William Paddy

William Paddy (born December 2, 1554 in London , † December 1634 ) was a royal doctor in England.

Portrait of William Paddy, dated 1600, St. John's College, Oxford

Paddy attended the Merchant Taylor's School and the University of Oxford ( St John's College ) with a bachelor's degree in 1573. He then studied medicine in Leiden with an MD in 1589. After returning to London, he received a licentiate from the Royal College of Physicians , whose fellow he became in 1591. 1595 and 1597 to 1600 he was censor of the Royal College of Physicians (responsible for medical admission) and he was several times president (first 1609) of the college, whose privileges he successfully defended. In 1596 he became a lecturer in anatomy for the Barber Surgeon Company of Surgeons and dissected these corpses. In 1602 he also became a lecturer in anatomy for the medical profession. He was one of only 31 doctors of the college admitted to London, was the family doctor of Robert Cecil and one of the four doctors of Queen Elizabeth I. He was also early court doctor of James I and was ennobled by him in 1603. In 1604 he became Member of Parliament for Thetford, which he remained until 1611. He was brought in by Anne of Denmark , the wife of James I, when her daughter Mary and Prince Henry fell ill , but could not prevent their death.

He made a generous donation for St. John's College in Oxford and is buried in its chapel.

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• History of Parliament, biography of Petty