Burgess E. Scruggs
American physician, alderman, and civic leader
About Burgess E. Scruggs
Lived 1860 – 1934 (aged 73). Burgess E. Scruggs was an American physician, alderman and community leader.
Burgess E. Scruggs (October 16, 1860 – January 21, 1934) was an American physician, alderman, and civic leader in Huntsville, Alabama. He was one of Alabama's first African American doctors, and the first in Huntsville. He served four terms on Huntsville's city council. His Black family was Christian.
Scruggs served four years as city alderman for Huntsville from 1892 until 1896.
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American physician, alderman, and civic leader (1860–1934)
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Burgess E. Scruggs was born on 16 October 1860 in Madison County.
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Burgess E. Scruggs died on 21 January 1934 in Huntsville.
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Burgess E. Scruggs was a physician, alderman and community leader.
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Burgess E. Scruggs was American.
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