Cluny Macpherson (physician)

Cluny Macpherson Colonel, MD
Personal details
Born	(1879-03-18)March 18, 1879 St. John's, Newfoundland
Died	November 16, 1966(1966-11-16) (aged 87) St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Nationality	Newfoundlander, Canadian (after confederation)
Spouse	Eleanora Barbara Thompson ​ ​ (m. 1902; died 1964)​
Children	Emma Allison (1903–1971) Campbell Leonard (1907–1973)
Relatives	Harold MacPherson (brother)
Education	Methodist College (St. John's) McGill University
Occupation	Physician, Officer
Known for	Inventor of the British Smoke Hood
Military service
Allegiance	Newfoundland
Branch/service	Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Rank	Colonel
Commands	Principal Medical Officer
Battles/wars	First World War
Awards	Order of St Michael and St George

Colonel Cluny Macpherson CMG FRCS (March 18, 1879 – November 16, 1966) was a physician and the inventor of an early gas mask.^[1] After World War I he served as the president of the St. John's Clinical Society and the Newfoundland Medical Association.