Joseph Clay Habersham Jr.

Joseph Clay Habersham Jr. (October 9, 1829 – January 17, 1881) was an American medical doctor. After serving in the American Civil War, he became president of the Georgia Medical Association.

Life and career

Habersham was born in Savannah, Georgia, in 1829 to Dr. Joseph Clay Habersham and Ann Wylly Adams. He was the fifth of their six known children. He graduated from the medical school of Harvard University in May 1853.

In 1857, Habersham married Mary Ann Stiles. By 1860, Habersham was practising medicine in Savannah with his brother-in-law Clifford A. Stiles.

During the American Civil War, Habersham was appointed assistant surgeon of the Provisional Army of the Confederate States in July 1861, and reported to General Alexander Robert Lawton.

In 1876, Habersham was elected president of the Georgia Medical Association, having served as its vice-president for the preceding decade.

Death

Habersham died in 1881, aged 51. He was interred in Savannah's Laurel Grove Cemetery. His widow was buried beside him upon her death in 1920, aged 87.