James Makittrick Adair

Fellow

Date of Fellowship admission: 3 November 1767

James Makittrick was born in Inverness and raised in Edinburgh. After some time as a surgeon's mate in the Royal Navy, he returned to Edinburgh and earned his MD from the University of Edinburgh in 1766 with a thesis on Yellow Fever. After spending some time in Hampshire and then in the USA where he befriended Benjamin Franklin, he settled in Monks Hill, Antigua, where he worked as a doctor and judge. He was also a plantation owner and published an anti-abolitionist treatise. At some point in his adult life, he assumed the surname Adair, claiming from his mother's family. Makittrick had a number of public feuds during his lifetime. He died in Ayr in 1801.

Year of medical qualification

12 September 1766

Date of Licence

4 August 1767

Fellowship
The main qualification issued by the College, awarded regularly since the College’s foundation. This qualification was granted based on demonstrated breadth of experience and did not require an individual to pass a certain examination.