Richard Montgomery Swearingen [Carte de Viste]
Name/Title
Richard Montgomery Swearingen [Carte de Viste]Description
Circa 1880s Carte De Viste of “R. M. Swearingen,” taken by Luke C. Dillon, Washington, D. C.Context
Dr Swearingen moved moved to Austin, Texas in 1875 where he practiced medicine. In 1878, he and Dr. T. D. Manning, also of Austin, volunteered their assistance in the yellow fever epidemic that swept Memphis, Tennessee, and Holly Springs, Mississippi. Manning died, and Swearingen was appointed by President Rutherford B. Hayes to a commission of experts that investigated yellow fever. The report of this commission brought about the establishment of the National Board of Health, which afterward merged with the Marine Hospital Bureau. In 1881 Swearingen was appointed state health officer of Texas. He served in that capacity for several terms and was president of the Austin school board.Category
Handbook of Texas Medicine
TSHA Special Projects