Webster, John Clarence National Historic Person
Saint John, New Brunswick
John Clarence Webster
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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):
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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.