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McKnight, Charles 1750-1791

Surgeon; born in Cranberry, N. J., Oct. 10, 1750; graduated at Princeton in 1771, studied medicine with Dr. William Shippen, and entered the Continental army as a surgeon. He soon became surgeon of the Middle Department. After the war he settled in New York, where he became a very eminent practitioner, and was for some time Professor of Anatomy and Surgery in Columbia College. He died in New York City, Nov. 10, 1791.

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