Francis Julius LeMoyne

Francis Julius LeMoyne
F. Julius LeMoyne, M.D.
BornSeptember 4, 1798
DiedOctober 14, 1879 (1879-10-15) (aged 81)
Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Resting placeLeMoyne Crematory[1]
EducationWashington College
M.D. University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine matriculant and Jefferson Medical College graduate
Occupation(s)Medical Doctor, Philanthropist
TitleDr.
SpouseMadeleine Romaine Bureau
ParentJohn Julius LeMoyne (father)

Francis Julius LeMoyne (September 4, 1798 – October 14, 1879) was a 19th-century American medical doctor and philanthropist from Washington, Pennsylvania. Responsible for creating the first crematory in the United States, he was also an abolitionist, founder of Washington's first public library (known as Citizen's Library), co-founder of the Washington Female Seminary, and an instrumental benefactor to the LeMoyne Normal and Commercial School (now LeMoyne-Owen College), to which he made a $20,000 (~$425,287 in 2023) donation in 1870.[2]

  1. ^ "LeMoyne Crematory - PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  2. ^ "History.gif". Archived from the original on 2007-08-26. Retrieved 2007-08-02.