Henry Thomas Sherman

Background

Sherman, Henry Thomas was born on August 11, 1908 in Donalsonville, Georgia, United States. Son of David Brady and Erin (Jones) Sherman.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Emory University, 1930; Doctor of Medicine, Cornell Univercity, 1934; postgraduate, Cornell Univercity, 1946-1947; postgraduate, Columbia University, 1947; postgraduate, New York University, 1947; postgraduate, Edinburgh (Scotland) Postgraduate board for Medicine, 1947; postgraduate, University of Pennsylvania, 1950.

Career

Intern, Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1935-1936; surgeon, Steamship Fort Townsend, Furness Lines, 1937; admitting physician, St. Joseph's Hospital, Richmond, Virginia, 1937; private practice general medicine, Cairo, Georgia, 1937-1942; chief surgeon Steamship Marine Tiger, United States Line, 1948; shore duty physician, Grace Line, New York City, 1948; chief of medicine, Williamson (West Virginia) Memorial Hospital, 1948-1949; private practice internal medicine, Valdosta, Georgia, 1949-1975; retired, 1975. Member of staff Little Griffin Owens Saunders Hospital, Pineview General Hospital, Valdosta, 1955-1971, South Georgia Medical Center, 1971-1975.

Achievements

• Henry Thomas Sherman has been listed as a noteworthy physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Captain Medical corpus, United States army, 1942-1946, PTO. Member American Medical Association, Southern Medical Association, Bockus International Society Gastroenterology, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

Connections

Married Jennie Ruth Morgan, January 26, 1943. Children: Henry Thomas Junior, Erin Mercer Sherman Wright, Mercer Lancaster.

Father:

David Brady Sherman

Mother:

Erin (Jones) Sherman

Spouse:

Jennie Ruth Morgan

child:

Mercer Lancaster Sherman

child:

Erin Mercer Sherman Wright Sherman

child:

Henry Thomas Junior Sherman