Dr Thomas Richardson Colledge
(1796-1879)

Died aged c. 83

Thomas Richardson Colledge (11 June 1797 – 28 October 1879) was an English surgeon with the East India Company at Guangzhou (Canton) who served part-time as the first medical missionary in China, and played a role in establishing the Canton Hospital. In 1837 he founded and served as the first president of the Medical Missionary Society of China.

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Dr Thomas Richardson Colledge 1796-1879 founder of the Medical Missionary Society. Lived in this house

Lauriston House, Montpellier Street, Cheltenham, United Kingdom where they lived