Background
Ridlon, John was born on November 24, 1852 in Clarendon, Vermont, United States. Son of Noel P. and Nancy B. (Hulett) Ridlon.
Ridlon, John was born on November 24, 1852 in Clarendon, Vermont, United States. Son of Noel P. and Nancy B. (Hulett) Ridlon.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Chicago, 1875, Master of Arts, 1878. Doctor of Medicine College Physicians and Surgical (Columbia), 1878. Honorary Master of Arts, Tufts College, 1899, Doctor of Science from same college, 1926.
Professor orthopedic surgery, Northwestern University, 1892-1908, Chicago Post-Graduate Medical School, 1892-1893, Northwestern Woman’s Medical School, 1898-1902, Rush Medical College, 1909-1912. Consultant senior orthopedic surgeon, Mercy, Michael Reese and Evanston hospitals, Chicago, for many years, and Newport (Rhode Island) Hospital. Consultant orthopedic surgeon, Home for Destitute Children.
Captain Medical Roman Catholic, April 2, 1917.
Major, September 10, 1917. Discharge February 8, 1919.
Lieutenant colonel Auxiliary Reserve, United States Army, retired, account of disabilities, 1929. Home: Newport, Rhode Island
Married Emily C. Robinson, June 4, 1879.