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Memorial: M6451

Wall tablet in Bath Abbey, Bath, commemorating William Oliver d. 1716

Location

Bath Abbey, Bath, England

Transcript

'In Memory of / WILLIAM OLIVER MD FRS / He was descended from the / Family of TREVARNOE in the County of Cornwall / while he was prosecuting ye Study of Physick in Foreign Universities / The Miseries of his Country call'd for a Deliverer. / He was ambitious of contributing his Mite to so great a Work. / He came into England an Officer in King William's Army in 1688 / He was appointed Physician to the Fleet in 1693 / And continued in that Station till the Year 1702. / He was appointed Physician to the Hospital for / Sick and Wounded Seamen at Chatham 1709: / And in the Year 1714 / He had ye pleasure to have his Old Fellow Sailors committed to his Care / He being then appointed Physician to the Royal Hospital at Greenwich / In which honourable Employment he died a Batchelor. / April 4th 1716; His Love to this City, where he practised Physic many Years / Appears in his Writings.'

Details

Description: Simple rectangular tablet, surmounted by a quill or a feather
Type: Wall tablet
Position: Aisle wall
Materials: Marble

People

Oliver, William
Age:
Date of Death: 4/4/1716
Cause of Death: Unknown/None
Rank / Occupation: Naval physician
Organisation: Royal Hospital, Greenwich

Extra

Bibliography: W. P. Courtney, ‘Oliver, William (bap. 1658, d. 1716)’, rev. S. Glaser, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/20735, accessed 7 June 2017]
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