About Henry Fitzbutler
Lived 1842 – 1901 (aged 59). Henry Fitzbutler was an American physician, educator and editor.
William Henry Fitzbutler (1842–1901), also known as Henry Fitzbutler, was an American educator, doctor, medical school founder, newspaper editor, and civil rights leader. He was the first African American to graduate from University of Michigan's medical school in 1872. Fitzbutler was also the first African American to practice medicine in the state of Michigan. He founded Louisville National Medical College He then studied at Adrian College and graduated from Detroit Medical School, followed by the University of Michigan Medical School.
He moved to Louisville, Kentucky where he worked with his wife, Sarah Helen McCurdy (1847–1922), providing medical care. He also published the Ohio Falls Express newspaper. One of his six children was physician Mary Fitzbutler Waring, born as Mary R. Fitzbutler. It was Republican Party aligned. In 1882 T. Baxter was the paper's president, F. D. Morton its business manager, E. W. Marshall city manager, and Fitzbutler editor. They were members of the United Brothers of Friendship fraterbal organization.
He died on December 28, 1901, in Louisville.
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American physician and educator (1842-1901), founder of Louisville National Medical College
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Henry Fitzbutler was born on 22 December 1842 in Virginia.
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Henry Fitzbutler died on 28 December 1901 in Louisville.
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Henry Fitzbutler was a physician, educator and editor.
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