Robert King Stone
Physician
Died when: 49 years 134 days (592 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Robert King Stone (December 11, 1822 – April 23, 1872) was an American physician and professor at Columbian College Medical School (predecessor to today's George Washington University School of Medicine).
He was considered "the dean of the Washington medical community".Stone served U.S.President Abraham Lincoln during the years of the American Civil War, frequently treating maladies from the Lincoln family.
Stone was present at Lincoln's deathbed and at his autopsy in 1865.Stone was one of 14 doctors to attend President Lincoln at his death bed.
Stone was the only witness to his condition at the military tribunal, and his testimony has been shared by the National Archive of the United States.
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