James Whitehead
1812–1885 (age 73)
Biography
James Whitehead (1812–1885) was a physician who practiced medicine in Ardwick, Manchester, during the nineteenth century. His medical career coincided with significant advances in medical science and the rapid expansion of Manchester as an industrial and urban center.
Whitehead lived to the age of 73, serving his community during a period of considerable public health challenges posed by rapid industrialization and urbanization. As a physician in Manchester, he would have been engaged with the medical challenges facing a rapidly growing industrial population.