Samuel Baldwin Ward (June 8, 1842 - June 3, 1915) was a surgeon who operated in New York City and in Albany. He also published writings in the field of medicine, and was the Dean of
Albany Medical College
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1905-1914.
Biography
Samuel Baldwin Ward was born in
New York City
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on June 8, 1842.
His parents were Lebbeus Baldwin Ward and Abby Dwight (Partridge) Ward. Ward's medical degree was from
Georgetown University School of Medicine (1864);
his undergraduate degree was from
Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
.
[
][
He married Cornelia Augusta Wheeler in 1871, and they had three children.][ Their daughter, Anna Wheeler Ward, married ]Henry M. Sage
Henry Manning Sage (May 18, 1868 in Albany, New York – September 25, 1933 in Menands, Albany County, New York) was an American senator and politician from New York. He became Chairman of the State Hospital Development Commission.
Early life ...
October 29, 1895. The Sages, who together had two daughters, divorced in 1908.
Samuel Baldwin Ward died at his home in Albany, New York
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on June 3, 1915.
Works
* ''Progress in Surgery'':
* ''"Hun, Edward Reynolds"'' in ''American Medical Biographies''
References
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1842 births
1915 deaths
Albany Medical College faculty
American surgeons
Columbia University alumni
Georgetown University School of Medicine alumni