Charles Burleigh Purvis
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Gender | Male |
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Date of birth | April 14,1842 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Philadelphia |
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Died | Los Angeles |
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Education | Case Western Reserve University |
Party | Republican Party |
Parents | Robert Purvis |
Grandparents | James Forten |
Great grandparent | Thomas Forten |
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ID | 3517050 |
Charles Burleigh Purvis Life story
Charles Burleigh Purvis was a physician in Washington, D.C. He was among the founders of the medical school at Howard University. He was the first black physician to attend a sitting president when he attended President James Garfield after he was shot by an assassin in 1881.