Family

Worthington (Family : 1833-1944 : Sherbrooke, Québec)

1833-1944

Some members of the Worthington family of Sherbrooke, Quebec include Edward Dagge Worthington (1820-1895, born in Ballinakill, Republic of Ireland and died in Sherbrooke) and his son Arthur Norreys Worthington (1863-1912, born and died in Sherbrooke). Edward Dagge Worthington was a leading surgeon in the Eastern Townships of Quebec and was the first surgeon in Canada to perform a major operation using ether as an anesthetic. He served as a staff assistant surgeon in the British Army and in the Quebec regiment of Volunteer Light Infantry in 1837 and 1838 in the 53rd Batallion. He was a member of the Canadian Medical Association and a governor of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Quebec. In 1845, he married Frances Louisa Smith, and they had eight children. Arthur Norreys Worthington graduated from McGill University in Medicine in 1886. He practiced surgery in Sherbrooke and became the mayor of Sherbrooke from 1901 to 1902 and was elected to the House of Commons in 1906. He was an officer in the volunteer movement and served with the field hospital during the Northwest Resistance in 1885. From 1900 to 1902 he served with the Royal Canadian Artillery in South Africa. In 1887, he married May Cook, daughter of Hermon Henry Cook and Lydia White.

Revised on July 17, 2024, by Leah Louttit-Bunker

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