Background
Murphy, John Benjamin was born on December 21, 1857 in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Michael and Ann (Grimes) Murphy.
Murphy, John Benjamin was born on December 21, 1857 in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Michael and Ann (Grimes) Murphy.
Doctor of Medicine Rush Medical College, Chicago, 1879 (Doctor of Laws, University of Illinois, 1905, Catholic University of America, Washington, 1915). Master of Science, University of Sheffield, England, 1908.
Practiced at Chicago, 1879-1882. Studied in Germany, 1882-1884. Resumed practice in Chicago.
Head of department of surgery and clinical surgery, Northwestern University Medical School.
Chief surgeon to Mercy Hospital. First lieutenant United States of America Medical Reserve Corps, 1908.
Received Lætare medal from Notre Dame University, 1902.
Fellow American College Surgeons, American Surgical Association, Royal College Surgeons of England, 1913.
Married Jeanette C. Plamondon, November 25, 1885.