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he was known widely, personally and professionally; and 

 throughout Canada where his eminent knowledge made him 

 intimate with many leading scientists. To the Institute the- 

 loss is a serious one, while to those amongst us who have been 

 associated with him for years, who have known the kindly 

 nature of the man, the quiet humor inherited from his grand- 

 father and his readiness to advise and assist especially the 

 younger workers, the loss is a personal one that of a friend 

 who had won our sincere respect, esteem and affection. 



HON. DANIEL MC-NEIL PARKER, M. D.,who died at Dart- 

 mouth, November 4th, 190T, was the son of Francis Parker and 

 Janet McNeil, descendants of Loyalist ancestry. He was born 

 at Windsor, April 28th, 1822, and received his preparatory 

 training at the Collegiate School, Windsor, and at Horton 

 Academy. His preliminary medical studies were pursued 

 with M. B. Almon, M. D., in Halifax. In 1841 he went to 

 Edinburgh to complete his education. In 1845 he received 

 his diploma from the Royal College of Surgeons, and a gold 

 medal for surgery. In August of the same year he graduated 

 M. D. from Edinburgh University. 



On his return to his native province he began the practice 

 of his profession, which continued for fifty years. To perfect 

 his knowledge of surgery he spent two years 1871 and. 1873 

 in Edinburgh. On his return he opened an office as consult- 

 ing surgeon. It is claimed that he was the first surgeon in 

 Halifax to perform an operation with the use of an anaes- 

 thetic, having first had it administered to himself to prove its 

 safety. The first case in Halifax of the removal of ovarian 

 tumors which had counted their victims by hundreds and 

 thousands is said to have been performed by Dr. Parker, he 

 having assisted Dr. Keith of Edinburgh, the distinguished 

 specialist in such operations. 



During his long and honorable career he was president of 

 the Nova Scotia and Dominion Medical Associations, a mem- 

 ber of most of the boards governing the charitable institutions 

 of the city, the hospitals, Y. M. C. A., Industrial School, etc. 



