Background
Hamill, Samuel Mcclintock was born on November 3, 1864 in Oak Hall, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Robert and Margaret E. (Lyon) Hamill.
Hamill, Samuel Mcclintock was born on November 3, 1864 in Oak Hall, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Robert and Margaret E. (Lyon) Hamill.
Student Princeton, 1886. Doctor of Medicine University of Pennsylvania, 1888. Honorary Doctor of Science, University of Pennsylvania, 1940.
Practiced in Philadelphia since 1890. Demonstrator physical diagnosis, 1892-1894, instructor medicine, 1894-1901, University of Pennsylvania. Professor diseases of children, Philadelphia Polyclinic and College for Graduates in Medicine, 1901-1919.
Professor same, Post-Graduate Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1919-1920.
Consultant pediatrician, Presbyterian Hospital. Formerly visiting pediatrician to Saint Christopher’s Hospital for Children and Philadelphia Polyclinic.
Chairman of the section I, medical service, and chairman follow-up committee of section I, White House Conference on Child Health and Protection.
Member of board of managers Babies’ Hospital of Philadelphia. Member of Executive Committee of Pennsylvania mental hygiene committee of Public Charities Association. Member American Medical Association (chairman section on diseases of children, 1911), American Academy Pediatrics (president 1932), American Pediatric Society (president 1913-1914), Medical Society State of Pennsylvania (1st chairman of the section on pediatrics), Philadelphia Pediatric Society (president 1901-1902), Philadelphia Pathology and Neurological societies, College of Physicians of Philadelphia Chairman Pennsylvania Emergency Child Health Committee, 1933-1939.
Member General Medical Board and chairman National Child Welfare Committee of Council National Defense.
Member American Association Study and Prevention Infant Mortality (president 1915-1916), American Child Health Association (president 1931-1935).
Married Lila Clarke Kennedy, April. Children: Kennedy, Samuel McClintock, Hugh Maxwell.