William F. Collum
American surgeon and politician
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| Intro | American surgeon and politician | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Surgeon Politician | |
| Work field | Healthcare Politics | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1812 | |
| Death | 19 September 1866Jeffersonville (aged 54 years) |
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William F. Collum (1812-September 19, 1866) was a surgeon and politician of Jeffersonville, Indiana in which he served on the city council and as mayor.
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William Collum moved to Jeffersonville in 1838 where he practiced his medical profession. He would serve on the city council and as the mayor of the city in 1848 to 1854 as the cities fourth mayor. In 1866 he would die from blood poisoning after receiving a wound during a post-mortem examination.