Augustus Nathaniel Lushington
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Augustus Lushington | |
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| Born | August 1, 1869 Trinidad, British West Indies |
| Died | 1939 (aged 69–70) |
| Alma mater | Cornell University University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine |
| Occupation | Veterinarian |
August Nathaniel Lushington (August 1, 1869 – 1939) became the first African American to earn a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 1897. He practiced about two years in Philadelphia and worked as an instructor in Veterinary Sanitation and Hygiene at Bell Mead Industrial and Agricultural College at Rock Castle, West Virginia. Later, he practiced for much of his career in segregated Lynchburg, Virginia. He had memberships in the statistical reporter to the Bureau of Animal Industry, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the Lychburg Chamber of Commerce.