33. BAILEY WASHINGTON-Born May 12, 1787, Westmoreland Co., Va. M. D., 1810, Univ. Penna. Surg., U. S. Navy, 1813. Died Aug. 4, 1854. Son of Lawrence Washington; nephew of George Washington. During the War of 1812, was Surgeon on the “Enterprise" when she captured the “ Boxer.” On Lake Ontario, at a later date, was selected as Fleet Surgeon, although a junior officer; afterwards served as Fleet Surgeon in the Mediterranean, and closed his active service during the Mexican War. At the time of his death was Visiting Surgeon of the Navy Yard and Marine Barracks, Washington. Member Med. Assn., D. C. Author of “Observations on yellow fever.” See Jour. A. M. A., Feb. 27, 1897, p. 431; Chicago Med. Recorder, May, 1897, p. 364.
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[cos1776 note: It is more likely that he was a grand-nephew of George Washington, since George's half-brother Lawrence would have been too old to have been his father.]
