Philip Thomas was born near
Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland on June 11, 1747. He was a son of James
Thomas. He became a medical pupil of Dr. Thomas VanDyke of Philadelphia for
four years and attended lectures at Philadelphia. In 1796, he moved to
Frederick County, Maryland. He became the chairman of the Committee of Safety
of Frederick County during the American Revolution. He was the Medical Purveyor
of Frederick County from 1781 to 1783.
Dr. Thomas was an Elector for President George Washington. Dr. Thomas was
a founder of the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland and was the second
President of the organization, his term lasting from 1812 until 1815.
He married Jane
Contee Hanson, daughter of the President of the Continental Congress, John
Hanson. He died in Frederick, Maryland on April 25, 1815.
We also own this portrait of Thomas.
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