Thomas Dudley Wooten (1829–1906) was an American physician, and a Confederate soldier and army surgeon during the American Civil War.

Thomas Dudley Wooten
BornMarch 6, 1829
Barren County, Kentucky, US
DiedAugust 1, 1906 (aged 77)
Eureka Springs, Arkansas, US
Allegiance Confederate States
Branch Missouri State Guard
Confederate States Army
Battles
Other workPhysician

Early life

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Thomas Dudley Wooten was born in Barren County, Kentucky, on March 6, 1829.[1] His parents were Virginians.[1] He graduated from the medical department of the University of Louisville in 1853, and settled in Springfield, Missouri, in 1856.[1]

Civil War

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At the outbreak of the Civil War he enlisted as a private, but later was made surgeon of Foster's regiment of the Missouri State Troops.[1][2][clarification needed] In August, 1861, he was appointed chief surgeon of McBride's 7th Division, and a little later surgeon-general of all the Missouri forces.[1] Afterwards he was made medical director of the First Army Corps of the West, commanded by General Sterling Price.[1]

Later life

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The Old Main Building at the University of Texas, 1903

In 1865 he practised in Paris, Texas, and in 1876 moved to Austin, in both places achieving considerable reputation as a surgeon.[1] Upon the inauguration of the University of Texas, in 1881, Wooten was appointed one of the regents; in 1886, on the death of Ashbel Smith, he became president of the board.[1] He was a prominent member of the county and state medical societies.[1]

Wooten died at Eureka Springs, Arkansas, on August 1, 1906, of acute gastro-enterocolitis, after an illness of four days.[1] He was buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Austin.[2]

Personal life

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He married, in 1853, Henrietta, daughter of Turner Goodall, a physician of Tompkinsville, Kentucky, and had four children.[1] Two of his sons, Goodall and Joseph S., became physicians.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Decherd 1920, p. 1265.
  2. ^ a b Campbell; Derbes 2019.

Sources

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Attribution:

  • Decherd, George Michael (1920). "Wooten, Thomas Dudley". Kelly, Howard A.; Burrage, Walter L. (eds.). American Medical Biographies. Baltimore, MD: The Norman, Remington Company. p. 1265.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Further reading

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  • Stone, R. F., ed. (1894). Biography of Eminent American Physicians and Surgeons. Indianapolis, IN: Carlon & Hollenbeck.
  • "Thomas Dudley Wooten, M.D.". Daniel's Texas Medical Journal. Vol. 3. No. 5. November 1887. pp. 175–179.
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