baltimore City | 12 | 224 |
Directories
| Date | Name | Occupation | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1865-1866 | Samuel T. Knight | doctor | 112 N Greene | Baltimore City |
| 1867-1868 | Samuel T. Knight | doctor | 112 N Greene | Baltimore City |
| 1863-1864 | S.T. Knight | doctor | 112 n Green | Baltimore City |
| 1837-1838 | Samuel T. Knight | doctor | office cor Eutaw and Lexington sts | Baltimore City |
Additional Information
- Dates: 1817-1881
Notes: Born at “Ingleside,” near Baltimore, December 20, 1817. M.D., University of Maryland, 1835; practiced at Baltimor from that time until his death; Commissioner of Health, Baltimore, 1862-66; invented an obstetrical forceps and an apparatus for fractured patela; reported two cases of ovariotomy, 1872; variolated the cow and obtained vaccine virus. Died at Baltimore, January 20, 1881.
Source: Cordell, Eugene Fauntleroy, Medical Annals of Maryland 1799-1899 Baltimore: The Medical and Chirurgical Faculty for the State of Maryland: 470 - Dates: 1860
Notes: Dr. Sam’l T. Knight invents an Unfenestrated Forceps for cases of narrow Pelves; also an apparatus (ring) for transversely fractured Patella; both these instruments have proved their utility.
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: 42 - Dates: 1862-1865
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 - Dates: 1862-5
Notes: Served as Attending Physician, Baltimore City and County Alms House, 1862-5
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: 250 - Dates: 1863
Notes: Dr. Sam. T. Knight procures virus from the cow.
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: 42 - Dates: 1881
Notes: Died, Baltimore City, January 20, 1881, age 64
Source: Arps, Walter E., Jr., Maryland Mortalities 1876-1915 from the (Baltimore) Sun Almanac Westminster: Family Line Publications: 134
Medicine in Maryland, 1752-1920 