Nathan Smith Davis, Jr.
Nathan Smith Davis, Jr. (September 5, 1858 – December 21, 1920) was an American physician and professor from Chicago, Illinois. The son of prominent physician and professor Nathan Smith Davis, Sr., the younger Davis followed his father into the medical profession. He graduated from the Chicago Medical College in 1883 and was named an Associate Professor at Northwestern University the following year. He rose to become Dean of the Medical College in 1901. He also served as a trustee for the university and was on the Board of Management of the Chicago YMCA.
Biography
Nathan Smith Davis, Jr., was born September 5, 1858 in Chicago, Illinois. He was the son of Nathan Smith Davis, Sr., a founder of Northwestern University. The younger Davis attended that university, graduating in 1880 with a Bachelor of Arts. He earned a Master's degree from Northwestern three years later. He then studied medicine under his father in Chicago, graduating from the Chicago Medical College in 1883. He opened a medical office in Chicago. Davis married Jessie B. Hopkins, the daughter of James Campbell Hopkins, in Madison, Wisconsin on April 16, 1884. They had at least three living children: Nathan Smith III, Ruth (who married biochemist Charles H. Boissevain), and William Deering (who was briefly married to actress Louise Brooks).[1]
In 1884, Davis was named an Associate Professor of Pathology at Northwestern. Two years later, he was promoted to Professor of the Principles and Practice of Medicine and Professor of Clinical Medicine. In 1893, he was named the Chairman of the Section of Practice in the Illinois State Medical Society. Howard Van Doren Shaw designed a house for Davis in Lake Forest, Illinois in 1898. In 1901, he was named Dean of the Northwestern University Medical College. Davis was also named to the council and judicial council of the American Medical Association. He was named a trustee of Northwestern University and served as member of the General Board of Management of the YMCA of Chicago. Davis was a member of the Chicago Academy of Sciences, Art Institute of Chicago, and Chicago Historical Society.[1] Davis died on December 21, 1920 in Pasadena, California.
