Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-13
DR.. |. c. B0SHER,
LEADING SURGEON,
EXP|RESSUDDENLY
Is Victim of Heart Lesion
as He Retires for
Evening.
WAS ONE OF FOUNDERS OF
STUART CIRCLE HOSPITAL
Rendered Great Service to Ma
tive City in Developing It's
Hospital Facilities.

DR.. Lewis Crenshaw Bosher, one OF
the first-rank surgeons of Virginia,
died suddenly last evening at Z
O'Clock in his residence, 422 East
Franklin Street. from n heart lesion.
He was in his sixty-irst year. DR..
Bosher had just arisen from the din
ner table and retired to his bedroom
when the death attack came upon
him. He had bceen feeling we'll all
day, and attended patient in the
morning. However, on several days
last week he had complained that he
was not feeling perfectly fit. For
the past six years he had suffered
more or less from both rheumatic
and heart troubles.
DR.. Meade Mann was DR.. Bosher's
personal physician. He assembled n
number OF the leaders of the medical
profession following the notice sent
him by DIR. Bosher's brother. Charles
G.. Bosher. that DR.. Bosher had been
fatally stricken.
At late hour last night 1t was an
nounced that funeral arrangements
would be made some time today, DIR.
Bosher was unmarried. Besides his
brother. only two sisters of the i'm
mediate family survive him. They
are Mrs. l.. B. Janney and Miss
Sophie Bosher
The death OF DR.. Bosher. who was
son of the late Robert II. Bosher.
one OF Richmond's leading merchants.
was preceded by the deaths of three
other brothers. William j. Bosher.
Robert 5. Bosher. both engaged in to-
bacco manufacturing. and Captain T..
Jeter Boshcr, who remained in the
family mercantile firm OF II. II.
Kosher and Sons.
On Stuart Circle Stnn.
DR.. Kosher was at Stuart Circle
hospital. of which he was ono of the
FOUNDERS. on Friday and was active
there at that time In his duties.
me following doctors assembled at
Dr, Bosher's home last night: Drs.
benjamin III. Gray. w. B. Porter, Her
bert Mann. Manfred Call. A. G..
Brown. Jr, Greer Baughman, Charles
II. Robins, Clifton NJ. Miller, Stuart
Michaux. and Meade Mann.
Dr. Bosher was born in this city
February II. 1860, the son OF Robert
H. Bosher and Elizabeth Eubank
Bosher His elementary schooling
was gained at Beech's Academy. He
! prepared for Richnond College at the
bartlett Il. Davis school of this city.
after taking his 4. B. he matriculated
IN the Medical College OF Virginia
and took his NJ. d. from that ins,i.
tuition in 1883.
This was followed by n ycar.s
training as ambulance surgeon at the
city Hospital before going to Sew
York for broader experience in his
chosen field OF surgery. He was CON
nected with both Mt. Sinai and Belle
vue Hospitals there. When he re-
turned here he was associated with
Dr. Frank Cunningham. Coincidcnt
with his return he became infuen-
tiai in the affairs OF the Medical Col
!eGc OF Virginia and soon went upon
the teaching STAFF Of his alma mater.
TO him are credited many of the ad-
Hances made by the school.
Professor of Anatomy,
The first professorship held by DR..
Bosher was In anatomy. The state
stu! holds many leading physicians
who remember the remarkable way
in which DR.. Boshcr filled this chair.
He was then advanced to the chair OF
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