Beattie Martin
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Robert Jackson Beattie Martin (September 23, 1890 – December 2, 1958) was a Canadian surgeon and sportsman who was president of the Saskatchewan Roughriders and namesake of the Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy.
Martin born in Exeter, Ontario, to Rev. William M. and Christina (Jamieson) Martin.[1][2] One of his brothers was Chief Justice and Premier of Saskatchewan, William Melville Martin. He graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 1915 and joined the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps.[1] He was later transferred to the British Army and in 1917, while serving with the British in Palestine, Martin was awarded the Military Cross for attending to wounded soldiers while under very heavy machine gun fire.[1][3][4]
Medicine
Following his discharge in 1918, Martin specialized in orthopedics at the Mayo Clinic. In 1922, he moved to Regina, Saskatchewan, and practiced with Dr. Hugh McLean before going into private practice.[1] In 1926, he and Dr. D. S. Johnstone amputated a patient's leg while she was still conscious because she suffered from a heart condition that made the doctors decide against using an ordinary anesthetic.[5] He rejoined the RCAMC in 1941 and served overseas during World War II.[1] He was discharged in 1944 and became a part-time orthopedic surgeon for the Regina branch of Department of Pensions and National Health.[6] Martin and 15 other doctors founded the Medical Arts Clinic.