George Milligan (?–9 March 1799) was a Scottish surgeon.

From Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1753 Milligan became Surgeon to His Majesty's Troops in South Carolina and began practicing medicine in Charleston.[1] He was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society in 1772.[2]

Upon the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, he served as Surgeon of the Royal Garrison Battalion. A staunch loyalist and servant to the Crown, he reported that a mob harassed him and his wife, and ultimately forced them to escape Charleston in 1775.[3][4]

He returned to Britain and died in Dumfries, Scotland.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ MacBean, William Munro (1922). Biographical Register of Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York ... Society.
  2. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  3. ^ "Report by George Milligan [Millegen], surgeon to the garrison for His Majesty's forces in South Carolina - Colonial America - Adam Matthew Digital". www.colonialamerica.amdigital.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  4. ^ Webber, Mabel Louise. "Extracts from the Journal of Mrs. Ann Manigault" (PDF). The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine. Vol. XXI. p. 72.
  5. ^ Dobson, David (1986). Directory of Scots in the Carolinas, 1680-1830. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 978-0-8063-5231-2.