William Goforth (December 26, 1766 - May 12, 1817) was an American politician and physician in Ohio and Louisiana. He administered the first smallpox vaccines and conferred the first medical degree in the frontier west, and was a delegate to write the first constitution of Louisiana. He also excavated a large number of megafauna bones at Big Bone Lick in Kentucky.
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26 December 1766 New York City
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12 May 1817 (aged 50) Cincinnati, Ohio
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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