George Frederick Shrady, Sr.

George Frederick Shrady Sr.
Shrady circa 1880
Born	January 13, 1830 A farm located in the current Central Park, New York City
Died	November 30, 1907(1907-11-30) (aged 77) 512 Fifth Avenue Manhattan, New York City
Occupation	Author, Doctor
Spouse(s)	Mary Lewis Hester Ellen Cantine
Children	George Frederick Shrady Jr., Henry Merwin Shrady, Charles Douglas Shrady, and Minnie Shrady (Mrs. John F. Ambrose)
Relatives	Frederick Charles Shrady, Merwin Shrady and Louis Shrady (sons of Henry Merwin Shrady also a daughter Judith Shrady

George Frederick Shrady Sr. (January 13, 1830 – November 30, 1907) was an American physician active in the late 19th century.

He was born in New York City on January 13, 1830 to Margaret Beinhauer and John Shrady, he was one of five children, all were born at No. 138 Rivington Street, now part of Central Park. His paternal grandfather emigrated from Baden-Baden, Germany, and settled in New York City in 1735. Both of his grandfathers were soldiers in the American Revolutionary War, and his father served in the War of 1812.

His early education was received in the public and private schools of New York City, and subsequently he pursued an academic course at the Free Academy, now the College of the City of New York. From this institution he entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons in this city, from which he was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1858. His proficiency in anatomy brought him the same year at Bellevue Hospital the Wood intercollegiate prize. During 1857 and 1858 he was resident surgeon in the New York Hospital, and was graduated from the surgical division of that institution in 1859. He then entered practice in this city.

In the capacity of assistant surgeon in the United States Army, Dr. Shrady was assigned to duty during the Civil War at the Central Park Hospital, New York, but later was detailed to field duty on the operating corps. At the close of the war he returned to private practice and quickly acquired a prominent place in the surgical profession. It was through his attendance on General Grant during the latter's last illness that Dr. Shrady first sprang into national fame. While Grant, the public idol, lay ill, an entire nation hung on the words of Dr. Shrady. His skill went far toward alleviating Grant's sufferings at the close of his illness. Afterward, when Emperor Frederick was seized with an ailment similar to that of which General Grant had died, Sir Morell Mackenzie, the famous English specialist in throat diseases, who was attending the Emperor, kept in communication by cable with Dr. Shrady for purposes of consultation, and imparted to the latter each change of symptom as it occurred.