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General First nameDr Leslie Byron
LastnameWiggs
GenderMale
CountryUnited States of America
Date of birth1881-09-00
Place of birthNorth Carolina, United States of America
Date of death1930-06-00
Place of deathRichmond, Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America


About

Leslie Byron Wiggs was the son of Capt. Jesse Oliver Wiggs and Minnie Josephine Mathis of North Carolina. He attended Wilmington High School in Wilmington, NC, where he played football, and later attended the Tilerton Inst. In 1907, he graduated from the Medical College of Virginia (VCU) in Richmond.

Dr. Wiggs remained in Richmond, Va., following his graduation from medical school. On Nov. 18, 1916, in Richmond, Va., he married Lida Fair Reade, daughter of Dr. Frank M. Reade and Annie S. McConnell Reade originally of Massachusetts. He was an active member of the medical community in Richmond and accomplished much before his death in 1930.

Medical Career:
Chief of Staff, City Home Hospital, Richmond, Va.; Attending Surgeon, City Free Dispensary, Richmond, Va. Medical College of Virginia (VCU) - Assoc. Prof. of Materia Medico and Pharmacology; Adjunct Prof. of Surgery; Demonstrator of Pharmacology and Physiology; and faculty member for the Athletic Assoc. Consultant in Kidney Diseases, Johnston-Willis Sanatorium, Richmond, Va. Author of several medical papers published in the Old Dominion Journal of Medicine and Surgery, the Southern Medical Journal and the American Journal of Clinical Medicine.

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Archive statistics Career1905 - 1909
Tournament wins0
Matches3
Match wins0


Tournaments Old Dominion Championship - 1909 Old Dominion Championship - 1908 Old Dominion Championship - 1905