Bushrod Washington James

(1836–1903) was an American surgeon, homeopathist, writer, and philanthropist who lived in Philadelphia.

[2] He bequeathed US$55,000 as well as several properties in Philadelphia and Island Beach, New Jersey, to establish the Washington James Eye and Ear Institute, a free hospital for the treatment of diseases of the eyes, throat, and lungs.

He donated land to the city of Oakland, California, for the establishment of Bushrod Park, and several plots of land to the city of Coronado, California, for the establishment of the Bushrod Washington James Institute.

He had also donated a house to the American Temperance University in Harriman, Tennessee, which became that institution's "Bushrod W. James Hall of Domestic Science for Young Ladies.

"[3] He is interred at West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Westlawn Section, Lot 284, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.