Background
LITTLEJOHN, David was born on September 24, 1876 in Glasgow, Scotland. Son of James and Elizabeth Walker (Scott) Littlejohn.
LITTLEJOHN, David was born on September 24, 1876 in Glasgow, Scotland. Son of James and Elizabeth Walker (Scott) Littlejohn.
Public Schools; Scientific Academy, Garvagh, Ireland. College, of Science. Kensington, London, England. University of Glasgow, Scotland.
Central Medical College, Missouri.
Professor Public Health and Sanitary Science, Dunham Medical College, Chicago, 111., 1900. Surgeon Freeport Sanitarium, Freeport, 111. 1903; Health Officer Lake Township, Berrien Company, Michigan, 1910.
Elected Member Michigan State Legislature, 1916. Commissioned Officer in Medical Corps, United States Army, 1917. Served as Commanding Officer, Division.
Sanitary Squads, 39 Division., United States Army, Camp Beauregard, Louisiana. With American Expeditionary Forces as Medical Gas Officer, 39 Division. until Armistice. Returned to United States, discharged, 1919.
Promoted First Lieutenant, to Major. Appointed Health Officer, St. Joseph, Michigan, 1919. Resigned position at St. Joseph to accept position as Health Officer at Ishpeming, Michigan, 1919-1923.
Health Officer at Bluefield, W. Virginia., 1923-1925. Resigned to accept position as Director of Division. Preventable Diseases, W. Virginia.
State Department of Health, 1925. Transferred from this div. and appointed Director of Rural Sanitation in charge of local Health Depts. throughout State, since 1927. Appointed ActiDe Assistant Surgeon, United States Public Health Service., Collaborating Epidemiologist, United States Public Health Service., W. Virginia., 1925.
Elected President W. Virginia. Public Health Association, 1926, re-elected in 1927, elected Secretary, since 1928. Author of numerous articles on Public Health in various medical journals.
Member: West Virginia State Medical Association. (F.) American Medical Association. (F.) American Public Health Association.
(F.) Society of Science, Letter and Art, London, England. Knights of Pythias. (Past Chancellor Commander). Masons, 32°. Clubs: Lions (Charleston), Lions International (District Governor., 29 District).
Spouse Sadie Kremer, 1913, Benton Harbor, Michigan.