Dr John Bowyer Brooke

1834 - 1898  (63 years)

• Name	John Bowyer Brooke
  Title	Dr
  Birth	20 Apr 1834	Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Mar 1898	Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Person ID	I14278	Tulpehocken Genealogy | Dickinson, Lamm, Klopp
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	John B Brooke
  Mother	Catharine Electra Spayd,   b. 1801   d. 1 Nov 1871 (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F4819	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Wharton Morris,   b. 28 Dec 1836, Pennsylvania, USA d. 30 Dec 1928, Douglassville, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F4820	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2021

  
  

• Notes

  CIVIL WAR VETERAN, ASST.SURGEON Reading Eagle-Mar 20, 1898 THE LATE DR JOHN B. BROOKE Dr. John Bowyer Brooke, who died Saturday, of a complication of diseases, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 20, 1834, came to Reading when a boy and received a classical education here. He was a grandson of Hon. John Spayd, president judge of the Berks district. He studied medicine at Jefferson College under Profs. Grose, Dungieson, Pancost and Meiga and graduated in 1858. For 30 years he was chief examiner of the Equitable Assurance society for Berks County, and was one of the oldest members in its service. He was connected with the Provident Life Insurance Company almost an equal time. During the Rebellion he was assistant surgeon of the government hospital here and had entire charge of the small pox hospital. Deceased was among the foremost in movements for the advancement of his profession. He was one of the most active persons in the establishment of the Reading Hospital, and it is said he suggested its fine site. He made a liberal contribution and gave his time and labor toward placing the institution on its present basis. At the time of his death he was a member of the staff of St Joseph's hospital, an institution in which he was much interested.