Edward A. Braithwaite
Canadian police officer and doctor
Edward Ainslie Braithwaite was a long-serving member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, a pioneer doctor, and coroner for over 50 years. He also was an active Freemason for 56 years.
Early life
Braithwaite was born in Alne, Yorkshire, England on February 16, 1862, to Reverend William Braithwaite and Laura E. Pipon. He was the brother to Sir Walter Braithwaite, A. Douglas Braithwaite and two sisters, including his twin. He began his medical education at Westward Ho United Service College in Devonshire, then at King's College London. At age 22 he immigrated to Canada in 1884.
Career
Braithwaite served in the North-West Mounted Police, RNWMP, and Royal Canadian Mounted Police for a total of 47 years and 8 months; the longest service of any medical member of the force.
Braithwaite arrived in Edmonton in 1892 and that same year he opened the first private medical practice in the city. Braithwaite performed the first surgical operation in Edmonton in the late 1890s and made significant contributions to the medical field in Alberta. Braithwaite had the city's first X-ray machine (bought in 1906, which took 20 minutes of hand-cranking to produce an image).
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