Frederick Todd Cadham (1880-1961)

Physician.

Born in Winnipeg on 9 February 1880, son of James Henry Cadham and Eliza Calanan, he graduated from the University of Manitoba Medical College in 1905, having been introduced to medicine as a surgeon’s assistant at the age of 12. He was on the teaching staff of the Medical College for 40 years, and directed the Manitoba Bacteriology Laboratory for 15 years. He was a member of the Scientific Club of Winnipeg from 1908 to 1961. On 22 May 1906, he married Nina Elizabeth Galloway (1883-1963), daughter of Roper Galloway of Gladstone. They had three children: Margaret Freda Cadham, Nina Beth Cadham, and Roper Galloway Cadham. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Manitoba in 1958.

He died 29 January 1961, in Winnipeg.

Sources:

Obituary for F. T. Cadham, Winnipeg Free Press, 30 January 1961.

Profile revised: 10 July 2009

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