iu  1765,  he  returned  home,  and  began  the  prac-
tice of  medicine  in  New  York  city  with  his  fa-
ther. He  organized  a  medical  school,  which
was  connected  with  King's  (Columbia)  College,
in  which  he  took  the  chair  of  Physic  in  1769.
In  1772  he  purchased  his  father's  business.
He  caused  the  establishment  of  a  public  hos-
pital in  the  city  of  New  York  in  1791,  and,
whUe  the  Seat  of  the  National  government
was  at  New  York,  he  was  the  physician  of
President  Washipgton.  He  was  also  appoint-
ed Pr^siflent  of  the  College  of  Physicians  and


Surgeons  in  1813.  While  combatiijg  yellow
fever  in  New  York  in  1798,  he  took  the  disease,
but  by  the  faithful  nursing  of  his  wife  he  re-
covered. Dr.  Bard  was  a  skilful  horticnlturist
as  well  as  an  eminent  physician.
Barker,  Jacob,  financier,  was  bom  in  Kene-
bec  County,  Me.,  Dec.  7,  1779 ;  died  in  Phila^
delphia,  Dec.  27,  1871.  He  was  of  a  Quaker
family,  and  related  by  blood  to  the  mother  of
Dr.  Franklin.     He  began  trade  in  New  York


JACOB  BABREB.
