John Bradford, 1st Baronet
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Sir John Rose Bradford, 1st Baronet Bradford, KCMG, CB, CBE
, FRS
, FRCP
(7 May 1863 – 7 Apr 1935) was a British physician.
, the son of Abraham Rose and Ellen (née Ltttleton) Bradford. His father was a Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals in the Royal Navy. He was educated at University College School and in Bruges, before studying for a degree at University College and qualifying as a doctor in 1883.
he was made an Assistant Physician in 1889 and then moved to hold the same position at the National Hospital for the Paralysed and Epileptic from 1893 to 1896.
His main interest was physiological research on such subjects as the electrical phenomena accompanying secretion, the action of drugs on the circulation and secretion of the kidney, and the innervation of various blood vessels. In 1894 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society and in 1898 published Clinical Lectures on Nephritis.
In 1895 he was made Professor-Superintendent of the Brown Institution, a post which he occupied for eight years. In the same year he was appointed to the Professorship of Material Medica at University College, later becoming Professor of Medicine and Holme Lecturer on clinical medicine. In 1897 he was promoted to full Physician at University College Hospital after which his duties became more administrative. He chaired a number of committees and became Seceretary of the Royal Society
. After gaining a knowledge of tropical diseases as Physician to the Seamen's Hospital he became Senior Medical Advisor to the Colonial Office from 1912 to 1924. In 1924 he stood unsuccessfully as candidate for the University of London parliamentary seat.
He was elected as a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
, where he delivered the Goulstonian Lecture (1898), the Croonian Lecture
(1904) and the Lumleian Lectures
(1920). In 1926 he gave the Harveian Oration
and then served as President of the College from 1926 to 1930. Under his presidency the College celebrated in 1928 the tercentenary of the publication of Harvey’s De Motu Cordis.
During the First World War he served in France for five years as Consulting Physician to the British Expeditionary Force with the rank of Major-General. Appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1911, he was admitted as a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1915 and a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1919. He was created Baronet Bradford of Mawddwy in 1931.
He died in London in 1935.
CBE
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, FRS
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
, FRCP
Royal College of Physicians
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(7 May 1863 – 7 Apr 1935) was a British physician.
Early life
John Rose Bradford was born in LondonLondon
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, the son of Abraham Rose and Ellen (née Ltttleton) Bradford. His father was a Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals in the Royal Navy. He was educated at University College School and in Bruges, before studying for a degree at University College and qualifying as a doctor in 1883.
Career
After serving as a house physician in University College HospitalUniversity College Hospital
University College Hospital is a teaching hospital located in London, United Kingdom. It is part of the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is closely associated with University College London ....
he was made an Assistant Physician in 1889 and then moved to hold the same position at the National Hospital for the Paralysed and Epileptic from 1893 to 1896.
His main interest was physiological research on such subjects as the electrical phenomena accompanying secretion, the action of drugs on the circulation and secretion of the kidney, and the innervation of various blood vessels. In 1894 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society and in 1898 published Clinical Lectures on Nephritis.
In 1895 he was made Professor-Superintendent of the Brown Institution, a post which he occupied for eight years. In the same year he was appointed to the Professorship of Material Medica at University College, later becoming Professor of Medicine and Holme Lecturer on clinical medicine. In 1897 he was promoted to full Physician at University College Hospital after which his duties became more administrative. He chaired a number of committees and became Seceretary of the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
. After gaining a knowledge of tropical diseases as Physician to the Seamen's Hospital he became Senior Medical Advisor to the Colonial Office from 1912 to 1924. In 1924 he stood unsuccessfully as candidate for the University of London parliamentary seat.
He was elected as a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
Royal College of Physicians
The Royal College of Physicians of London was founded in 1518 as the College of Physicians by royal charter of King Henry VIII in 1518 - the first medical institution in England to receive a royal charter...
, where he delivered the Goulstonian Lecture (1898), the Croonian Lecture
Croonian Lecture
The Croonian Lectures are prestigious lectureships given at the invitation of the Royal Society and the Royal College of Physicians.Among the papers of William Croone at his death in 1684, was a plan to endow one lectureship at both the Royal Society and the Royal College of Physicians...
(1904) and the Lumleian Lectures
Lumleian Lectures
The Lumleian Lectures are a series of annual lectures run by the Royal College of Physicians of London, started in 1582 and now run by the Lumleian Trust. The name commemorates John Lumley, 1st Baron Lumley, who with Richard Caldwell of the College endowed the lectures, initially confined to...
(1920). In 1926 he gave the Harveian Oration
Harveian Oration
The Harveian Oration is a yearly lecture held at the Royal College of Physicians of London. It was instituted in 1656 by William Harvey, discoverer of the systemic circulation. Harvey made financial provision for the college to hold an annual feast on St...
and then served as President of the College from 1926 to 1930. Under his presidency the College celebrated in 1928 the tercentenary of the publication of Harvey’s De Motu Cordis.
During the First World War he served in France for five years as Consulting Physician to the British Expeditionary Force with the rank of Major-General. Appointed Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1911, he was admitted as a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1915 and a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1919. He was created Baronet Bradford of Mawddwy in 1931.
Personal life
He had married in 1899 Mary Roberts, O.B.E., the daughter of Thomas Ffoulkes Roberts. They had no children.He died in London in 1935.