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About Dr. William Louis Rodman, M.D.
- William's birth, photograph, and death information are available at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61105013/william-louis-rodman
- William's photograph is used courtesy of Laura J. Stewart, Find A Grave ID 47412616.
- The following write-up is available at the above-mentioned URL:
- "Dr. William L. Rodman was son of Harriet Virginia Russell and Gen. John Rodman. (His father was attorney-general of the State of KY. from 1867 to 1875, under Governors John W. Stevenson and Preston H. Leslie).
- "Dr. Rodman was educated at the Kentucky Military Institute, near Frankfort, and graduated with the degree of A.M. in 1874. He graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia in March, 1879. After leaving Philadelphia, he served two years as surgeon in the United States army.
- "He married "Betty" Stewart, daughter of Dr. John Q. A. & Mary Juliet Hall Stewart of Farmdale, Franklin Co., KY. Their 1st daughter was born in Frankfort in 1881. He practiced for a time in Abilene, TX. where his only son was born in 1883.
- "They returned to Louisville in 1885 where he continued his education at the University of Louisville School of Medicine & Hospital Medical College of Louisville, graduating in 1889. Two more daughters were born to them while they were in Louisville, in 1887 & 1890. After practicing for a time in Louisville, he moved back to Philadelphia in 1898 to take the Chair of Surgery in the Medico-Chirurgical College of PA. and held it without interruption until his death. He died of pleurisy after being ill only a few days.
- "Dr. Rodman served as National President of the American Medical Association (AMA), in 1915. During this time that he was president of the AMA he saw the need for a voluntary, nationwide examination that medical licensing authorities could accept as the standard by which to judge candidates for medical licensure. Thus Dr. Rodman established the National Board of Medical Examiners in 1915; it was an independent, not-for-profit organization.
- "From his obituary in The New York Times states "Dr. Rodman held a high place in the world's medical circles as an expert on the treatment of cancer, and that was one of the distinctions that made him famous."
- "Researched and written by Laura J. Stewart."
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Dr. William Louis Rodman, M.D.'s Timeline
| 1858 |
September 7, 1858
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Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, United States
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| 1887 |
September 1, 1887
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Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
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| 1916 |
March 8, 1916
Age 57
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Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, United States
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