Professor William Proctor, Father Of Pharmacy 1817 - 1874

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• Prefix	Professor
  Suffix	Father Of Pharmacy
  Birth	03 May 1817	Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
  Gender	Male
  Obituary	PROF. WM. PROCTOR, JR., Vice President and Professor of Theoretical and Practical Pharmacy of the Philadelphia Colledge of Pharmacy, died suddenly of heart disease at about a quarter past 12, Tuesday morning, Feb 10th, at his residence, 902 Lombard street, Philadelphia, pa. Professor Proctor was born in Baltimore May 10th, 1817, came to Philadelphia at the age of 13, and entered the drug store of Mr. Henry M. Zollickoffer, where he remained thirteen years. He graduated at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacv in 1837. The subject of his thesis was " Lobelia Inflata." The results of his investigation were given in a carefullv written paper and published in the American Journal of Pharmacy for that year. He was elected a member of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy May 18, 1840, and n member of the Board of Trustees in 1841. In 1843 he opened the drug store on his own account at the southwest corner of Ninth and Lombard, where he continued to carry on business until his death. The William Proctor, Jr., Vice President and Professor of Theoretical and Practical Pharmacy of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, died suddenly of heart disease at about a quarter past 12, Tuesday morning, Feb. roth, at his residence, 902 Lombard street, Philadelphia, Pa. 94 Reviews and Hook Notices. Chair of Pharmacy was created in 1846, and he was unanimously elected to fill it, and continued to occupy it until 1867, when he resigned and was succeeded by Prof. Maisch. On the death of Prof. Parrish, last year, he was solicited to fill the chair of Pharmacy, thus made vacant, and accepted the position. Prof. Proctor was an indefatigable worker. While carrying on his drug-store and his course of lectures, he also found time to contribute numerous articles to the American Journal of Pharmacy, of which periodical in 1848 he was made assistant editor to Dr. Joseph Carson. In 1850, July, he became sole editor, and so continued until April, 1871, when he resigned. The mere record of his contributions to the Journal during this time, fills nine closelv printed columns of the index. In addition to all this, in 1848-9, he edited a revised edition of Mohr and Redwoods Pharmacy ; increasing the bulk of the volume abont one-third, by his contributions relative to American pharmacy, and making it a standard text-book for Pharmacists. He lectured at the College of Pharmacy Monday evening, returned home apparently in his usual health and spirits, and sat talking with his wife until nearly 12 o'clock, when he retired and was shortly after found to be dead. His funeral was largely attended, and delegations were present from New York, Baltimore, and New Jersey. He was buried at Mt. Holly, N. J., Monday evening. The class of the college in a body reviewed the remains of their beloved teacher, and followed the funeral to the Market street wharf. The remains bore a natural expression and were surrounded by floral offerings supplied by the students. He was an honorary member of the Philosophical Society of Philadelphia, Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, British Pharmaceutical Conference, Sociedad de Farmacia National, Argentia, Colegio de Farmaceuticas, Madrid, Societe de Pharmacie de Paris, Austrian Apothecaries Society, Maryland College of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy of the City of New York, etc., The Pharmacist Published 1874 Published by the Chicago College of Pharmacy Page 93
  1850 7th US Census	Spruce Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	Series: M432 Roll: 813 Page: 358 PROCTOR William 34 M W Druggist MD Margaret 27 F W NJ Eliza Smith 47 F W MD Sharlott Smith 24 F W MD William Watson 19 M W Druggist PA Joseph Young 15 M W DE Ann ?G 25 F W IREL Amy ?G 10 F W IREL
  1860 8th US Census	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	1860 PENNSYLVANIA PHILADELPHIA 7-WD PHILADELPHIA Series: M653 Roll: 1157 Page: 65 Surname GivenName Age Sex Race Birthplace State County Location Year PROCTOR WILLIAM 43 M W Druggist MD PA PHILADELPHIA 7-WD PHILADELPHIA 1860 Margaritta 38 F W NJ Mary 7 F W PA Wallace 9 M W PA
  1870 9th US Census	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	Series: M593 Roll: 1392 Page: 289 Surname GivenName Age Sex Race Birthplace State County Location Year PROCKTER WM JR 53 M W Apothecary MD PA PHILADELPHIA 7-WD 18-DIST 1870 Catherine 53 F W Keeping House PA Wallace 19 M W Apothecary PA Mary ?G. 17 F W At Home PA
  Died	10 Feb 1874	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Cause: Angina Pectoris
  		William Proctor State of Pennsylvania Death Certificate Photo Courtesy of The House Of Proctor Genealogy Collection
  Buried	Mount Holly Cemetery, Mount Holly, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
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  Age	56 years
  Person ID	I21758	Proctor
  Last Modified	05 Apr 2010

  
  

  Father	^ Isaac Proctor
  Mother	Rebecca Farquhar,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1799
  Family ID	F8811	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Margaritta Catherine, Proctor,   b. Abt 1823, New Jersey, USA ,   d. Abt 1860   (~ 37 years)
  Children	1. Wallace Proctor,  b. Abt 1851, Pennsylvania, USA ,    2. Mary Proctor,  b. Abt 1852, Pennsylvania, USA ,
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2008
  Family ID	F2616	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Event Birth - 03 May 1817 - Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA 1850 7th US Census - - Spruce Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 1860 8th US Census - - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 1870 9th US Census - - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Died - Cause: Angina Pectoris - 10 Feb 1874 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Buried - < - - Mount Holly Cemetery, Mount Holly, Burlington, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

  Professor William Proctor Father of Pharmacy Photo Credit: The First century of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, 1821-1921 By Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science Published 1922 728 pages Page 184 Courtesy of The House Of Proctor Genealogy Collection.

  
  

  Histories

  Professor William Proctor ~ Father Of Pharmacy Biography Courtesy of The House Of Proctor Genealogy Collection.

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Heritage Quest Online, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.