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He was a member of the [[Constitutional Convention]] which framed the Federal [[Constitution]], and was one of a group of three physicians (The other two were [[James McHenry]] and [[Hugh Williamson]]) at the convention. Other members of the Virginia delegation to the Convention were [[John Blair]], [[James Madison]], [[George Mason]], [[Edmund Randolph]], [[George Washington]], and [[George Wythe]]. At the conclusion of the convention, he chose not to sign.
He was a member of the [[Constitutional Convention]] which framed the Federal [[Constitution]], and was one of a group of three physicians (The other two were [[James McHenry]] and [[Hugh Williamson]]) at the convention. Other members of the Virginia delegation to the Convention were [[John Blair]], [[James Madison]], [[George Mason]], [[Edmund Randolph]], [[George Washington]], and [[George Wythe]]. At the conclusion of the convention, he chose not to sign.
For many years he was a counsellor of the state of Virginia. A member of the Medical Society of Virginia, he was elected its president in 1820 and 1821, though then too feeble to take any part in its proceedings.
For many years he was a counsellor of the state of Virginia and served as Mayor of Richmond several times. A member of the Medical Society of Virginia, he was elected its president in 1820 and 1821, though then too feeble to take any part in its proceedings.
When Richmond became the seat of government, Dr. McClurg removed from Williamsburg to that city, and was for the succeeding forty years its leading physician, the latter period of his life being almost entirely given up to consulting practice, a fact that showed well his high standing with both the profession and the laity.
When Richmond became the seat of government, Dr. McClurg removed from Williamsburg to that city, and was for the succeeding forty years its leading physician, the latter period of his life being almost entirely given up to consulting practice, a fact that showed well his high standing with both the profession and the laity.