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Addison Brenizer

First Name: 
Addison
Middle Name: 
Gorgas
Last Name: 
Brenizer
Date of Birth: 
7/24/1883
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Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 2/26/1941

Personal Details

Occupation: 
Occupation: Employer: all Charlotte hospitals -surgical staffCharlotte SanitariumNorth Carolina Medical College in Charlotte Location:
Education Details: 
Baird's School for BoysBingham SchoolCharlotte public schoolsFrauen-Klinik, ViennaHospitale St. Antoine & American Hospital, ParisJohns Hopkins University - medical degree 1907U. of Heidelburg, Germany - received a degree 1908U. of North Carolina-Class of 1904
Biographical Notes: 
He began practice in the Brenizer home on Ninth St. in Charlotte in 1911. He formed a hospital unit that consisted of staff members from Charlotte hospitals. The passage to Europe took 17 days on the Carmania.His name was on the Service Flag of First Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, NC. 9/22/1918. He suffered a heart attack in 1939 and retired from practice in 1942. He moved to New York and lived there until his death.He is buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Charlotte.
Family Details: 

Spouse: Mary Richmond Harding m.4-9-1913: 609 N College, Charlotte

Children: Dr. Addison Gorgas Brenizer, Jr. Charlotte NC Mrs. (Mildred) E. F. Lucas Greensboro NC Mrs. L. McTyeire Johnston, Jr. Belmont NC

Dependents:

Parents: Col. Addison Gorgas and Frances Gilmer Brenizer - Charlotte

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Extended Family: Dr. C. R. Harding -prof. of Greek at Davidson College - father-in-law

Military Details

Military Branch: 
Army Enlisted: Nov 1917
Military Rank: 
Lieutenant Colonel
Military Unit: 
Chief of Surgery Hospital Unit O, known as the 'Brenizer Unit'
Military Details: 
Bordeaux, France; Camp Dix, NJ; Ellis Island, NY; Ft. McPherson, GA; Ft. Oglethorpe, GA;
Source: 

The Charlotte Observer 4/28/1963, Mecklenburg County Medicine, Presbyterian Hospital plaque; First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte, NC