John Moir (physician)
Dr. John Innes Allan Moir FRSE (6 April 1808 – 14 May 1899) was a 19th-century Scottish physician and obstetrician who held multiple senior positions within the Scottish medical world.
Dr. John Moir | |
|---|---|
| President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh | |
| In office 1867–1869 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Halliday Douglas |
| Succeeded by | John Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Innes Allan Moir 6 April 1808 Verdun, France |
| Died | 14 May 1899 (aged 91) Edinburgh's New Town |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Louisa Heriot Maitland (m. 1845; his death 1899) |
| Relations | James Moir (brother) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Royal High School University of Edinburgh |
Early life
Moir was born with the grounds of the military prison at Verdun in France on 6 April 1808 the son of Margaret Laing Stenhouse and Dr James Moir (b.1780), a naval surgeon in the Royal Navy, who was captured by the French when his ship sank in the Channel around 1806. While in prison Moir was allowed to be joined by his wife, hence his birth occurring in prison.[1] Among his younger brothers was James Moir, a merchant who moved to America in 1836.[2]
From around 1815 (after the end of the wars), he lived with his family at 21 Blair Street in Edinburgh's Old Town.[3]
Education and career
He attended the High School in Edinburgh, at that time only a short distance from his home. He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh gaining his doctorate (MD) in 1828.[4]
In 1865 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh his proposer being John Hutton Balfour.[4]
From 1858 to 1859, he served as president of the Obstetrical Society. From 1865 to 1867, he served as president of the Medico-Chirurgical Society, and from 1867 to 1869, he served as president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.
Personal life
In 1845, he married Margaret Louisa Heriot Maitland (1820–1905) in Kettle, Fife.[5] Margaret was the daughter of Margaret (née Dalgleish) Maitland-Heriot and James Maitland-Heriot of Ramornie, a grandson of Charles Maitland, 6th Earl of Lauderdale and Lady Elizabeth Ogilvy (daughter of James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater).[6] They had two sons:
- Margaret Louisa Moir (b. 1849)
- John William Moir (1851–1940), a trader in Africa who married Helen Elizabeth Tod.[7]
- Frederick Lewis Maitland Moir (1852–1939), who married Jane Fordyce Beith in 1885.
He died at home, 52 Castle Street (now known as North Castle St)[8] in Edinburgh's New Town on 14 May 1899. He is buried in New Calton Cemetery.
Descendants
Their grandchildren included Henry Maitland Moir and Margaret Louisa Maitland Moir.[1] He was great grandfather of Father Maitland Moir.[9]
References
- "Read the eBook Moir genealogy and collateral lines, with historical notes by Alexander L. Moir online for free (page 20 of 49)". www.ebooksread.com. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
- Morrison, George Austin (1906). History of Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York, 1756-1906. Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York. pp. 118-120. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1817
- Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0 902 198 84 X.
- "Person Page". www.thepeerage.com. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
- Burke, John Bernard (1854). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Hurst and Blackett. p. 594. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- "Moir, John William (1851–1940), trader in Africa". www.oxforddnb.com. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1898-99
- Moir, Alexander L. (1913). Moir Genealogy and Collateral Lines: With Historical Notes. Union Printing Co. p. 377. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
| Academic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Andrew Halliday Douglas |
President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh 1867–1869 |
Succeeded by John Smith |