John Carnegie

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1776-1859

Vol III

Pg 166

John Carnegie

1776-1859

Vol III

Pg 166

b.April 1776 d.16 November 1859

MD Ex LRCP(1817)

John Carnegie, M.D., was born at Leith, N.B., in April, 1776, and educated at Edinburgh. He served as assistant-surgeon in the 57th regiment, and afterwards as surgeon to the 62nd, which regiment he accompanied to the Peninsula, but his health failing, he was placed on half-pay, and returning to England, was admitted an Extra-Licentiate of the College of Physicians, 24th April, 1817. He settled at Wimborne, co. Dorset, where he practised for many years, and died 16th November, 1859.

William Munk