Born in
Oakland,
Ontario, Wesbrook received a bachelor's and master's degree from the
University of Manitoba in 1887 and 1888. He received his M.D. and C.M. degrees from the University of Manitoba and
McGill College. From 1891 to 1893, he was a Professor of Pathology at the University of Manitoba. From 1893 to 1895, he studied pathology at
Cambridge University. In 1895, he was appointed director of the Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Hygiene at the
University of Minnesota. His chief work was in Bacteriology relating to
public health. He helped in
diphtheria research and was in favor of chlorine sterilization of water. He was also a Director of the Minnesota Board of Health Laboratories and was a member of the Minnesota State Board of Health. In 1906, he was appointed Dean of the
University of Minnesota Medical School. In 1913, he was appointed the first president of the
University of British Columbia. He served until his death in 1918. ==References==