City: Nashville
KING, James Moore, physician; born Murfreesboro, Tenn., September 5, 1867; son of Charles Hayes and Ann (Wood) KING; Scotch-Irish descent; father, farmer; paternal grandparents Col. James M. and Martha (Batey) KING, maternal grandparents George W. and Mary (Haynes) WOOD; educated public schools of Rutherford County; graduated from University of Nashville in 1892; studied abroad in 1904-06; received B.S. degree in 1892 and M.D. in 1896 from University of Nashville; in early life engaged in farming, later teaching, and served as clerk in Railway Mail Service; Chemist to the State Board of Health 1897 to 1903; member Board of Education of Nashville 1905-06; is now Professor of Dermatology Medical Department Vanderbilt University; married Mary Lewis NEAL, March 9, 1893; President Academy of Medicine of Nashville; member of Southern Medical Association, Tennessee Medical Association, American Medical Association; Democrat.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
