Person:William Milroy (14)

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William Forsyth Milroy, M.D.
b.28 Dec 1855 York, Livingston, New York, USA
d.21 Sep 1942 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Parents and Siblings
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m. 17 Apr 1851
  1. Margaret Isabella Milroy1852 - 1869
  2. Mary Jane Milroy1853 - 1853
  3. James Henry Milroy1854 - 1863
  4. William Forsyth Milroy, M.D.1855 - 1942
  5. Sarah Eliza Milroy1857 - 1863
  6. Mary Katherine Milroy1858 - 1938
  7. Anna Maria Milroy1860 - 1935
  8. John Albert Milroy1862 - 1918
  9. George Ebenezer Milroy1863 - 1936
  10. Agnes Jean Milroy1867 - 1901
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  William Forsyth Milroy, M.D.1855 - 1942
  • W.  Lillian Barton1858 - 1940
m. 27 Apr 1886
  1. Lillian Medora Milroy1887 - 1887
  2. Isabelle Sarah Milroy1888 - 1962
  3. Katherine Jean Milroy1890 - 1979
  4. Margaret Frances Milroy1892 - 1892
  5. William Forsyth Milroy1902 - 1902
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Facts and Events
Name[1] William Forsyth Milroy, M.D.
Gender Male
Birth[2][3] 28 Dec 1855 York, Livingston, New York, USA
Marriage 27 Apr 1886 Baltimore, Maryland, USAto Lillian Barton
Death[4] 21 Sep 1942 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Burial[5] Forest Lawn Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, USA

American physician, born December 28, 1855, New York City; died 1942, Los Angeles. Associated eponyms:Meige's syndrome I <http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/1325.html> Uncertain term. See description. Nonne-Milroy-Meige disease <http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/1326.html>Chronic familial lymphoedema of the limbs, which manifests with pittingsand painless brawny swellings (lymphedema) of the ankles and shins.


Biography: William Forsyth Milroystudied medicine at the University of Rochester and the Johns HopkinsHospital. He graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons,University of Columbia, in 1882 and had his internship in New York. Hecommenced practice in Omaha, Nebraska, and in 1885 he was appointedprofessor of histological pathology at the New University medicalcollege. In 1894 he became professor of clinical medicine at the University of Nebraska. He retired in 1933.

http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/1273.html Milroy's Disease (an hereditary edema of the legs) was first described byWilliam, and subsequently named for him by Sir William Osler.William was a ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church, Omaha, NE. He retired to Los Angeles, CA.

See: Who Was Who in America, Vol. II, 1943-50.

References
  1. ↑ Mrs. James A. Hughes. Joyce Hughes. ([email protected])
    Recorded 14 Jun 2002.
  2. ↑ John Roy. Milroy Database
    Recorded 19 Dec 2001.
  3. ↑ Mrs. James A. Hughes. Joyce Hughes. ([email protected])
    Recorded 14 Jun 2002.
  4. ↑ Mrs. James A. Hughes. Joyce Hughes. ([email protected])
    Recorded 14 Jun 2002.
  5. ↑ Mrs. James A. Hughes. Joyce Hughes. ([email protected])
    Recorded 14 Jun 2002.
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