Richard Sprigg Steuart was born in Baltimore, November 1, 1797. He came from a long line of Marylanders, and was a son of Dr. James Steuart. Dr. Steuart was an Aide-de-Camp at the Battle of North Point in 1814. Following the war, he was educated at St. Mary’s College, Baltimore and was a pupil in law, under General Winder. When he studied medicine, he was a pupil under Dr. William Donaldson and practiced with him for most of his career. He received an honorary M.D. from the University of Maryland in 1822, as did many of his contemporaries. In 1874, Dr. Steuart reorganized and became the President of the Alumni Association at the University of Maryland. Dr. Steuart was a founder and Superintendent of the Maryland Hospital for the Insane, 1828 to 1842 and 1869 to 1876. This later became Spring Grove. Dr. Steuart devoted his life and means to the relief to the insane.
Biographical profile courtesy Meg Fairfax Fielding, MedChi: The Maryland State Medical Society.
