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Dr. Benjamin Rush (January 4, 1746 [O.S. December 24, 1745] – April 19, 1813) was an American revolutionary, a Founding Father of the United States and signatory to the U.S. Declaration of Independence, and a civic leader in Philadelphia, where he was a physician, politician, social reformer, humanitarian, educator, and the founder of Dickinson College.
Located on Boot Road in Chester County, Pennsylvania's West Whiteland Township, the historic residence originally called "Autun" and now known as "Meadowcourt," [4] was built at the behest of insurance executive Benjamin Rush, II (1898-1975), a descendant of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, and his wife, Muriel (Bishop) Rush (1901-1992).
Dr. Benjamin Rush, painted by Charles Wilson Peale, c. 1818. Benjamin Rush was a Founding Father of the United States. Rush lived in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and was a physician, writer, educator, and humanitarian. He also was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and attended the Continental Congress.
Alice Rush McKeon was a Maryland author and environmentalist. [1] She was born in March 1884 in Philadelphia, PA, and died in Ruxton, MD in February 1979. [ 2 ] McKeon was a direct descendent of founding father and signatory of the Declaration of Independence, Benjamin Rush . [ 3 ]
Just a few blocks away lies the John Hart Burial Yard, established in 1683, where some of the earliest settlers, including ancestors of Dr. Benjamin Rush, were laid to rest. [ 3 ] References
At an early age, James Rush was pressured by his father, Benjamin Rush, to become a physician and eventually take over the family practice. After graduating from Princeton in 1805, Rush studied under his father at the University of Pennsylvania, learning and adopting many of his medical practices, the most notable of which was the practice of bloodletting.
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In 1788, Derham and Dr. Benjamin Rush met each other in Philadelphia, and corresponded with one another for twelve years. Derham's final letter to Rush in 1802 is the last record of his existence. It is believed that after the Spanish authorities restricted Derham to treating throat diseases in 1801, Derham left his practice in New Orleans. [3]