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 CALHOUN

CALLENDER

Dr. Caldwell was a man of fine personal appearance, cultured and genial.

His first wife died soon after his re- moval to Tampa. After some years he re-married, July 12, 1904; this time to Mary Spencer who survived him with one son, John Word. F. C. C.

Calhoun, Abner Wellborn (1S46-1910).

Abner Wellborn Calhoun was born in Newnan, Coweta County, April 16, 1846. His father was Dr. Andrew B. Calhoun, of Newnan, and his mother, Susan Wellborn.

Abner was less than sixteen when he became a soldier of the south. He went through four years' struggle as a private, and surrendered with General Lee at Appomatox.

He began the study of medicine under his father and subsequently was gradu- ated from the Jefferson Medical college of Philadelphia. After a few years practice with his father he went to Europe to perfect himself as a specialist, having selected the eye, ear and throat as his line of work and, after two years in Europe, came home and located in Atlanta, associating himself with Dr. Willis Westmoreland.

Shortly after becoming a specialist Dr. Calhoun was asked to become a member of the faculty of the Atlanta Medical College. At the college there was an unused basement, and this Dr. Calhoun fitted up at his own expense, and there he cared for his moneyless patients. It was his money which bought provisions to be prepared by the janitor for these luckless ones.

Dr. Calhoun married in 1877 Lula Phinizy, of Athens, daughter of Ferdi- nand Phinizy, and had four children, two sons and daughters. Dr. Phinizy Calhoun was associated with his father in his professional work.

The Atlanta Medical College was one of his great loves and much of its success was due to Dr. Calhoun's hard work.

n hen steps were being taken to enlarge

Uege he gave S10.000 of the fund

1 He contributed many articles

to medical literature and was very keen on all matters of civic hygiene.

Personal Communication.

Atlanta M. and S. Jour., 1884, n. s., vol. i. (port.).

Calhoun, Samuel (1787-1841).

Samuel Calhoun was born at Cham- bersburg, Pennsylvania, in 17S7 and took his arts degree at Princeton University, 1804, that of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in 180S. For nine years he was a member of the Jefferson Medical College faculty, holding various professor- ships. Among these were materia med- ica and medical j urisprudence. For three years he was dean at Jefferson. He appeared as expert witness in a number of important trials.

He was an intimate friend of George McClellan, and, on the latter's exclusion from the Jefferson Medical College, assisted his old-time friend in the founda- tion of the medical department of the Pennsylvania College.

The spelling of his name he changed, in 1832, from Calhoun to Colhoun — a fact which has caused no little confusion in the tracing of his personality.

Dr. Calhoun, or Colhoun, was a large and handsome man, and of a genial and generous nature. He used to make excursions into the squalid portions of the city for the purpose of taking poor old men and women into restaurants and giving them hot meals at his personal expense. He never married, and died in 1841. T. H. S.

Bistoiy of Jefferson Medical College.

Callender, John Hill (1832-1896).

John Hill Callender was born near Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, November 28, 1832. His father was Thomas Callender, of Philadelphia, Penn- ylvania, tobacconist, merchant, political writer and founder of "The Richmond Recorder."

His mother was Mary Sangster, born in Fairfax County, Virginia, January 10, 1805.

In 1V>1 he studied law in the office of