Marcus Orelius Shivers[2] (September 14, 1877[1] – 1962)[3][4] was an American endocrinologist and genealogist, who served as the president of the American Thyroid Association in 1932.[5]
Marcus O. Shivers | |
|---|---|
 Shivers in 1907 | |
| President of the American Thyroid Association | |
| In office 1932 | |
| Preceded by | Kerwin Kinard |
| Succeeded by | Henry S. Plummer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 14, 1877 Hazlehurst, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | 1962 (aged 84–85) Colorado, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic[1] |
| Education | Iuka Normal Institute (BS) University of the South (PhG, MD) |
Background
editShivers was born on September 14, 1877, in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, to George W. Shivers and Nancy J. Kilcrease. His father was a merchant and planter[3] of Scots-Irish descent, who had previously served as a private for the Confederacy during the American Civil War in the 39th Mississippi Infantry. His maternal grandfather was also a veteran, having served in the Mexican–American War of the 1840s.[1]
Education and career
editShivers first attended Iuka Normal Institute, obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree there. Later, in 1899, he earned a Graduate of Pharmacy degree from the University of the South, in Sewanee, Tennessee. The following year, he received a medical degree from the same institution. He would subsequently attend the New York Polyclinic School, located in New York City.[1] He also underwent further training in Europe.[5]
Ultimately, Shivers chose to establish his medical practice in Colorado Springs, Colorado, deciding to specialize in thyroid surgery.
Years later, in 1932, he was elected president of the American Thyroid Association, a position he held for one year. Prior to this, he represented the association at the 1927 International Goiter Conference held in Bern, Switzerland. He would later become a Professor of Surgery in St. Francis Hospital Training School.[5]
In 1950, Shivers published a book pertaining to his paternal lineage, Shivers Genealogy.[6]
Personal life
editOn April 27, 1904, Shivers married Eugenia B. Clausman, who hailed from Vicksburg, Mississippi. They had one son together, George, who was born on November 14, 1905. He was also a Freemason, and was affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Southern Historical Publishing Association. pp. 743–744. ISBN 978-0-87152-222-1.
- ^ Who's who in Colorado: A Biographical Record of Colorado's Leaders in Business, Professional, and Public Life. Extension division, University of Colorado. 1938. p. 490.
- ^ a b c Surgeons, International College of (1962). The Journal of the International College of Surgeons. International College of Surgeons.
- ^ a b "Deaths This Year". Colorado Springs Gazette. December 30, 1962. p. 11.
- ^ a b c "Past Presidents". American Thyroid Association. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ Shivers, Marcus O. (9 September 2021). Shivers Genealogy. Creative Media Partners, LLC. ISBN 978-1-01-412448-7.