Bushrod Washington James was an American surgeon, homeopathist, writer, and philanthropist. His father was Dr. David James, one of the pioneers of homeopathy in Philadelphia. Bushrod graduated from the Homeopathic College in 1857. He helped thousands of poor children and adults, treating many of them without being paid for his services. A pacifist, Dr. James served as a medic at the Battle of Antietam. After the Civil War, he crusaded for women's suffrage and wrote a book on the topic. He also wrote extensively on medicine and travel. He served as the secretary of the Homeopathic Medical Society of Pennsylvania and later as its president. He bequeathed $55,000 as well as several properties in Philadelphia and Island Beach, New Jersey to establish the Washington James Eye and Ear Institute, a free hospital for the treatment of diseases of the eyes, throat, and lungs. He also provided three houses, books, jewels, relics, and a $40,000 endowment to establish a library for children and the elderly, that eventually became the Bushrod branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia. He donated land to the city of Oakland, California for the establishment of Bushrod Park, and several plots of land to the city of Coronado, California for the establishment of the Bushrod Washington James Institute.
Bushrod Washington James was an American surgeon, homeopathist, writer, and philanthropist. His father was Dr. David James, one of the pioneers of homeopathy in Philadelphia. Bushrod graduated from the Homeopathic College in 1857. He helped thousands of poor children and adults, treating many of them without being paid for his services. A pacifist, Dr. James served as a medic at the Battle of Antietam. After the Civil War, he crusaded for women's suffrage and wrote a book on the topic. He also wrote extensively on medicine and travel. He served as the secretary of the Homeopathic Medical Society of Pennsylvania and later as its president. He bequeathed $55,000 as well as several properties in Philadelphia and Island Beach, New Jersey to establish the Washington James Eye and Ear Institute, a free hospital for the treatment of diseases of the eyes, throat, and lungs. He also provided three houses, books, jewels, relics, and a $40,000 endowment to establish a library for children and the elderly, that eventually became the Bushrod branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia. He donated land to the city of Oakland, California for the establishment of Bushrod Park, and several plots of land to the city of Coronado, California for the establishment of the Bushrod Washington James Institute.
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