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Robert Henry Harrison, M.D.

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302 Preston Street, Columbus, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 29° 42' 29.71725999984", -96° 32' 17.51602999992"
 
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    (November 13, 1826 - October 17, 1905) A Georgia native and a doctor's son, Robert Henry Harrison received his medical degree in Ohio in 1846. He married Martha V. Towell in 1856, then served as a colonel in the Confederate Army. He moved to Columbus with his family in 1869, lived in a home at this site, and opened a doctor's office on the town square. He was a founding member and president of The State Medical Association, helped establish Texas' Board of Health, and was a prolific medical journalist. He built a hospital in Columbus in 1880 for railway employees. He left a legacy of civic leadership and volunteer medical service.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Robert Henry Harrison, M.D. Historical Marker Location Map, Columbus, Texas

 
   
Related Themes: Texas C.S.A., Texas Confederate States of America, Confederacy
 
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