Webster, John Clarence National Historic Person
Saint John, New Brunswick
Address :
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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John Clarence Webster
(Designation Name)
Importance:
Surgeon, historian, author, professor, Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada Chairman (1940-49)
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Approved Inscription:
Born at Shediac and educated in medicine, Webster held successful appointments at Edinburgh, McGill, and the Rush Medical College, Chicago, before becoming, in 1889, Chief 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 museums, 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.