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- 1842, [1847], 1939 (Vervaardig)
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3 volumes, 1 item
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John Sebastian Helmcken was born at Whitechapel, London, 1824; educated at St George's German and English School, 1828; apprentice to Dr Graves to train as a chemist and druggist, 1839-1841; student, Guy's Hospital, 1844; first prize for Practical Chemistry and second prize for Materia Medica, 1845; Licentiate of the Apothecaries Company, 1847; won one of the two Pupils Physical prizes; Ship's Surgeon with the Hudson's Bay Company, 1847; made voyages to Hudson's Bay and Bombay, India; admitted to the Royal College of Surgeons, 1848; surgeon for the Hudson's Bay Company emigrants, Vancouver Island, 1850; Hudson's Bay Company surgeon to Fort Rupert in May 1850; appointed magistrate in 1850; maintained private practice in Victoria; member of the first Legislative Assembly of Vancouver Island for Esquimalt and Victoria, 1856; Speaker of the Assembly, 1856-1866; elected as a member for Esquimalt/Metchosin, 1860; President of the Board of Directors for the Royal Jubilee Hospital, 1862-1872, as well as serving as Doctor to the Jail; Chief Trader of the Hudson's Bay Company, 1863-1870; Surgeon, Hudson's Bay Company at Victoria, 1863; elected to the Legislative Council of British Columbia for Victoria/Esquimalt, 1866; re-elected to the Legislative Council, 1868; one of three negotiators at Ottawa to negotiate British Columbia's entry into Canada; appointed to the Executive Council of British Columbia, 1869; retired from politics, 1871; continued practicing medicine as physician to the jail until retiring, 1910; President, British Columbia Medical Association, 1885; died, 1920.
Publications include: The reminiscences of Doctor John Sebastian Helmcken edited by Dorothy Blakey Smith (University of British Columbia Press [1975]); To the electors of Esquimalt and Metchosin District. gentlemen, the Legislative Assembly has been dissolved, a general election will shortly ensue [1863?]; To the electors of Esquimalt and Metchosin District. fellow colonists having received an address signed by several of the electors in our district, requesting me again to become a candidate for your suffrage etc [1863?].
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GB 0100 G/PP1/23 1842, [1847], 1939 Collection (fonds) 3 volumes, 1 item Helmcken , John Sebastian , 1824-1920 , physician
Helmcken , W , fl 1842
John Sebastian Helmcken was born at Whitechapel, London, 1824; educated at St George's German and English School, 1828; apprentice to Dr Graves to train as a chemist and druggist, 1839-1841; student, Guy's Hospital, 1844; first prize for Practical Chemistry and second prize for Materia Medica, 1845; Licentiate of the Apothecaries Company, 1847; won one of the two Pupils Physical prizes; Ship's Surgeon with the Hudson's Bay Company, 1847; made voyages to Hudson's Bay and Bombay, India; admitted to the Royal College of Surgeons, 1848; surgeon for the Hudson's Bay Company emigrants, Vancouver Island, 1850; Hudson's Bay Company surgeon to Fort Rupert in May 1850; appointed magistrate in 1850; maintained private practice in Victoria; member of the first Legislative Assembly of Vancouver Island for Esquimalt and Victoria, 1856; Speaker of the Assembly, 1856-1866; elected as a member for Esquimalt/Metchosin, 1860; President of the Board of Directors for the Royal Jubilee Hospital, 1862-1872, as well as serving as Doctor to the Jail; Chief Trader of the Hudson's Bay Company, 1863-1870; Surgeon, Hudson's Bay Company at Victoria, 1863; elected to the Legislative Council of British Columbia for Victoria/Esquimalt, 1866; re-elected to the Legislative Council, 1868; one of three negotiators at Ottawa to negotiate British Columbia's entry into Canada; appointed to the Executive Council of British Columbia, 1869; retired from politics, 1871; continued practicing medicine as physician to the jail until retiring, 1910; President, British Columbia Medical Association, 1885; died, 1920.
Publications include: The reminiscences of Doctor John Sebastian Helmcken edited by Dorothy Blakey Smith (University of British Columbia Press [1975]); To the electors of Esquimalt and Metchosin District. gentlemen, the Legislative Assembly has been dissolved, a general election will shortly ensue [1863?]; To the electors of Esquimalt and Metchosin District. fellow colonists having received an address signed by several of the electors in our district, requesting me again to become a candidate for your suffrage etc [1863?].
Acquired by Guy's Hospital Medical School Library
Transferred from Guy's Hospital Medical School Library in 2002.
Papers of John Sebastian Helmcken, comprising manuscript volume of notes taken on anatomy and surgery lectures, November 1847, in the back of the volume. 85 folios; Notebook inscribed 'Helmcken, Guy's Hospital' attributed to John Sebastian Helmcken, student at Guy's 1845-1847, containing manuscript notes on lectures and medical subjects, 134 ff, with loose notes in same hand, with titles: rheumatic gout, pericarditis, and senses, 8ff; Notebook inscribed This book was done by W Helmcken at Mr [Strauss] academy, Charles Strs, London, Oct 5, 1842', containing manuscript notes and examples of mathematical rules for the measurement of flooring, partitioning, roofing and tiling, bricklaying, timber measure, boards and planks, square measure, round timber and Bricklaying. In the back of the volume are manuscript case notes for patients in Guy's Hospital wards, containing description of symptoms, treatment and progress of the case, [1845]; Newspaper cutting of article
Historic home bought by government', the Daily Colonist, Victoria, British Colombia, 23 Jul 1939, reporting the purchase by the Province of a house built in 1852, by Dr John Sebastian Helmcken (1834-1920), surgeon, and statesman.
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Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Director of Archive Services.
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Sources: Website of Helmcken House, Victoria, B.C. http://www.tbc.gov.bc.ca/culture/schoolnet/helmcken/people; British Library Public on-line catalogue. Compiled by Julie Tancell as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
March 2002. Revised March 2003; June 2004 Anatomy Biology Building operations Construction engineering Guy's Hospital , London Helmcken , John Sebastian , 1824-1920 , physician Helmcken , W , fl 1842 Medical sciences Surgery
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Transferred from Guy's Hospital Medical School Library in 2002.
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Papers of John Sebastian Helmcken, comprising manuscript volume of notes taken on anatomy and surgery lectures, November 1847, in the back of the volume. 85 folios; Notebook inscribed 'Helmcken, Guy's Hospital' attributed to John Sebastian Helmcken, student at Guy's 1845-1847, containing manuscript notes on lectures and medical subjects, 134 ff, with loose notes in same hand, with titles: rheumatic gout, pericarditis, and senses, 8ff; Notebook inscribed This book was done by W Helmcken at Mr [Strauss] academy, Charles Strs, London, Oct 5, 1842', containing manuscript notes and examples of mathematical rules for the measurement of flooring, partitioning, roofing and tiling, bricklaying, timber measure, boards and planks, square measure, round timber and Bricklaying. In the back of the volume are manuscript case notes for patients in Guy's Hospital wards, containing description of symptoms, treatment and progress of the case, [1845]; Newspaper cutting of article
Historic home bought by government', the Daily Colonist, Victoria, British Colombia, 23 Jul 1939, reporting the purchase by the Province of a house built in 1852, by Dr John Sebastian Helmcken (1834-1920), surgeon, and statesman.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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