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James Francis Shober

1853–1889

United States

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James Francis Shober (August 23, 1853 – January 6, 1889) was an American physician and the first Black physician with a medical degree known to have practiced in North Carolina. He was the natural son of U.S. Congressman Francis Edwin Shober.

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