Dr. Boswell was past president of the Mississippi State Medical Association, the Southwest Medical Association and the American Trudeau Society. He was chairman of the Mississippi Commission on Hospital Care and a member of the Board of Trustees of Mental Institutions. He was a member of the Central Medical Society, Mississippi State Medical Association, Southern Medical Asso- ciation, American Medical Association, Fellow of the American College of Physi- cians and Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians.
Dr. Henry Boswell, age 73, passed away at the Mississippi State Sanatorium on December 16, 1957, after an illness of several months. He had been the super- intendent and guiding spirit of the sanatorium for 40 years, having assumed his duties there on August 4, 1917. Under his direction, the sanatorium became one of the outstanding institutions of its kind and he was nationally known for his work.
A member of the faculty of the University of Mississippi for many years, he was instrumental in obtaining a 4-year medical school for Mississippi.
More important to him than those honors was his place in the hearts of his fellow man, all races and creeds. He always sought ways to be a help to others and there was no man so mean that his friendship was not valued by Henry Boswell.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. lola Saunders Boswell, one son, Col. Henry Boswell, Jr., United States Army, 4 daughters, Mrs. Howard Dear, Mrs. William L. Tyson, Jr., Mrs. Karl Stauss, Mrs. Samuel B. Johnson, all of Jackson, Missis- sippi, one brother, three sisters and fifteen grandchildren.
~ by Clyde A. Watkins, M.D.
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Dr. Henry Boswell became superintendent of the Mississippi State Sanatorium in 1917 and served in that capacity for forty years. During the early years of the twentieth century when most southern tuberculosis sanatoriums were relatively small institutions, Dr. Boswell persuaded the Mississippi legislature to appropriate funds for the expansion of the state sanatorium. His influence spread throughout the South, and Dr. Boswell was often invited to speak in other states on the need for additional beds for tuberculosis patients.
Dr. Boswell was president of the Mississippi State Medical Association from 1921 to 1922; the Southern Tuberculosis Conference from 1925 to 1926; the American Sanatorium Association (now American Trudeau Society) from 1928 to 1929; and the National Tuberculosis Association. He died in Magee, Mississippi, on December 17, 1957, after devoting a lifetime to the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis.
Dr. Henry Boswell, age 73, passed away at the Mississippi State Sanatorium on December 16, 1957, after an illness of several months. He had been the super- intendent and guiding spirit of the sanatorium for 40 years, having assumed his duties there on August 4, 1917. Under his direction, the sanatorium became one of the outstanding institutions of its kind and he was nationally known for his work.
A member of the faculty of the University of Mississippi for many years, he was instrumental in obtaining a 4-year medical school for Mississippi.
More important to him than those honors was his place in the hearts of his fellow man, all races and creeds. He always sought ways to be a help to others and there was no man so mean that his friendship was not valued by Henry Boswell.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. lola Saunders Boswell, one son, Col. Henry Boswell, Jr., United States Army, 4 daughters, Mrs. Howard Dear, Mrs. William L. Tyson, Jr., Mrs. Karl Stauss, Mrs. Samuel B. Johnson, all of Jackson, Missis- sippi, one brother, three sisters and fifteen grandchildren.
~ by Clyde A. Watkins, M.D.
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Dr. Henry Boswell became superintendent of the Mississippi State Sanatorium in 1917 and served in that capacity for forty years. During the early years of the twentieth century when most southern tuberculosis sanatoriums were relatively small institutions, Dr. Boswell persuaded the Mississippi legislature to appropriate funds for the expansion of the state sanatorium. His influence spread throughout the South, and Dr. Boswell was often invited to speak in other states on the need for additional beds for tuberculosis patients.
Dr. Boswell was president of the Mississippi State Medical Association from 1921 to 1922; the Southern Tuberculosis Conference from 1925 to 1926; the American Sanatorium Association (now American Trudeau Society) from 1928 to 1929; and the National Tuberculosis Association. He died in Magee, Mississippi, on December 17, 1957, after devoting a lifetime to the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis.
Dr. Boswell was past president of the Mississippi State Medical Association, the Southwest Medical Association and the American Trudeau Society. He was chairman of the Mississippi Commission on Hospital Care and a member of the Board of Trustees of Mental Institutions. He was a member of the Central Medical Society, Mississippi State Medical Association, Southern Medical Asso- ciation, American Medical Association, Fellow of the American College of Physi- cians and Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians.
Dr. Henry Boswell, age 73, passed away at the Mississippi State Sanatorium on December 16, 1957, after an illness of several months. He had been the super- intendent and guiding spirit of the sanatorium for 40 years, having assumed his duties there on August 4, 1917. Under his direction, the sanatorium became one of the outstanding institutions of its kind and he was nationally known for his work.
A member of the faculty of the University of Mississippi for many years, he was instrumental in obtaining a 4-year medical school for Mississippi.
More important to him than those honors was his place in the hearts of his fellow man, all races and creeds. He always sought ways to be a help to others and there was no man so mean that his friendship was not valued by Henry Boswell.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. lola Saunders Boswell, one son, Col. Henry Boswell, Jr., United States Army, 4 daughters, Mrs. Howard Dear, Mrs. William L. Tyson, Jr., Mrs. Karl Stauss, Mrs. Samuel B. Johnson, all of Jackson, Missis- sippi, one brother, three sisters and fifteen grandchildren.
~ by Clyde A. Watkins, M.D.
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Dr. Henry Boswell became superintendent of the Mississippi State Sanatorium in 1917 and served in that capacity for forty years. During the early years of the twentieth century when most southern tuberculosis sanatoriums were relatively small institutions, Dr. Boswell persuaded the Mississippi legislature to appropriate funds for the expansion of the state sanatorium. His influence spread throughout the South, and Dr. Boswell was often invited to speak in other states on the need for additional beds for tuberculosis patients.
Dr. Boswell was president of the Mississippi State Medical Association from 1921 to 1922; the Southern Tuberculosis Conference from 1925 to 1926; the American Sanatorium Association (now American Trudeau Society) from 1928 to 1929; and the National Tuberculosis Association. He died in Magee, Mississippi, on December 17, 1957, after devoting a lifetime to the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis.
Dr. Henry Boswell, age 73, passed away at the Mississippi State Sanatorium on December 16, 1957, after an illness of several months. He had been the super- intendent and guiding spirit of the sanatorium for 40 years, having assumed his duties there on August 4, 1917. Under his direction, the sanatorium became one of the outstanding institutions of its kind and he was nationally known for his work.
A member of the faculty of the University of Mississippi for many years, he was instrumental in obtaining a 4-year medical school for Mississippi.
More important to him than those honors was his place in the hearts of his fellow man, all races and creeds. He always sought ways to be a help to others and there was no man so mean that his friendship was not valued by Henry Boswell.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. lola Saunders Boswell, one son, Col. Henry Boswell, Jr., United States Army, 4 daughters, Mrs. Howard Dear, Mrs. William L. Tyson, Jr., Mrs. Karl Stauss, Mrs. Samuel B. Johnson, all of Jackson, Missis- sippi, one brother, three sisters and fifteen grandchildren.
~ by Clyde A. Watkins, M.D.
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Dr. Henry Boswell became superintendent of the Mississippi State Sanatorium in 1917 and served in that capacity for forty years. During the early years of the twentieth century when most southern tuberculosis sanatoriums were relatively small institutions, Dr. Boswell persuaded the Mississippi legislature to appropriate funds for the expansion of the state sanatorium. His influence spread throughout the South, and Dr. Boswell was often invited to speak in other states on the need for additional beds for tuberculosis patients.
Dr. Boswell was president of the Mississippi State Medical Association from 1921 to 1922; the Southern Tuberculosis Conference from 1925 to 1926; the American Sanatorium Association (now American Trudeau Society) from 1928 to 1929; and the National Tuberculosis Association. He died in Magee, Mississippi, on December 17, 1957, after devoting a lifetime to the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis.
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