Hugh S. Cumming

Hugh S. Cumming
5th Surgeon General of the United States
In office
March 3, 1920 – January 31, 1936
PresidentWoodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byRupert Blue
Succeeded byThomas Parran Jr.
Personal details
Born
Hugh Smith Cumming

(1869-08-17)August 17, 1869
Hampton, Virginia, U.S.
DiedDecember 20, 1948(1948-12-20) (aged 79)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Alma materBaltimore City College
University of Virginia
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/servicePublic Health Service
Years of service1894–1936
Rank Rear Admiral

Hugh Smith Cumming (August 17, 1869 – December 20, 1948) was an U.S. physician and soldier. He served as the fifth Surgeon General of the United States from 1920 to 1936.

A collection of his papers are held at the National Library of Medicine.[1]

  1. ^ "Hugh S. Cumming Papers 1945-1977". National Library of Medicine.