Son of: Nathan Smith & Anna Maria (Parker) Davis married 1884, Jessie Bradley Hopkins.
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DR. NATHAN SMITH DAVIS.
Dr. Nathan Smith Davis, formerly vice-president of the Young Men's Christian Association and for many years among the most prominent of Chicago's physicians, died Dec.21,1920, at Pasadena, California.
Doctor Davis was the son of one of Chicago's medical pioneers and bore his father's name. He was born in Chicago in 1858, and was educated at Northwestern University. In 1880 he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from North-western and in 1883 was awarded his M. D., from the Chicago Medical College and the degree of A. M., from Northwestern.
In 1884 Doctor Davis became visiting physician at Mercy hospital, a position he held for many years. In the same year he married Miss Jessie Hopkins, daughter of Judge Hopkins of Madison, Wis. In 1887 he became professor of principles and practice in Northwestern University's Medi-
cal School and in 1901, became dean of the School.
Doctor Davis served as secretary of the practical medicine section of the American Medical Association, was a member of the Chicago Academy of Sciences and a fellow of
the American Academy of Medicine. He served as a trustee of Northwestern, was active in the affairs of the Illinois State Medical Society and the Chicago Tuberculosis Institute, and was interested in many scientific bodies. He studied
his profession both in Heidelberg and Vienna.
The widow, two sons, Nathan Smith Davis III., and William Deering Davis, and a daughter Ruth Davis Dangler, survive.
Source: Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (Vol years 1920-1921)
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DR. NATHAN SMITH DAVIS.
Dr. Nathan Smith Davis, formerly vice-president of the Young Men's Christian Association and for many years among the most prominent of Chicago's physicians, died Dec.21,1920, at Pasadena, California.
Doctor Davis was the son of one of Chicago's medical pioneers and bore his father's name. He was born in Chicago in 1858, and was educated at Northwestern University. In 1880 he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from North-western and in 1883 was awarded his M. D., from the Chicago Medical College and the degree of A. M., from Northwestern.
In 1884 Doctor Davis became visiting physician at Mercy hospital, a position he held for many years. In the same year he married Miss Jessie Hopkins, daughter of Judge Hopkins of Madison, Wis. In 1887 he became professor of principles and practice in Northwestern University's Medi-
cal School and in 1901, became dean of the School.
Doctor Davis served as secretary of the practical medicine section of the American Medical Association, was a member of the Chicago Academy of Sciences and a fellow of
the American Academy of Medicine. He served as a trustee of Northwestern, was active in the affairs of the Illinois State Medical Society and the Chicago Tuberculosis Institute, and was interested in many scientific bodies. He studied
his profession both in Heidelberg and Vienna.
The widow, two sons, Nathan Smith Davis III., and William Deering Davis, and a daughter Ruth Davis Dangler, survive.
Source: Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (Vol years 1920-1921)
Son of: Nathan Smith & Anna Maria (Parker) Davis married 1884, Jessie Bradley Hopkins.
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DR. NATHAN SMITH DAVIS.
Dr. Nathan Smith Davis, formerly vice-president of the Young Men's Christian Association and for many years among the most prominent of Chicago's physicians, died Dec.21,1920, at Pasadena, California.
Doctor Davis was the son of one of Chicago's medical pioneers and bore his father's name. He was born in Chicago in 1858, and was educated at Northwestern University. In 1880 he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from North-western and in 1883 was awarded his M. D., from the Chicago Medical College and the degree of A. M., from Northwestern.
In 1884 Doctor Davis became visiting physician at Mercy hospital, a position he held for many years. In the same year he married Miss Jessie Hopkins, daughter of Judge Hopkins of Madison, Wis. In 1887 he became professor of principles and practice in Northwestern University's Medi-
cal School and in 1901, became dean of the School.
Doctor Davis served as secretary of the practical medicine section of the American Medical Association, was a member of the Chicago Academy of Sciences and a fellow of
the American Academy of Medicine. He served as a trustee of Northwestern, was active in the affairs of the Illinois State Medical Society and the Chicago Tuberculosis Institute, and was interested in many scientific bodies. He studied
his profession both in Heidelberg and Vienna.
The widow, two sons, Nathan Smith Davis III., and William Deering Davis, and a daughter Ruth Davis Dangler, survive.
Source: Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (Vol years 1920-1921)
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DR. NATHAN SMITH DAVIS.
Dr. Nathan Smith Davis, formerly vice-president of the Young Men's Christian Association and for many years among the most prominent of Chicago's physicians, died Dec.21,1920, at Pasadena, California.
Doctor Davis was the son of one of Chicago's medical pioneers and bore his father's name. He was born in Chicago in 1858, and was educated at Northwestern University. In 1880 he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from North-western and in 1883 was awarded his M. D., from the Chicago Medical College and the degree of A. M., from Northwestern.
In 1884 Doctor Davis became visiting physician at Mercy hospital, a position he held for many years. In the same year he married Miss Jessie Hopkins, daughter of Judge Hopkins of Madison, Wis. In 1887 he became professor of principles and practice in Northwestern University's Medi-
cal School and in 1901, became dean of the School.
Doctor Davis served as secretary of the practical medicine section of the American Medical Association, was a member of the Chicago Academy of Sciences and a fellow of
the American Academy of Medicine. He served as a trustee of Northwestern, was active in the affairs of the Illinois State Medical Society and the Chicago Tuberculosis Institute, and was interested in many scientific bodies. He studied
his profession both in Heidelberg and Vienna.
The widow, two sons, Nathan Smith Davis III., and William Deering Davis, and a daughter Ruth Davis Dangler, survive.
Source: Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (Vol years 1920-1921)
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