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Thomas Spence
Fellow
Date of Fellowship admission: 1680s
Thomas Spence was born in Renfrewshire, the son of Nathaniel Spens, MD, and Mary Milliken, the second daughter of James Milliken, Esquire of Milliken, Renfrewshire. He had three brothers and a sister. Spence was admitted as a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh sometime during the 1680s. In 1693 he was appointed Fiscal, or Procurator Fiscal, of the College. Spence was also the first Physician to the Royal Infirmary 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.