Francis Badgley, (14 June 1807 – 24 December 1863) was the son of Francis Badgley (1767-1841), a merchant with business connections to the London, England, fur trade. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Francis Badgley, ( 26 March 1767 &ndash 7 October 1841) was born in England and immigrated to Canada in about 1785 London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The senior Badgley had made his start in Canada as a partner of Richard Dobie. Richard Dobie ( B 1731 &ndash D March 23, 1805) was a merchant from Scotland who came to Canada about 1760 and by 1764 was actively His brother, William became a judge and attorney general for Canada East. William Badgley, ( 27 March 1801 &ndash 24 December 1888) was born in Lower Canada, educated there and admitted to the Lower Canadian For the Rugby union team that competes in the North America 4 Series, see Canada East (rugby team.
Francis was licensed to practise in 1826 and, after receiving his diploma from the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, he finished his studies in Europe. The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE was established in the 17th century He then practiced in England until returning to Montreal in 1843. Upon his return, he concentrated mainly on teaching medicine and was instrumental in setting up the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Lower Canada. This organization received government recognition in 1847.
Francis Badgley continued to teach medicine in Canada until 1860. At that time he was on the medical faculty of the University of Trinity College in Toronto. The University of Trinity College, referred to locally as Trinity College or colloquially as Trin, is one of the federated colleges making He returned to England that year because of his wife's health and remained there in pracice until his death.