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William Whitla
Sir William Whitla (15 September 1851 – 11 December 1933) was an Irish physician and politician.
Born and raised at The Diamond in Monaghan Town, William was the fourth son of Robert Whitla (originally Whitlaw), a woollen draper and pawnbroker who may have been from County Armagh, and his wife Anne, daughter of Alexander Williams of Dublin. His parents eventually had five sons and seven daughters. William's first cousin was the painter Alexander Williams, RHA.
Educated at the town's Model School, he was articled at fifteen to his brother James, a local pharmacist who had a chemist shop on Dublin Street in Monaghan Town, William completing his apprenticeship with Wheeler and Whitaker, Belfast's leading pharmaceutical firm.
Proceeding to study medicine at Queen's College, Belfast, Whitla took the LAH, Dublin, and the LRCP and LRCS of Edinburgh in 1873.
Although born and raised as a Presbyterian, William and his wife converted to Methodism shortly after their marriage.
With his qualifications he obtained a post as resident medical officer at the Belfast General Hospital. He next spent some time in London, at St Thomas's Hospital, where he met his future wife, Ada Bourne (1846–1932), daughter of George Bourne, a prominent Staffordshire farmer. She was a ward sister and friend of Florence Nightingale, and a member of the Salvation Army.
The pair were married in 1876, setting up house at 41, Great Victoria Street, Belfast, where Whitla established a general medical practice. He was awarded the MD of the Queen's University of Ireland in 1877, with first class honours, gold medal, and commendation.
Whitla was appointed physician to the Belfast Royal Hospital and the Ulster Hospital for Children and Women in 1882. He held that post at the Belfast Royal Hospital and in the Royal Victoria Hospital, of which it was the forerunner, until his retirement in 1918.
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William Whitla
Sir William Whitla (15 September 1851 – 11 December 1933) was an Irish physician and politician.
Born and raised at The Diamond in Monaghan Town, William was the fourth son of Robert Whitla (originally Whitlaw), a woollen draper and pawnbroker who may have been from County Armagh, and his wife Anne, daughter of Alexander Williams of Dublin. His parents eventually had five sons and seven daughters. William's first cousin was the painter Alexander Williams, RHA.
Educated at the town's Model School, he was articled at fifteen to his brother James, a local pharmacist who had a chemist shop on Dublin Street in Monaghan Town, William completing his apprenticeship with Wheeler and Whitaker, Belfast's leading pharmaceutical firm.
Proceeding to study medicine at Queen's College, Belfast, Whitla took the LAH, Dublin, and the LRCP and LRCS of Edinburgh in 1873.
Although born and raised as a Presbyterian, William and his wife converted to Methodism shortly after their marriage.
With his qualifications he obtained a post as resident medical officer at the Belfast General Hospital. He next spent some time in London, at St Thomas's Hospital, where he met his future wife, Ada Bourne (1846–1932), daughter of George Bourne, a prominent Staffordshire farmer. She was a ward sister and friend of Florence Nightingale, and a member of the Salvation Army.
The pair were married in 1876, setting up house at 41, Great Victoria Street, Belfast, where Whitla established a general medical practice. He was awarded the MD of the Queen's University of Ireland in 1877, with first class honours, gold medal, and commendation.
Whitla was appointed physician to the Belfast Royal Hospital and the Ulster Hospital for Children and Women in 1882. He held that post at the Belfast Royal Hospital and in the Royal Victoria Hospital, of which it was the forerunner, until his retirement in 1918.