Charles Burleigh Purvis photograph

Charles Burleigh Purvis

Use attributes for filter !
Gender Male
Date of birth April 14,1842
Zodiac sign Aries
Born Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
United States
DiedLos Angeles
California
United States
Education Case Western Reserve University
Party Republican Party
Parents Robert Purvis
Grandparents James Forten
Great grandparent Thomas Forten
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID3517050
Send edit request

Charles Burleigh Purvis Life story


Charles Burleigh Purvis was a physician in Washington, D.C. He was among the founders of the medical school at Howard University. He was the first black physician to attend a sitting president when he attended President James Garfield after he was shot by an assassin in 1881.

Charles Burleigh Purvis Photos

Related Persons

Next Profile ❯