Craig Barrow

Craig Barrow (May 12, 1876 – August 31, 1945) was an American physician. He served as the chief surgeon of the Central of Georgia Railway.

Life and career

Barrow was born in 1876 in Athens, Georgia, to Middleton Pope Barrow and Sarah Church Craig. His father represented the State of Georgia in the United States Senate.

He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1896 and the University of Maryland in 1900 and undertook postgraduate studies at the University of Breslau in Breslau, Germany.

In 1902, he began medical practice as a surgeon in Savannah, Georgia, where he worked at the Georgia Infirmary for 36 years and was involved in the establishment of the Central of Georgia Hospital in 1927. He was also head physician in the children's department of the Telfair Hospital.

He married twice; firstly, to Alice Barker, who died in 1903, then, in 1906, to Elfrida De Renne, a direct descendant of Georgia colonist Noble Jones. He had three children with Elfrida: Craig Jr., Elfrida and Muriel. In 1938, the family moved to Wormsloe, He was interred at Wormsloe burial ground. His widow, Elfrida, survived him by 25 years and was buried beside him upon her death.

Legacy In 2004, Craig Barrow III, son of Craig Barrow Jr., established the Craig Barrow Fund to honor his father and grandfather.