Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1889-06-27
Dr.. JAMES {. MORGAN.
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Dr.. James Ethelbert Morgan. an
old and eminsntly successful physi-
cian Of Washington city. died at his
residence. 905 z Street, northwest,
June 2. 1889. he was born in st.
Mary's county. MARYLAND, September
8, 1922. His ancestry on both sides
were from Great Britain-the Nor
gans of Monmouthshire. in Wales.
They were Catholics aud adherents Of
Charles the First, and therefore. 10 the
changes Of rulers. and owing TO the
grievous disabilities imposed upon per-
sons Of this faith. this family gladly
sought an asylum with Lord Balti.
more's loyal Catholic colony in Mary
land. In America DIR. Morgan's an
cestrY we're devoted TO agriculture and
were large and successful tobacco
planters in Lower Maryland.
The subject Of this notice was the
SON Of George and Maria Cecil Nor
gan. The Cecils were also an early
Maryland family from Kent. England.
His mother was woman of education
and energy and Of great force ofchar-
acter. and being left widow with .
numerous family of children to raise
and educate. resolved to remove from
her plantation to the town of Freder-
lex, Nd, where there were good schools.
At st. Johns college. in Frederick,
under the charge of the Jesuit fathers,
DR.. James E. Morgan was educated
and received the honors of the instiiu-
ton, as did his two brothers, while
his sisters were educated at a semina-
ny for young ladies in the same place.
Immediately after leaving college
he began the study of medicine with
DR.. Flodoardo Howard, in Washing.
ton city. After attending two full
courses Of lectures at the Columbia
medical college. District of Columbia.
he received from il the degree of NJ.
D.. in 1916. He then began to prac.
tice his profession in South Washing
ton. growing part Of the city, where
he soon acquired a good business
But during the lecture term. even
when actively engaged in profession
al duties during the day, he would
spend his evenings at the colleg'.
Although Washington had at that
period but limited hospital advanta-
gss for students. DR.. Morgan. by his
assiduity and devotion to study. was
well prepared for practice in all
branches Of his profession. He prided
himself in being general practition-
er.
His aptness for teaching early at
tracted attention, and in 1S48 he was
offered and accepted the position Of
demonstrators of anatomy in Columbian
College. and the following year. in ad-
dition to these duties, acted az assis-
tant to the professor Of anatomy, pre-
pairing his dissections for demonstra-
ton before the class and recapitula.
ting his lectures TO the students. He
filled these positions with much ac-
ceptableness TO the faculty and. TO the
students.
In 1852 DR.. Morgan was elected To
the chair Of physiology and medical
Jurisprudence in the Georgetown med
ical college. which position he accep-
ted, and has from that time to the
close Of his life been devoted as q
teacher and friend of this institution.
In 1853. to accommodate the faculty
on the bringing in of new professors,
he was induced TO accept the chair Of
materia medica and therapeutics in
addition to Jurisprudence. He con-
tinued to ell this position with in
creasing reputation until ] 875-6. when
he insisted upon retiring from the la
Dor, that he might have more time to
attend to his practice and private af.
fairs. In accepting his resignation he
was elected by the faculty emeritus
professor, and thus remained with the
college.
DR.. Morgan possessed q noble fg-
IRE. He was 9 foot 8 inches in
height. and weighed about eco pounds;
OF fine carriage and commanding per-
son. pleasing face and an agreeable
voice and affable manners. He was
sure to attract attention in any COM
pany. and his department on all oc-
casions proclaimed him the gentle
man. He was popular as man and
a citizen and beloved as physician.
His popularity led him to be selected
and proffsred many public positions.
but he limited his connections with
such almost exclusively to those in
some manner connected with his pro-
fession.
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In 1850 he was elected without re-
gard 10 narty A member of the hoard