Arthur Osman Farquhar Stuart


Arthur Osman Farquhar Stuart was a Sierra Leonean medical doctor who was popularly referred to as the 'People's Doctor.'

Early life

Arthur Stuart was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone to Sierra Leonean parents, Arthur MacCarthy Stuart, a civil servant of Bahamian descent and Amy Hilda Stuart, née Farquhar of Barbadian descent.

Education

Stuart was educated at secondary schools and subsequently studied medicine at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.

Career

Stuart was the first Sierra Leonean medical doctor to work at and was subsequently a consultant physician at Connaught Hospital.

Death

Stuart died following a stroke in 2002.