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'''Sir Benjamin Franklin''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|KCIE}} (1844 – 17 February 1917) was a British [[surgeon]]. | ''This is the page for the British surgeon. For the American founding father, see [[Benjamin Franklin]].''<blockquote>'''Sir Benjamin Franklin''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|KCIE}} (1844 – 17 February 1917) was a British [[surgeon]].</blockquote>After being educated at [[University College, London]] and in [[Paris]], he entered the [[Indian Medical Service]] in April 1869, and worked at [[Lucknow]] and [[Shimla|Simla]]. In 1894 he was appointed personal physician to [[Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin|Lord Elgin, the Viceroy]], and held this position until 1899. | ||
He was appointed Director General of the [[Indian Medical Service]] on 2 December 1901, and was thus the highest ranked officer in the military medical service in [[British Raj|British India]]. The position was combined with that of Sanitary Commissioner with the Government of India, and ranked as a [[Major-General (British Army)|major general]],<ref>Hart′s Army list, 1903</ref> though he also received the personal promotion to the rank of [[surgeon-general]] on the day of appointment.<ref>{{London Gazette | issue=27469 | date=29 August 1902 |page=5609}}</ref> | |||
He was appointed Director General of the [[Indian Medical Service]] on 2 December 1901, and was thus the highest ranked officer in the military medical service in [[India]]. The position was combined with that of Sanitary Commissioner with the Government of India, and ranked as a [[Major-General (British Army)|major general]],<ref>Hart′s Army list, 1903</ref> though he also received the personal promotion to the rank of [[surgeon-general]] on the day of appointment.<ref>{{London Gazette | issue=27469 | date=29 August 1902 |page=5609}}</ref> | |||
He was honorary physician to [[Queen Victoria]], [[King Edward VII]] and [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]], and served as the British delegate to the [[International sanitary conferences|International Sanitary Conferences]] at Rome in 1907 and Paris in 1911–12. He was appointed Knights Commander of India (KCIE) in 1908.<ref name=List>Great Britain. India Office {{google books|b2NPAAAAMAAJ|The India List and India Office List for 1905|page=145}}</ref> | He was honorary physician to [[Queen Victoria]], [[King Edward VII]] and [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]], and served as the British delegate to the [[International sanitary conferences|International Sanitary Conferences]] at Rome in 1907 and Paris in 1911–12. He was appointed Knights Commander of India (KCIE) in 1908.<ref name=List>Great Britain. India Office {{google books|b2NPAAAAMAAJ|The India List and India Office List for 1905|page=145}}</ref> | ||
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This is the page for the British surgeon. For the American founding father, see Benjamin Franklin.
Sir Benjamin Franklin KCIE (1844 – 17 February 1917) was a British surgeon.
After being educated at University College, London and in Paris, he entered the Indian Medical Service in April 1869, and worked at Lucknow and Simla. In 1894 he was appointed personal physician to Lord Elgin, the Viceroy, and held this position until 1899.
He was appointed Director General of the Indian Medical Service on 2 December 1901, and was thus the highest ranked officer in the military medical service in British India. The position was combined with that of Sanitary Commissioner with the Government of India, and ranked as a major general,[1] though he also received the personal promotion to the rank of surgeon-general on the day of appointment.[2]
He was honorary physician to Queen Victoria, King Edward VII and King George V, and served as the British delegate to the International Sanitary Conferences at Rome in 1907 and Paris in 1911–12. He was appointed Knights Commander of India (KCIE) in 1908.[3]
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- ↑ Hart′s Army list, 1903
- ↑ "No. 27469". The London Gazette. 29 August 1902. p. 5609.
- ↑ Great Britain. India Office The India List and India Office List for 1905, p. 145, at Google Books
- Obituary: p. 161, The Annual Register: a review of public events at home and abroad, for the year 1917. London: Longmans, Green and Co. 1918.