Background
Cain, James Clarence was born on March 19, 1913 in Kosse, Texas, United States. Son of Thomas Marshall and Aileen (Jackson) Cain.
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James Clarence Cain
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Bachelor of Arts, University Texas, 1933; Doctor of Medicine, University Texas, 1937; Master of Science, University of Minnesota, 1948.
Career
Intern, Protestant Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, 1937-1939;
instructor pathology, University Texas Medical School, 1939-1940;
fellow in internal medicine, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, 1940-1941, 46-48;
member department medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, 1948;
head of section gastroenterology and internal medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, 1966-1970. Professor medicine University of Minnesota, Mayo Medical School until 1978. Personal physician to President Johnson, from 1946.
Member national advisory heart council National Institutes of Health. President Minnesota Board Medical Examiners, 1971, 72. Chairman national advisory commission for selection doctorandus, dentists and allied medical personnel Selective Service System, adviser to director, 1969-1970.
Member National Advisory Commision on Medical Manpower. Consultant to surgeon general Department Army. Member special medical advisory group to VA, from 1976.
Member of advisory committee Bureau Drugs, Food and Drug Administration, 1973-1975.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman Johnson for President vols., Minnesota, 1964. National steering committee City Innovation, 1989. Member Society Medical Consultant Armed Forces (president), American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Medical Association (vice chairman council on national security, recipient Billings Gold medal award 1963), Southern Minnesota Medical Association, Minnesota Internal Medicine Society (council), American College of Physicians (life member, governor for Minnesota), American Gastroenterol.
Association, American Association Study Liver Disease, American Federation Clinical Research, American Association History Medicine, Federation State Medical Boards United States, University Texas Medical School, Mayo Clinic alumni associations, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Radio Relay League, Amateur Radio Emergency Corps, Sigma Xi, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Alpha Kappa, Alpha Epsilon Delta.
Connections
Married Ida May Wirtz, June 6, 1938. ChildrenStephaine Cannon (Mistress Karl H. Van D'Elden), Mary Lucinda (Mistress William Carleton Moore), Katherine May (Mistress Jerry Wayne Snider), James Alvin.
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Resting place
Buried Rochester, Minnesota -
Nationality
American -
Religion
Baptist