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Raleigh R. White, Jr., M.D.

Temple, Bell County

Marker Text

(1871-1917) Mississippi native Raleigh R. White, Jr., moved to Texas in 1882. A graduate of Tulane University Department of Medicine in 1893, White was hired by Dr. A. C. Scott as house physician for the Santa Fe Railway Hospital in Temple in 1895. White and Scott formed a medical practice partnership, became joint chief surgeons for the railway, and established what is now Scott & White Hospital. Dr. White was highly esteemed by both colleagues and patients. Recorded - 1997

Marker Details

Address 1601 N. Main St.
Location Description in Hillcrest Cemetery
Marker # 4170
Dedicated 1997
Size, Type grave marker
Code hospitals; medical topics and health professionals
Latitude, Longitude 31.112045, -97.33061

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