Marcus O. Shivers
Marcus O. Shivers | |
|---|---|
 Shivers in 1907 | |
| President of the American Thyroid Association | |
| In office 1932 | |
| Preceded by | Kerwin Kinard |
| Succeeded by | Henry S. Plummer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 14, 1877 Hazlehurst, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | 1962 (aged 84–85) Colorado, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic[1] |
| Education | Iuka Normal Institute (BS) University of the South (PhG, MD) |
Marcus Orelius Shivers[2] (September 14, 1877[1] – 1962)[3][4] was an American endocrinologist and genealogist, who served as the president of the American Thyroid Association in 1932.[5]
Background
[edit]Shivers was born on September 14, 1877, in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, to George W. Shivers and Nancy J. Kilcrease. His father was a merchant and planter[3] of Scots-Irish descent, who had previously served as a private for the Confederacy during the American Civil War in the 39th Mississippi Infantry. His maternal grandfather was also a veteran, having served in the Mexican–American War of the 1840s.[1]
Education and career
[edit]Shivers first attended Iuka Normal Institute, obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree there. Later, in 1899, he earned a Graduate of Pharmacy degree from the University of the South, in Sewanee, Tennessee. The following year, he received a medical degree from the same institution. He would subsequently attend the New York Polyclinic School, located in New York City.[1] He also underwent further training in Europe.[5]
Ultimately, Shivers chose to establish his medical practice in Colorado Springs, Colorado, deciding to specialize in thyroid surgery.
Years later, in 1932, he was elected president of the American Thyroid Association, a position he held for one year. Prior to this, he represented the association at the 1927 International Goiter Conference held in Bern, Switzerland. He would later become a Professor of Surgery in St. Francis Hospital Training School.[5]
In 1950, Shivers published a book pertaining to his paternal lineage, Shivers Genealogy.[6]
Personal life
[edit]On April 27, 1904, Shivers married Eugenia B. Clausman, who hailed from Vicksburg, Mississippi. They had one son together, George, who was born on November 14, 1905. He was also a Freemason, and was affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church.[1]
He died in 1962, at the age of 84 or 85, in Colorado.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Southern Historical Publishing Association. pp. 743–744. ISBN 978-0-87152-222-1.
- ^ Who's who in Colorado: A Biographical Record of Colorado's Leaders in Business, Professional, and Public Life. Extension division, University of Colorado. 1938. p. 490.
- ^ a b c Surgeons, International College of (1962). The Journal of the International College of Surgeons. International College of Surgeons.
- ^ a b "Deaths This Year". Colorado Springs Gazette. December 30, 1962. p. 11.
- ^ a b c "Past Presidents". American Thyroid Association. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ Shivers, Marcus O. (9 September 2021). Shivers Genealogy. Creative Media Partners, LLC. ISBN 978-1-01-412448-7.