Eulogy on James Macdonald, M.D : delivered before the New-York Medical and Surgical Society / by John A. Swett and published by its order.

  • Swett, John A. (John Appleton), 1808-1854.
Date:
1849
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Credit: Eulogy on James Macdonald, M.D : delivered before the New-York Medical and Surgical Society / by John A. Swett and published by its order. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    E ULOGY. Mr. President and Gentlemen: We have been called upon for the first time since the org zation of our Society, to record the death of one of our associates. During a period of fourteen years we have enjoyed a singular im- munity. While severe sickness has fallen upon some in our circle, and many doubts and anxieties have been awakened as to the issue, yet we have all escaped the final blow until the recent and unex- pected loss of one of our most valued associates has at length bro- ken the bond that united us. The richest legacy which a good man can leave behind him is the memory of his life. To his family, no accumulation of the gifts of fortune can equal this bequest; to his friends, no monument is more enduring or beautiful; to his professional associates, no re- cord of professional labor is more valuable. The recollections of our deceased friend and brother, are full of interest and of consola- tion to all who knew him. In his domestic relations, in society, and in the ranks of the profession, he filled the measure of usefulness and honor. In the prime of life, with the faculties of his mind fully developed by study and observation, rich in the gifts of the heart, a truly generous and noble nature, uniting great dignity and affability of manner, he was equally conspicuous and admired in the public and the social relations of life, equally trusted and appreciated by those who required his services, and by the profession which was honored and elevated by his example. Dr. James Macdonald was descended from the Scottish Clan of Macdonald, a name which has become historical in the annals of the past century, both for the exhibition of the highest moral worth and the most distinguished public services. His father, Dr. Archi- bald Macdonald, emigrated to America in childhood, where he stu- died the profession of medicine. After practicing as a surgeon in