NIH
1998 Almanac/Historical
Data/
Surgeons General
of the Public Health Service
| Name |
Date of Office |
| John Maynard Woodworth |
April 1871 - Mar. 14, 18791 |
| John Hamilton |
Apr. 3, 1879 - May 31, 18912 |
| Walter Wyman |
June 1, 1891 - Nov. 21, 19113 |
| Rupert Blue |
Jan. 13, 1912 - Mar. 1, 19204 |
| Hugh Smith Cumming |
Mar. 3, 1920 - Jan. 31, 19365 |
| Thomas Parran |
Apr. 6, 1936 - Apr. 5, 1948 |
| Leonard A. Scheele |
Apr. 6, 1948 - Aug. 2, 1956 |
| Leroy E. Burney |
Aug. 8, 1956 - Jan. 29, 1961 |
| Luther L. Terry |
Mar. 24, 1961 - Oct. 1, 1965 |
| William H. Stewart |
Oct. 2, 1965 - Aug. 1, 1969 |
| Jesse L. Steinfeld |
Dec. 18, 1969 - Jan. 20, 1973 |
| Julius B. Richmond |
July 13, 1977 - Jan. 20, 1981 |
| C. Everett Koop |
Nov. 16, 1981 - Oct. 1, 1989 |
| Antonia Novello |
Mar. 9, 1989--Jun. 30, 1993 |
| Joycelyn Elders |
Sept. 7, 1993-- |
| Audrey F. Manley (Actg) |
|
1 Served
as supervising surgeon of the Marine Hospital
Service until Mar. 3, 1875, when his title was
changed to supervising Surgeon General.
2 Surgeon General, Marine Hospital
Service.
3Surgeon General, Marine Hospital
Service, and Surgeon General, Public Health and
Marine Hospital Service (After July 1, 1902)
4 Surgeon General, Public Health and
Marine Hospital Service, and Surgeon General, PHS
(after Aug. 14, 1912)
5 Surgeon General, PHS. |
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