John Morgan (physician)

The first son of Evan Morgan, an immigrant from Wales, and Joanna Biles, Morgan was born in Philadelphia in the Province of Pennsylvania in pre-Revolution British America. After a classical education at West Nottingham Academy in Colora, Maryland, he graduated from the College of Philadelphia, now the University of Pennsylvania, in 1757. ==Career==

College of Philadelphia Medical School , In 1765, along with William Shippen, another Edinburgh graduate, Morgan co-founded the College of Philadelphia Medical School, the first medical school in North America. American Revolutionary War Morgan served as chief physician to the Continental Army from October 1775 to January 1777 during the American Revolutionary War and was empowered by the Continental Congress to inspect regimental hospitals and transfer patients if warranted and to examine regimental surgeons. Rancour among the regimental surgeons became so extensive that Morgan quit following the Continental Army's move from Boston to New York City. Morgan was a founding member of the American Philosophical Society in 1766, based in Philadelphia. ==Death==

Morgan died in Philadelphia on October 15, 1789, at age 54. ==Notes==