Sir Henry Halford 1st Baronet 1766 1844 Vaughan royal society physician madness King George III Royal Family doctor
Sir Henry Halford, 1st Baronet, GCH (2 October 1766–1844), born Henry Vaughan, royal and society physician, was physician extraordinary to King George III from 1793 to 1820, then as physician in ordinary to his three successors - George IV, William IV and the young Victoria. He also served other members of the Royal Family until his death. Vaughan (as he then was) practised for a short time with his father at Leicester. He went to London in about 1792, and was initially told that he could not succeed for five years, and must support himself on £300 annually in private income. Undaunted, he borrowed £1,000, and started his professional life in London. He advanced rapidly, owing in part to his smooth manners and his Oxford connections. He was elected physician to the Middlesex hospital on the 20 February 1793; was admitted a Candidate of the Royal College of Physicians on the 25 March 1793; and a Fellow on the 14 April 1794. And in 1793, he was appointed physician extraordinary to the king (the youngest ever appointed aged 27). By the year 1800, his private engagements had become so numerous, that he was compelled to relinquish his hospital appointment. His professional career was undoubtedly advanced by his marriage in 1795 to Elizabeth, the daughter of John St John, 12th Baron St John of Bletso]]. He was made a baronet in 1809, at which time he also changed his name from Vaughan to Halford by Act of Parliament, in expectation of his inheritance (see below). In 1812, Halford was appointed physician in ordinary to George III of the United Kingdom, having previously been appointed physician in ordinary to the Prince Regent. He continued to serve as physician in ordinary to successive sovereigns until his death in 1844. He also served as physician to other members of the Royal Family, notably the Princess Amelia, youngest daughter of George III.
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