The youngest child of Joseph and Hannah Corson. He belonged to a family distinguished for their hostility to slavery and their adherence to the teachings of the Society of Friends. In 1831, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania where he studied medicine. During the Civil War, he was appointed to the board of examiners in Harrisburg along with Drs. Green (Easton, Pa.) and Worthington (West Chester, Pa.) to oversee the fitness of Surgeons and Assistant Surgeons going into the field. He was also assigned as the examining physican in the Norristown area for those men drafted for service in the army. After the war, he was examing surgeon under the act granting pensions to disabled soldiers and sailors. He served as a commissioner to superintend the construction of the hospital for the insane in Warren, Pa. He was one of the first to instruct women in medicine. Among his students were Drs. Ella Zook and Mary H. Stinson. Along with his brother Dr. Hiram Corson he helped establish the Montgomery County Medical Society. Dr. Corson remained single throughout his life. He died at his residence at 116 East Main Street in Norristown. For further information see The Herald and Free Press, Monday, November 8, 1886.
The youngest child of Joseph and Hannah Corson. He belonged to a family distinguished for their hostility to slavery and their adherence to the teachings of the Society of Friends. In 1831, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania where he studied medicine. During the Civil War, he was appointed to the board of examiners in Harrisburg along with Drs. Green (Easton, Pa.) and Worthington (West Chester, Pa.) to oversee the fitness of Surgeons and Assistant Surgeons going into the field. He was also assigned as the examining physican in the Norristown area for those men drafted for service in the army. After the war, he was examing surgeon under the act granting pensions to disabled soldiers and sailors. He served as a commissioner to superintend the construction of the hospital for the insane in Warren, Pa. He was one of the first to instruct women in medicine. Among his students were Drs. Ella Zook and Mary H. Stinson. Along with his brother Dr. Hiram Corson he helped establish the Montgomery County Medical Society. Dr. Corson remained single throughout his life. He died at his residence at 116 East Main Street in Norristown. For further information see The Herald and Free Press, Monday, November 8, 1886.
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