Anderson Ruffin Abbott
| Anderson Ruffin Abbott | |
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| Born |
April 7, 1837 Toronto, Upper Canada |
| Died | December 29, 1913 (aged 76) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | Doctor Abbott |
| Education | University of Toronto |
| Occupation | Doctor of Medicine |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Ann Casey |
| Children | Three daughters Two sons |
| Parent(s) | Wilson Ruffin Abbott and Ellen Toyer |
| Relatives | Frederick Langdon Hubbard (son-in-law) |
Anderson Ruffin Abbott, M.D. (7 April 1837 – 29 December 1913) was the first Black Canadian to be a licensed physician. His career included participation in the American Civil War.
Anderson Abbott was born in Toronto to Wilson Ruffin and Ellen Toyer Abbott. The Abbotts were a prominent black family in Toronto, who had left Alabama – as free people of color – after their store had been ransacked. After first living a short time in New York, they settled in Upper Canada in 1835 or 1836. Wilson Abbott soon began to purchase real estate, in and around Toronto, where he owned 48 properties by 1871. The senior Abbott also became active in politics.
The family's prosperity allowed Anderson Abbott to receive an excellent education. He attended both private and public schools, including William King’s school, in the black Elgin settlement (now North Buxton, Ontario). He was an honour student at the Toronto Academy and later attended Oberlin College in Ohio. He returned to Canada and graduated from the Toronto School of Medicine in 1857. He then studied for four years under Alexander Thomas Augusta, a fellow black physician. Abbott received a license to practice, from the Medical Board of Upper Canada, in 1861, thus becoming the first Canadian-born, black doctor.
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