Background
Beddingfield, Edgar Theodore was born on March 5, 1923 in Clayton, North Carolina, United States. Son of Edgar Theodore and Alice Bertha (Casey) Beddingfield.
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Edgar Theodore Beddingfield, American physician. Recipient Distinguished Service awards North Carolina Mental Health Association, 1963, 70, U. North Carolina School Medicine, 1968; named Tar Heel of Week, Raleigh News and Observer, 1961; Edgar T. Beddingfield, Junior High School named for him. John Harvard fellow Harvard Medical School, 1948. Diplomate American Board Family Physicians.
Education
Student East Carolina U., 1943, University of Michigan, 1944. Certificate in Medicine, U. North Carolina, 1946. M.D. cum laude, Harvard, 1948.
Career
Instructor pharmacology U. North Carolina, 1943-1945. Intern Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, 1948-1949. Founder, practicing physician Community Clinic, Stantonsburg, North Carolina, 1950-1967.
Partner, practicing physician Wilson (North Carolina) Clinic, 1968-1977. Company physician Swift & Company, Wilson, 1958-1977. Member medical staff, medical consultant to employees Wilson Memorial Hospital, 1964-1977.
Director Southern National Bank, Wilson. Commissioner, Town of Stantonsburg, 1952-1956. Member Government's Council on Aging, 1964-1969.
Member Board Social Services, State of North Carolina, 1972-1977, Wilson County Board Education, 1971-1972. Chairman board directors National Driving Center, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Board directors North Carolina Schools for Deaf, 1962-1970, American Medical Political Action Committee.
Religion
Each person is responsible before God for his or her own understanding of the Bible and is encouraged to work out his or her salvation with fear and trembling.
Politics
Government is appointed by God as His servant to encourage good and restrain evil to the end that all people are blessed and His people are enabled to live quiet and peaceful lives in all godliness and holiness.
Views
Life is not about things, possessions, or money, but about relationships.
Membership
Served to captain Medical Corps, United States Army, 1948-1950. Member Institute of Medicine, National Academy Sciences, American Medical Association (delegate North Carolina 1966-1977, vice chairman Council on Legislation 1974-1977), North Carolina (president 1969-1970), Boyleston medical societies, Sigma Xi, Phi Delta Chi, Rho Chi, Alpha Kappa Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha. Mason, Kiwanian.; Clubs: Aesculapian.
Connections
Married Lorraine Morrill Moore, August 22, 1947. Children: Edgar Theodore III, Alice (Beddingfield) Moss, Gladys (Beddingfield) Amundson
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Born
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Died
September 10, 1977 (aged 54) -
Resting place
Stantonsburg, North Carolina, United States -
Nationality
United States -
Religion
Baptist -
Political Party
Democrat
Awards
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Recipient Distinguished Service awards North Carolina Mental Health Association, 1963, 70, U. North Carolina School Medicine, 1968. Named Tar Heel of Week, Raleigh News and Observer, 1961. Edgar T. Beddingfield, Junior High School named for him. John Harvard fellow Harvard Medical School, 1948. Diplomate American Board Family Physicians.Recipient Distinguished Service awards North Carolina Mental Health Association, 1963, 70, U. North Carolina School Medicine, 1968. Named Tar Heel of Week, Raleigh News and Observer, 1961. Edgar T. Beddingfield, Junior High School named for him.
John Harvard fellow Harvard Medical School, 1948. Diplomate American Board Family Physicians.