Hugh Agnew Gamble, son of Dr. William Gaston Gamble and the former Miss Elizabeth Ivanova Agnew, was born on the 19th of August 1876 around Saltillo in Lee County, Mississippi. His parents were both from old families in the area and members of Old Bethany Associate Reform Presbyterian.
Hugh's early education was in preparation for his entering Mississippi A.& M. College (now Mississippi State) in Starkville, Mississippi; which he entered in 1894 and graduating in 1898. He soon enlisted in the 1st Mississippi Volunteer Regiment and served for the next year during the Spanish American War of 1898.
In 1899, Hugh entered Vanderbilt University and completed a two year course at their medical school. He then transferred and graduated from the Medical School at Tulane University in 1904; serving a two-year internship at Charity Hospital of Louisiana in New Orleans. After having a practice in Bougere, Louisiana for a short time, Dr. Gamble moved to Greenville, Mississippi; where he continued to practice the rest of his life.
On October 31st 1911, Dr. Gamble married Miss Innes Starling, daughter of Lyne and Katherine [née Watson] Starling. They had a daughter, Eva Katherine Gamble (1915-1915) and a son, Lyne Starling Gamble, M.D. (1912-1984).
During this time, Dr. Hugh A. Gamble went into practice with his younger brother, Dr. Paul Gaston Gamble and later founded the Doctors Gamble Brothers and Archer Clinic, the first clinic of its kind in the state of Mississippi. He was also instrumental in bringing the King's Daughters Hospital into being and building the Washington County General Hospital.
Besides his medical interest, Dr. Hugh Gamble helped development various farm machinery; especial equipment to harvest cotton in the rich farmland of the Mississippi Delta.
Dr. Hugh Agnew Gamble departed this earthly life on July 11th 1954 at the age of 77. He was laid to rest in the city cemetery of the city he had called home for over 40 years. He was honored by the many medical associations in which he had served and the community of Greenville, Mississippi.
Hugh's early education was in preparation for his entering Mississippi A.& M. College (now Mississippi State) in Starkville, Mississippi; which he entered in 1894 and graduating in 1898. He soon enlisted in the 1st Mississippi Volunteer Regiment and served for the next year during the Spanish American War of 1898.
In 1899, Hugh entered Vanderbilt University and completed a two year course at their medical school. He then transferred and graduated from the Medical School at Tulane University in 1904; serving a two-year internship at Charity Hospital of Louisiana in New Orleans. After having a practice in Bougere, Louisiana for a short time, Dr. Gamble moved to Greenville, Mississippi; where he continued to practice the rest of his life.
On October 31st 1911, Dr. Gamble married Miss Innes Starling, daughter of Lyne and Katherine [née Watson] Starling. They had a daughter, Eva Katherine Gamble (1915-1915) and a son, Lyne Starling Gamble, M.D. (1912-1984).
During this time, Dr. Hugh A. Gamble went into practice with his younger brother, Dr. Paul Gaston Gamble and later founded the Doctors Gamble Brothers and Archer Clinic, the first clinic of its kind in the state of Mississippi. He was also instrumental in bringing the King's Daughters Hospital into being and building the Washington County General Hospital.
Besides his medical interest, Dr. Hugh Gamble helped development various farm machinery; especial equipment to harvest cotton in the rich farmland of the Mississippi Delta.
Dr. Hugh Agnew Gamble departed this earthly life on July 11th 1954 at the age of 77. He was laid to rest in the city cemetery of the city he had called home for over 40 years. He was honored by the many medical associations in which he had served and the community of Greenville, Mississippi.
Hugh Agnew Gamble, son of Dr. William Gaston Gamble and the former Miss Elizabeth Ivanova Agnew, was born on the 19th of August 1876 around Saltillo in Lee County, Mississippi. His parents were both from old families in the area and members of Old Bethany Associate Reform Presbyterian.
Hugh's early education was in preparation for his entering Mississippi A.& M. College (now Mississippi State) in Starkville, Mississippi; which he entered in 1894 and graduating in 1898. He soon enlisted in the 1st Mississippi Volunteer Regiment and served for the next year during the Spanish American War of 1898.
In 1899, Hugh entered Vanderbilt University and completed a two year course at their medical school. He then transferred and graduated from the Medical School at Tulane University in 1904; serving a two-year internship at Charity Hospital of Louisiana in New Orleans. After having a practice in Bougere, Louisiana for a short time, Dr. Gamble moved to Greenville, Mississippi; where he continued to practice the rest of his life.
On October 31st 1911, Dr. Gamble married Miss Innes Starling, daughter of Lyne and Katherine [née Watson] Starling. They had a daughter, Eva Katherine Gamble (1915-1915) and a son, Lyne Starling Gamble, M.D. (1912-1984).
During this time, Dr. Hugh A. Gamble went into practice with his younger brother, Dr. Paul Gaston Gamble and later founded the Doctors Gamble Brothers and Archer Clinic, the first clinic of its kind in the state of Mississippi. He was also instrumental in bringing the King's Daughters Hospital into being and building the Washington County General Hospital.
Besides his medical interest, Dr. Hugh Gamble helped development various farm machinery; especial equipment to harvest cotton in the rich farmland of the Mississippi Delta.
Dr. Hugh Agnew Gamble departed this earthly life on July 11th 1954 at the age of 77. He was laid to rest in the city cemetery of the city he had called home for over 40 years. He was honored by the many medical associations in which he had served and the community of Greenville, Mississippi.
Hugh's early education was in preparation for his entering Mississippi A.& M. College (now Mississippi State) in Starkville, Mississippi; which he entered in 1894 and graduating in 1898. He soon enlisted in the 1st Mississippi Volunteer Regiment and served for the next year during the Spanish American War of 1898.
In 1899, Hugh entered Vanderbilt University and completed a two year course at their medical school. He then transferred and graduated from the Medical School at Tulane University in 1904; serving a two-year internship at Charity Hospital of Louisiana in New Orleans. After having a practice in Bougere, Louisiana for a short time, Dr. Gamble moved to Greenville, Mississippi; where he continued to practice the rest of his life.
On October 31st 1911, Dr. Gamble married Miss Innes Starling, daughter of Lyne and Katherine [née Watson] Starling. They had a daughter, Eva Katherine Gamble (1915-1915) and a son, Lyne Starling Gamble, M.D. (1912-1984).
During this time, Dr. Hugh A. Gamble went into practice with his younger brother, Dr. Paul Gaston Gamble and later founded the Doctors Gamble Brothers and Archer Clinic, the first clinic of its kind in the state of Mississippi. He was also instrumental in bringing the King's Daughters Hospital into being and building the Washington County General Hospital.
Besides his medical interest, Dr. Hugh Gamble helped development various farm machinery; especial equipment to harvest cotton in the rich farmland of the Mississippi Delta.
Dr. Hugh Agnew Gamble departed this earthly life on July 11th 1954 at the age of 77. He was laid to rest in the city cemetery of the city he had called home for over 40 years. He was honored by the many medical associations in which he had served and the community of Greenville, Mississippi.
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