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FIFE, John (1795-1871)

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Born: 1795

Died: 1871

Postnominals: MRCS

Editorial Description

1814, FRCS 1843; sen surgeon Newcastle Infirmary; founded Newcastle Med Sch and Eye Infirmary; mayor of Newcastle, 1838, 1843; JP; chairman and sponsor of Newcastle Mechanics' Inst; involved with local reform movements; knighted in 1840 for his part in suppressing Chartism in Newcastle; key figure in NEWCASTLE PHREN SOC; provided G. MACKENZIE with a testimonial ' in 1836; lectured to a crowded audience in Newcastle Lit & Phil Soc, 1836, and in Carlisle Mechanics' Inst, 1836. (DNB; MEB)

Editorial Information

Identifier	405.
Type	Person
Source	Roger Cooter, Phrenology in the British Isles (1989)
PDF page	137
Printed page	132
Database ID	1286

Original Transcription

405. FIFE, John (1795-1871), MRCS 1814, FRCS 1843; sen surgeon
Newcastle Infirmary; founded Newcastle Med Sch and Eye Infirmary;
mayor of Newcastle, 1838, 1843; JP; chairman and sponsor of Newcastle Mechanics' Inst; involved with local reform movements; knighted
in 1840 for his part in suppressing Chartism in Newcastle; key figure
in NEWCASTLE PHREN SOC; provided G. MACKENZIE with a testimonial
'


in 1836; lectured to a crowded audience in Newcastle Lit & Phil Soc,
1836, and in Carlisle Mechanics' Inst, 1836. (DNB; MEB)