Berkeley Moynihan, 1st Baron Moynihan
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Berkeley George Andrew Moynihan, 1st Baron Moynihan, KCB
, KCMG, (2 October 1865 – 7 September 1936), known as Sir Berkeley Moynihan 1st Baronet, from 1922 to 1929, was a noted British abdominal
surgeon
.
Moynihan was born in Malta, the son of the Victoria Cross
recipient Andrew Moynihan
, and moved with his mother to Leeds, Yorkshire. He was educated in Leeds and the Blue Coat School, Newgate Street, London (1875–1881). After two years at the Royal Naval School
, Eltham, he returned to Leeds to study medicine at the Leeds School of Medicine
. He graduated MB at the University of London in 1887 and joined Leeds General Infirmary
as house surgeon. He was then successively demonstrator of anatomy in the Medical School (1893–96), assistant surgeon to the infirmary (1896), surgeon from 1906 and consulting surgeon from 1927 until his death. He was lecturer in surgery from 1896–1909, and from 1909–1927 professor of clinical surgery at the University of Leeds
.
By the end of World War I
he held the rank of major-general in the British Army
, and had been chairman of the Army Advisory Board from 1916 and chairman of the council of consultants 1916–19.
He served as President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
from 1926 to 1932. He delivered the Bradshaw Lecture in 1920 and the Hunterian oration in 1927.
Moynihan was knight
ed in 1912 and created a Baronet
of Carr Manor
in 1922. In 1929 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Moynihan
of Leeds
in the County of York
. Lord Moynihan was succeeded in his title by his son Patrick Berkeley Moynihan
.
In 1895 he had married Isabella Wellesley Jessop, the daughter of a prominent Leeds surgeon, Thomas Jessop. She died on 1 September 1936, and he died six days later at the age of 70. They were survived by their daughters, Dorothy Moynihan and Mrs. Wynn Parry, and his son, Patrick Moynihan.
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
, KCMG, (2 October 1865 – 7 September 1936), known as Sir Berkeley Moynihan 1st Baronet, from 1922 to 1929, was a noted British abdominal
Abdomen
In vertebrates such as mammals the abdomen constitutes the part of the body between the thorax and pelvis. The region enclosed by the abdomen is termed the abdominal cavity...
surgeon
Surgeon
In medicine, a surgeon is a specialist in surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such as the removal of diseased tissue or to repair a tear or breakage...
.
Moynihan was born in Malta, the son of the Victoria Cross
Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
recipient Andrew Moynihan
Andrew Moynihan
Andrew Moynihan, VC was by birth an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
, and moved with his mother to Leeds, Yorkshire. He was educated in Leeds and the Blue Coat School, Newgate Street, London (1875–1881). After two years at the Royal Naval School
Royal Naval School
The Royal Naval School was an English school that was established in Camberwell, London, in 1833 and then formally constituted by the Royal Naval College Act 1840. It was a charitable institution, established as a boarding school for the sons of officers in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. Many of...
, Eltham, he returned to Leeds to study medicine at the Leeds School of Medicine
Leeds School of Medicine
Leeds School of Medicine is the medical school of the University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The School of Medicine was founded in 1831, before the Yorkshire College which became the university, and now forms part of the university's Faculty of Medicine and Health...
. He graduated MB at the University of London in 1887 and joined Leeds General Infirmary
Leeds General Infirmary
Leeds General Infirmary, also known as the LGI or, more correctly, The General Infirmary at Leeds, is a large teaching hospital based in the centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England and is part of the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust....
as house surgeon. He was then successively demonstrator of anatomy in the Medical School (1893–96), assistant surgeon to the infirmary (1896), surgeon from 1906 and consulting surgeon from 1927 until his death. He was lecturer in surgery from 1896–1909, and from 1909–1927 professor of clinical surgery at the University of Leeds
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
.
By the end of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
he held the rank of major-general in the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
, and had been chairman of the Army Advisory Board from 1916 and chairman of the council of consultants 1916–19.
He served as President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
Royal College of Surgeons of England
The Royal College of Surgeons of England is an independent professional body and registered charity committed to promoting and advancing the highest standards of surgical care for patients, regulating surgery, including dentistry, in England and Wales...
from 1926 to 1932. He delivered the Bradshaw Lecture in 1920 and the Hunterian oration in 1927.
Moynihan was knight
Knight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
ed in 1912 and created a Baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
of Carr Manor
Carr Manor
Carr Manor is a Victorian grade II listed house in Meanwood, Leeds, England, designed by Edward Schroeder Prior and built for Thomas Clifford Allbutt M.D. . In 1881 it replaced Carr Manor House, though retaining the 1796 stable block...
in 1922. In 1929 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Moynihan
Baron Moynihan
Baron Moynihan, of Leeds in the County of York, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 19 March 1929 for the surgeon Sir Berkeley Moynihan, 1st Baronet, the son of the Victoria Cross recipient Andrew Moynihan. Sir Berkeley had already been created a Baronet, of Carr...
of Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
in the County of York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
. Lord Moynihan was succeeded in his title by his son Patrick Berkeley Moynihan
Patrick Berkeley Moynihan, 2nd Baron Moynihan
Patrick Berkeley Moynihan was a British politician and noble.Moynihan studied law and became a barrister at Lincoln's Inn. He then became a stockbroker, moving to New York, where he was active during the Wall Street Crash, then joined the New York Stock Exchange in 1932. In 1931, he married...
.
In 1895 he had married Isabella Wellesley Jessop, the daughter of a prominent Leeds surgeon, Thomas Jessop. She died on 1 September 1936, and he died six days later at the age of 70. They were survived by their daughters, Dorothy Moynihan and Mrs. Wynn Parry, and his son, Patrick Moynihan.