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John Thornton Duncan
Fellow
Date of admission as Member: 2/May/1882
Date of Fellowship admission: 3/August/1886
John Thornton Duncan trained at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, becoming a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1877. He became a Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1880 and a Fellow in 1886. He worked as a Surgeon at several hospitals, including Swansea General Hospital and Truesdale's Hospital in Stamford, Lincolnshire. He also served as Medical Officer and Public Vaccinator to the Stamford Union. A Justice of the Peace for Stamford, he served as Mayor in 1886 till 1887.
Year of medical qualification
1880
Type of medical qualification
Licentiate Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
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.