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'''James Macadam Hare''' [[FRSE]] [[Royal College of Surgeons|FRCS]] (1775–1831) was an eminent Scottish physician, closely linked to [[India]], who was employed by the [[East India Company]].<br />
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==Life==<br />
[[File:40 to 45 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh.jpg|thumb|300px|45 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh (on left hand side)]]<br />
He was born on 13 September 1775; the son of Dr James Hare of Calderhall [[FRSE]] FSA, probably at Calderhall, just west of [[Edinburgh]]. His father spent much of his life as a physician in the [[East Indies]].<br />
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Hare studied medicine at the [[University of Edinburgh]] and graduated with an [[Doctor of Medicine|MD]] in 1796. He joined the [[East India Company]] in 1802 serving as a surgeon in their Indian Medical Service there until 1814, when he then transferred to be surgeon of the President of Calcutta. He spent much of his time travelling between Scotland and India. In 1813 he was elected a Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Edinburgh]]. His proposers were [[Thomas Allan]], [[James Russell (surgeon)|Dr James Russell]] and [[David Brewster]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0-902-198-84-X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf}}</ref><br />
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In 1823 he served as President of the Medical and Physical Society of [[Calcutta]].<ref>Roll of the Indian Medical Service 1615–1930</ref><br />
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He retired in 1827 and returned to live in [[Edinburgh]]. He died at his home, 45 [[Charlotte Square]]<ref>Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory 1829–30</ref> in Edinburgh on 12 February 1831.<br />
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==Family==<br />
He married Harriet Jackson, daughter of William Jackson. They had a daughter, Maria Anstruther Hare (1805–1829) and ten other children.<ref name="thepeerage">{{cite web|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p66710.htm|publisher=thepeerage.com|title=Person Page|accessdate=2016-09-12}}</ref><br />
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