Joel Hart (doctor)
Joel Hart was a physician; the only son of Ephraim Hart; born in Philadelphia in 1784; died in New York City June 14, 1842. He received the degree of M.D. from the , London. He was one of the charter members of the . He married, May 2, 1810, in London, to Louisa Levien, and had issue. On Feb. 7, 1817, he was appointed by President James Madison United States consul at Leith, Scotland, and remained there in that capacity until 1832, when he returned to New York and resumed the practice of medicine.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "Hart". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.
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