Bushrod Washington James
Bushrod Washington James, A.M., M.D. (1836–1903) was an American surgeon,
homeopathist, writer, and philanthropist who lived in
Philadelphia. He graduated from the
Homeopathic College in 1857. He served as the secretary of the
Homeopathic Medical Society of Pennsylvania and later as its president. He bequeathed US$55,000 as well as several properties in Philadelphia and
Island Beach, New Jersey, to establish the
Washington James Eye and Ear Institute, a free hospital for the treatment of diseases of the eyes, throat, and lungs. He also provided three houses, books, jewels, relics, and a US$40,000 endowment to establish a library for children and the elderly, which eventually became the Bushrod branch of the
Free Library of Philadelphia. He donated land to the city of
Oakland, California, for the establishment of
Bushrod Park, and several plots of land to the city of
Coronado, California, for the establishment of the
Bushrod Washington James Institute. He had also donated a house to the
American Temperance University in
Harriman, Tennessee, which became that institution's "Bushrod W. James Hall of Domestic Science for Young Ladies."
He is interred at
West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Westlawn Section, Lot 284,
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.
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