Alonzo Clifton Mcclennan - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Alonzo Clifton Mcclennan
- Alonzo Clifton McClennan (May 1, 1855 - April 14, 1912) was an African-American doctor who was the co-founder of the Charleston Hospital and Training School for Nurses, established to provide for the education of black nurses, care of black patients, and hospital privileges for black doctors.
- It opened in 1897.
- McClennan had gone to medical school after being the second African American appointed as a midshipman to United States Naval Academy.
- He resigned in order to go directly into medicine.
- Graduating with medical and pharmacy degrees, he married and settled in Charleston, South Carolina, where he set up his medical practice.
