Joseph Granville Xoru'ood, M. 7A, LL. D. — Broddhead. 71 
In 1840 the Indiana leg-ii^lature chartered the Madison Med- 
ical Institute and Dr. Norwood was given the chair of sur- 
gery. In 1843 he was invited to a chair in the medical de- 
partment of the St. Louis University. This position he held 
until 1847 when he w^as urged to enter upon the United States 
Geological Surve3^ From 1847 to 1851 he was assistant ge- 
ologist with Dr. D. D. Owen on the survey of Wisconsin, Iowa 
and Minnesota, his work chiefly being near lake Superior. In 
1854 he was elected to the chair of chemistry in the Kentucky 
Medical school at Louisville, but did not serve. 
From 1851 to 1858 Dr. Norwood was state geologist of Illi- 
nois. Froml858 to 1860 he was assistant geologist of Missouri. 
In 1871 Dr. Norwood was offered the position of state geolo- 
gist of Missouri. He wovild only agree to accept the office 
until a state geologist was appointed. He held the office for 
three or four months. 
From 1860 to 1880 he was professor in the University of 
the State of Missouri, filling the chairs of geology and chem- 
istry, also of natural science, including physics, anatomy and 
physiology, and for several j^ears he was dean of the medical 
department of the universitj'^. On account of ill health his 
active work with the university ceased in 1880. Since tlien 
his name has remained on the catalogue as emeritus professor 
of physics. Part of the time between 1861 and 1865 the reg- 
ular universit}'^ exercises were suspended and the university 
building was occupied by United States troops, but Dr. Nor- 
wood came regularly to the building and remained all day, 
faithfully watching over the university property. 
About fifteen years ago Dr. Norwood met with a serious 
fall, which injured his hip and nui(h' it ditHcult to get about. 
For over twelve months previous to liis death he sutl'ered 
painfully at times from gravel, and during file last two 
months of his life the end of all seemed to be near. For 
months he took but little nourishment and during his last 
days it was mechanically given him. He died in Columbia, 
Missouri, May 6, 1895. 
He was devoted to his family, faithful to his friends, fear- 
less in his views and yet was never known to speak unjustly 
of any one. His mind was strong, it was clear and bright to 
the last. He possessed a gentle grace and a gratul dignity 
