James Gorton Hilton

Background

Hilton, James Gorton was born on September 21, 1923 in Baltimore. Son of George Edward and Ethel Alberta (Schaefer) Hilton.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, 1947. Master of Science in Pharmacology, University Tennessee, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, University Tennessee, 1954.

Career

Teaching fellow department pharmacology, U. Tennessee, Memphis, 1950-1953; assistant professor to associate professor pharmacology, U. Mississippi, Oxford and Jackson, 1953-1958; associate professor pharmacology, Marquette U., Milwaukee, 1959-1961; associate professor, University Texas, Galveston, 1961-1963; professor department pharmacology, University Texas, Galveston, 1963-1992; acting department chairman pharmacology and toxicology, University Texas, Galveston, 1979-1982; chief division pharmacology, Shriners Burn Institute, Galveston, 1976-1990; professor, chairman pharmacology, St. Georges U., Grenada, West Indies, 1990.

Achievements

• James Gorton Hilton has been listed as a noteworthy Pharmacologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1941-1946. Fellow American Heart Association. Member American Physiological Society, American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, International Society Burn Injuries, Peruvian Pharmacology Society, American Burn Association Clubs: Masons.

Connections

Married Elizabeth Earline Lindsay, September 21, 1946. Children: James Lindsay, William Edward.

Father:

George Edward Hilton

Mother:

Ethel Alberta (Schaefer) Hilton

Spouse:

Elizabeth Earline Lindsay

child:

James Lindsay Hilton

child:

William Edward Hilton