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Dr John Stough Bobbs

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Dr John Stough Bobbs

Birth
Green Village, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
1 May 1870 (aged 60)
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA
Plot
Section 7, Lot 53
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Medical Pioneer. He performed the first gall-bladder surgery in the nation in 1867. Served in the U.S. Army 1st Brigade during the American Civil War. He was also an Indiana State Senator. Elected as a Senator for Marion County from Indiana, he served two terms in the State Senate from 1857 & 1859.
Medical Pioneer. He performed the first gall-bladder surgery in the nation in 1867. Served in the U.S. Army 1st Brigade during the American Civil War. He was also an Indiana State Senator. Elected as a Senator for Marion County from Indiana, he served two terms in the State Senate from 1857 & 1859.

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  • Added: Feb 14, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7183739/john_stough-bobbs: accessed ), memorial page for Dr John Stough Bobbs (22 Dec 1809–1 May 1870), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7183739, citing Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.