Background
TOWNSEND, James Cayley was born on July 10, 1888 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John Wilson and Elizabeth (Gayley) Townsend.
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James Cayley TOWNSEND
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Education
Georgetown University, Doctor of Medicine.
Career
Commissioned Assistant Surgeon at Ellis Island, 1913. Assigned to relief work among Eskimos, 1913. Engaged in Public Health Work, State Health Department, 1915-1918.
Assistant Chief, Hospital. Division., Public Health Service. Tuberculosis Survey, Porto Rico, 1921-1922.
Charge of Influenza Investigation, Public Health Service, 1923-1925. Engaged in Plague Work, on West Coast, 1925. Supervisor 2 District Bureau.
In South during Mississippi Flood Relief. Surgeon, Foreign Division., United States Public Health Service, 1928.
Membership
Member: American Medical Association. American Public Health Association. Association of Military Surgeons.
Military Order of Foreign Wars. Masons. Clubs: Cosmos, Columbia Country (Washington, C.).
Connections
Spouse Clifton Carolyn Gray, November 22, 1926, Jacksonville, Florida.
