Webster, John Clarence National Historic Person

Saint John, New Brunswick
John C. Webster in his study © http://historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=4403&pid=0
John Clarence Webster
© http://historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=4403&pid=0
John C. Webster in his study © http://historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=4403&pid=0Webster, John Clarence © none
Address : 277 Douglas Avenue, Saint John, New Brunswick

Recognition Statute: Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date: 1950-05-31
Life Date: 1863 to 1950

Other Name(s):
  • Webster, John Clarence  (Designation Name)

Importance: Surgeon, historian, author, professor, Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada Chairman (1940-49)

Plaque(s)


Existing plaque: in New Brunswick Museum Saint John, New Brunswick

Eminent surgeon, historian, author and professor A leader in the movement for the preservation of Canada's historic past Born in Shediac, N.B., 21st October, 1863 Died there, 16th March, 1950

Existing plaque: in New Brunswick Museum 277 Douglas Avenue, Saint John, New Brunswick

Born at Shediac and educated in medicine, Webster held successful appointments at Edinburgh, McGill, and the Rush Medical College, Chicago, before becoming, in 1889, Cheif Obstetrician and Gynecologist at the Chicago Presbyterian Hospital. The author of significant treaties on scientific subjects, he turned, upon retiring, to historical research, wrote many articles on the history of New Brunswick, and helped to found musuems, notably at Saint John and Fort Beausejour. Elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 1924, he also served on the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. He died at Shediac.