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A native of Culross, Fife, John Moultrie Senior qualified M.D. at Edinburgh University then served as a surgeon in the British Navy. In 1728, he emigrated to Charlestown, South Carolina, where he enjoyed success as both a general practitioner and an indigo planter. He married twice and had five sons who would play prominent roles in the political and military life of colonial and newly independent America. | A native of Culross, Fife, John Moultrie Senior qualified M.D. at Edinburgh University then served as a surgeon in the British Navy. In 1728, he emigrated to Charlestown, South Carolina, where he enjoyed success as both a general practitioner and an indigo planter. He married twice and had five sons who would play prominent roles in the political and military life of colonial and newly independent America. | ||
| − | *John who followed in his father's footsteps graduating in [[Medicine]] from Edinburgh in 1749. He would subsequently become Governor of East Florida. | + | *'''John Moultrie''' who followed in his father's footsteps graduating in [[Medicine]] from Edinburgh in 1749. He would subsequently become Governor of East Florida. |
| − | *William (1730-1785) who became a Major-General in the Revolutionary Army and later Governor of the state of South Carolina. | + | *'''William Moultrie (1730-1785)''' who became a Major-General in the Revolutionary Army and later Governor of the state of South Carolina. |
| − | *James (1734-1765) who became Attorney-General of the Province of South Carolina then Chief Justice of East Florida. | + | *'''James Moultrie (1734-1765)''' who became Attorney-General of the Province of South Carolina then Chief Justice of East Florida. |
| − | *Thomas (1740-1780), a captain in the the Revolutionary Army who was killed in the siege of Charlestown | + | *'''Thomas Moultrie (1740-1780)''', a captain in the the Revolutionary Army who was killed in the siege of Charlestown |
| − | *Alexander (ca. 1750-1807) (by Moultrie's second marriage) who became the first Attorney-General of the state of South Carolina. | + | *'''Alexander Moultrie (ca. 1750-1807)''' (by Moultrie's second marriage) who became the first Attorney-General of the state of South Carolina. |
John Moultrie Senior's name is given as James Moultrie in some sources. | John Moultrie Senior's name is given as James Moultrie in some sources. | ||
Latest revision as of 11:02, 24 August 2015
John Moultrie (1702-1771) was the father of John Moultrie (1729-1798), the first US-born graduate of Edinburgh University. A Scot by birth, he was also an alumnus of Edinburgh University's Medical School.
A native of Culross, Fife, John Moultrie Senior qualified M.D. at Edinburgh University then served as a surgeon in the British Navy. In 1728, he emigrated to Charlestown, South Carolina, where he enjoyed success as both a general practitioner and an indigo planter. He married twice and had five sons who would play prominent roles in the political and military life of colonial and newly independent America.
- John Moultrie who followed in his father's footsteps graduating in Medicine from Edinburgh in 1749. He would subsequently become Governor of East Florida.
- William Moultrie (1730-1785) who became a Major-General in the Revolutionary Army and later Governor of the state of South Carolina.
- James Moultrie (1734-1765) who became Attorney-General of the Province of South Carolina then Chief Justice of East Florida.
- Thomas Moultrie (1740-1780), a captain in the the Revolutionary Army who was killed in the siege of Charlestown
- Alexander Moultrie (ca. 1750-1807) (by Moultrie's second marriage) who became the first Attorney-General of the state of South Carolina.
John Moultrie Senior's name is given as James Moultrie in some sources.
Sources
- John Z. Bowers, 'The Influence of Edinburgh on American Medicine', in Medical Education and Medical Care: A Scottish-American Symposium, ed. Gordon McLachlan (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1977), pp. 1-23.
- 'Letters from a Colonial Student of Medicine in Edinburgh to his Parents in South Carolina, 1746-1749', University of Edinburgh Journal, 4 (1930-31), 270-74.
- J. B. Morrell, 'Medicine and Science in the Eighteenth Century', in Four Centuries: Edinburgh University Life, 1583-1983, ed. Gordon Donaldson (Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh Press, 1983), pp. 38-52.
- Eleanor Winthrop Townsend, 'John Moultrie, Junior, M.D., 1729-1798, Royal Lieutenant-Governor of East Florida', Annals of Medical History, 3rd Ser., II (1940), 98-109.