Person McGrigor; Sir; James (1771 - 1858) McGrigor James Sir 1771 - 1858 British Male Cromdale, Inverness-shire 09 April 1771 His residence in London 02 April 1858

Soldier; Surgeon Education: Grammar School, Aberdeen; Marischal College, Aberdeen. MD (1804, Aberdeen); LCP (1815) Career: Purchased a Surgeoncy in the 88th Regiment, or Connaught Rangers; went to India (1798); returned to England; Deputy Inspector of Hospitals, Walcheren (after 1804); Chief of Medical Staff under Wellington, the Peninsular (1811); Member of the Army Medical Board; Director of the Army Medical Department (for 34 years) retired (1851); Physician Extraordinary to the King; Physician Extraordinary to Queen Victoria (1837); Lord Rector of Aberdeen University (1826, 1827 and 1841) Honours: Kt 1814; Bt 1830; KCB 1850 Memberships: FCP (1825) Son of Colquhoun McGrigor, merchant, of Aberdeen; married (23 June 1810) Mary, daughter of Duncan Grant of Lingeistone, Morayshire Fellow 14/03/1816 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1857-1859 vol 9 pp 532-534 References: G C Cook, 'Richard Dobson Kt MRCS FRS (1773-1847) and the inferior status of naval medicine in the early nineteeth century: End of the Fleet physicians' in NR 2005 pp 35-43 ©The Royal Society International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-11181 9 Apr 1771 - 2 Apr 1858 NA3416 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/74223678 06ea80f4-5732-42ed-a0bb-2f5e30907950