Zina Pitcher

Zina Pitcher
16th & 18th Mayor of Detroit
In office
1843–1843
Preceded byDouglass Houghton
Succeeded byJohn R. Williams
In office
1840–1841
Preceded byDe Garmo Jones
Succeeded byDouglass Houghton
Personal details
BornApril 12, 1797
Sandy Hill, New York
DiedApril 5, 1872(1872-04-05) (aged 74)
Detroit, Michigan
Alma materMiddlebury College
ProfessionPhysician
Portrait of Pitcher from 1852, by Alvah Bradish

Zina Pitcher (April 12, 1797, in Sandy Hill, New York – April 5, 1872, in Detroit) was an American physician, politician, educator, and academic administrator. He was a president of the American Medical Association, a two-time mayor of Detroit and a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan.[1]

  1. ^ Kelly, Howard A.; Burrage, Walter L. (eds.). "Pitcher, Zina" . American Medical Biographies . Baltimore: The Norman, Remington Company.