James Towers (obstetrician)

He was the first occupant of the Regius Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Glasgow.

[1] An eminent surgeon, he did his practical training in obstetrics at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, and also in London.

[citation needed] He died at home, 56 Ingram Street[2] in central Glasgow on 24 July 1820, aged 63.

They were parents to William Towers-Clark (1805–1870), a lawyer and dean of the Faculty of Procurators, and to John Towers (1791–1833), who succeeded James as the second occupant of the chair of midwifery at the university.

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