Thomas Smith Williamson
American physician and missionary
About Thomas Smith Williamson
Lived 1800 – 1879 (aged 79). Thomas Smith Williamson was an American physician, missionary and translator.
Thomas Smith Williamson (March 1800 – June 24, 1879) was an American medical doctor and missionary. He co-authored the first translation of the Bible into Sioux.
Early life and education Williamson, the only son of Rev. William and Mary (Smith) Williamson, was born at Fair Forest, Union District, South Carolina, on March 8, 1800; in 1805 his father, wishing to free the enslaved persons which he had inherited, moved to Manchester, Ohio.
He graduated from Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1820, and soon after began to read medicine with his brother-in-law, Dr. William Wilson, of West Union, Ohio. He also attended a course of medical lectures in Cincinnati, before attending the Yale Medical School, where he graduated in 1824. On receiving his degree he settled in Ripley, Ohio, where he soon gained a good practice, and was married, April 10, 1827, to Margaret Poage.
His three surviving sons were all college graduates, and one of them, John, was associated with his father in the missionary work.
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Who was Thomas Smith Williamson?
American physician and missionary
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Thomas Smith Williamson was born on 8 March 1800 in Fairforest, South Carolina, Union, South Carolina.
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Thomas Smith Williamson died on 24 June 1879.
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Thomas Smith Williamson was a physician, missionary and translator.
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