Charter Members
Dr. Wray D.M. Lloyd
Wray Devere [Marr] Lloyd, born in 1903, was originally from Collingwood, Simcoe County, before he moved to St. Thomas and later London to pursue Medical School. Dr. Lloyd graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1926, and returned to teach the following year. A previous student of Dr. Crane, now a colleague, Dr. Lloyd was one of the supervisory doctors credited with starting the Osler Society. After his time at Western, Dr. Lloyd became well-known for his experimental work with Yellow Fever at the Rockefeller Research Institute in the 1930s.
Edward A. Bartram
Edward Bartram, born in 1902, was originally from Parkhill before starting Medical School through the University of Western Ontario. Bartram was the first official student who was a member of the Osler Society, as he was present at the first meeting with Dr. Lloyd and Dr. Crane on March 21, 1927. Bartram was the first recorded Vice-President of the society before graduating from the Medical School in 1928. Bartram's entry in the 1928 Occidentalia details that he also served on the Student Council; was Vice-President of the Medical Historical Society; served as Historian, Treasurer, and President of the Kappa Kappa Fraternity; and wont the Rowntree Prize for Medical History. Bartram later returned to the university to teach at the Medical School that trained him.
Neil M. Laurie
Neil Maynard Laurie, born in 1905, was originally from Chatham-Kent. He briefly lived in Calgary, before moving back to Leamington. Laurie excelled during his time at the University of Western Ontario as a student at the Medical School. He was a member of the Osler Society, Alpha Kappa Kappa, and served as President of the Historical Society, and Vice-President of his class. Laurie graduated in 1928 and left for Toronto, taking a position at Western Hospital.
Norman W. Roome
Norman William Roome was a London native, born in 1906. Upon starting Medical School at the University of Western Ontario, Roome was singled out as an outstanding student in only his second year when he was awarded the Second Year Honor Science scholarship, and later the J.B. Campbell Memorial Scholarship in Physiology. Roome served as the Osler Society's first secretary, as well as the Meds Editor for the school yearbook. After graduating in 1929, Roome moved to Toronto.
J. Leon Callaghan
James Leon Callaghan was born in 1902 in London, Ontario. After receiving a B.A. in Business studies in 1925, Callaghan returned to school to pursue medicine. Active in school rugby, basketball, and orchestra, Callaghan was also a championed student in Anaromy. Callaghan was recruited for the Osler Society, and became the club's first President. After graduating in 1928, he returned to Western the following year as a Biology instructor, and served as chief resident at Victoria Hospital. Callaghan was certified in Diagnostic Radiology and served both the communities of Kirkland Lake and Chatham.
W. Elvey Pridham
William Elvey Pridham was born in 1905, near a farm in Russledale, Perth County. After his acceptance to the University of Ontario's Medical School, students and professors alike recognized his interest in medical history, resulting in his appointment to become a Charter Member of the Osler Society. In the 1930 Occidentalia, Pridham exclaimed his desire to move west to Regina after graduation, but he returned home to Perth County instead.
Art R.K. Matthews
Arthur Robert Kidner Matthews was born in London, Ontario in 1904. Matthews left London for Thorndale before returning to enroll in the General Science program at the University of Western Ontario. Matthews was winning awards and scholarships before he even joined the Medical School, making him a prime candidate for the Osler Society. Matthews was the second President of the Osler Society, serving for the 1928-1929 school year, in addition to being Secretary and Vice-President of the Medical Historical Society. Matthews graduated in 1929 and became the resident Pathologist at Victoria Hospital. By 1949, Matthews and his family was living in Illinois.
Wes M. Wilson
Wesley [Moses] Wilson was born in 1899, in Kent County. Upon entering the Medical School, Wilson proved himself as a leader and was held in high esteem by his classmates. Wilson served as class Treasurer (1925-1926), Vice-President (1926-1927), and President (1927-1928), making him an ideal participant in the Osler Society. After graduation in 1928, Wilson joined the Institute of Public Health with a focus in pathology, and was transferred to Toronto the following year to work at the Central Public Health Laboratory. In 1934, Wilson was appointed the Director of the Regional Health Laboratory in North Bay. Wilson served as the President of the Ontario Association of Pathologists for the 1955-1956 term.
W. Ed Upthegrove
William Edway Upthegrove, born in 1903, was originally from Toronto and traversed around Ontario before he enrolled in the University of Western Ontario's Medical School. During his first year, Upthegrove was elected as Class President, and won a prize in Physics, highlighting himself as a desired candidate for the Osler Society. A Charter Member of the Osler Society, Upthegrove also served as the club's first Treasurer. Upthegrove graduated in 1930 and accepted a placement at Hamilton General Hospital.
William J. Ross
William John Ross, born in 1906 in London, was always destined to follow in his father's footsteps and become a doctor. After living in the United States as a child and all through high school, Ross returned to London to enroll in the University of Western Ontario's Medical School. A championed speaker and active member of various sports clubs, Ross also found himself as a Charter Member and designated Historian for the Osler Society. Ross graduated in 1929 and returned to Ohio, USA.
A. Gord Calder
Alexander Gordon Calder was born in London in 1905. Calder was accepted to the University of Western Ontario through a Science scholarship in 1923, and received the Honor Science Scholarship for three consecutive years. By the time he enrolled in the Medical School, Calder was a star student, also securing a Physiology scholarship, serving as the Vice-President of the Hippocratic Society, being a Charter Member for the Osler Society, and serving as President for the 1929-1930 term. When Calder graduated in 1930, he quickly married and left for Montreal to work at the Royal Victoria Hospital.
Dr. James G. Dunlop
James Gordon Dunlop, born 1901, was originally from Wallaceburg before he moved to London during his high school years. Dunlop was highly respected by his peers, being elected to serve as class Treasurer from 1924-1926, and then class President as well as President of the Historical Society in his graduating year. As Dunlop had just graduated from the Medical School in the spring of 1927, Dunlop was able to help establish the Osler Society as a Charter Member, but served as an Honourary Member and Honourary President for the 1927-1928 school year. Dunlop had moved to Exeter, Ontario by the 1930s to serve as one of the few practicing doctors in Huron County at the time.
Dr. J.S. McGregor
James Stuart McGregor was born in the small town of Delaware in 1902. After attending high school in London, McGregor enrolled in the University of Western Ontario and received a B.A. in 1923, returning to the Medical School the following year. McGregor spent his summers on the S.S. Noronic, returning to his studies each fall. Before graduating in 1927, McGregor was appointed as a demonstrator in the department of Pharmacology, and subsequently invited to become a Charter and Honourary Member of the Osler Society.
Robert J. Bristow
Robert James Bristow was born in 1906 in St. Thomas. After high school, Bristow decided on attending Medical School at the University of Western Ontario. Active in university athletics, Robert also served as class Secretary for two years, Secretary of the Hippocratic Society in his fourth year, and was a member of the Alpha Kappa Kappa. Although Bristow is listed as being a Charter Member of the Osler Society, he is not credited as such in the yearbook for his graduating year of 1929.
William S. Dick
William Steven Dick, born in 1897, was originally from Edinburgh, Scotland. In 1910, Dick and his family moved to St. Catherine's, Ontario, and completed his high school education in Toronto. In 1917, Dick joined the Royal Flying Corps, and later completed his period of service through assisting engineers in building the Welland Canal. Dick then enrolled in the University of Western Ontario's Medical School, graduating in 1931, and returning to pursue a Masters of Science by 1933. Dick became a renowned pathologist, working for the Institute of Public Health in London, and later the Director of Laboratories in West Virginia. After his retirement, Dick returned to London.
Richard T. Kidd
Richard Turnbull Kidd, born in 1905, came from Listowel, Perth County to study to be a doctor. The University of Western Ontario's Medical School was Kidd's first choice school. After his graduation in 1931, he married and moved back to Perth County, where he served as a doctor to the community of Atwood. In 1937, Kidd died from an accidental drowning in Lake Huron while on a trip to Bruce Beach.
John W. Gilchrist
John Wilson Gilchrist graduated from the University of Western Ontario's Medical School in 1931 and was a Charter Member of the Osler Society. Further information cannot be confirmed.
Thoreau Willard O'Mulvenny
Thoreau Willard O'Mulvenny, born 1903, was originally from the small town of Hagersville, Haldimand County. O'Mulvenny moved to London to attend the Medical School of the University of Western Ontario. O'Mulvenny served as the class President for the 1926-1927 year, as well as the President of the Hippocratic Society the following year. O'Mulvenny is listed as being a Charter Member of the Osler Society, though he is not credited as such in the yearbook for his graduating year of 1928. O'Mulvenny was awarded a Fellowship in Anatomy for his research on the brain, yet he is most well-known for a controversial event during his time working as a racetrack doctor in Fort Erie in the 1970s.