Humphrey Alexander

Dr. Alexander Humphreys (1757 – May 23, 1802) was a pioneer Irish-American physician in Staunton, Virginia.
He was born in County Armagh, Ireland, in 1757, the son of John Humphreys and Margaret Carlisle. He initially studied medicine under his uncle, Carlisle. After that, he attended the University of Edinburgh where he received his M.D. degree in 1782. At the time, the University of Edinburgh had the most famous medical school in the world.
In 1783, he emigrated to Augusta County,... meer