Dr Thomas J. Beattie MD, 32°
(Jul 27, 1863-Nov 23, 1949)

Scottish Rite
32° Consistory of Western Missouri, Kansas City

Occupation: Physician; Professor of Diseases of Women at the Kansas City Medical College, Kansas City, MO.
Interred: Forest Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, MO

Thomas J. Beattie was born in Cass County, Missouri, July 27, 1863. He spent his boyhood in the little town, and received his early education in the public schools. He then entered the University of Missouri, where he took the classical course, and in 1881 came to Kansas City, where he has lived ever since.

Deciding upon the study of medicine, Dr. Beattie entered the Kansas City Medical College, and was graduated in 1881. He then took a course in the University of New York city, from where he was graduated in 1885. Returning to Kansas City, Dr. Beattie commenced the practice of medicine. His interest is pelvic surgery, and he holds the professorship on the diseases of women in the Kansas City Medical College. While he has not absolutely specialized along these lines, he has taken post-graduate courses in the East.

Dr. Beattie is a member of the Academy of Medicine, the Jackson County Medical Society, the Missouri State Medical Association, and the American Medical Association. He was one of the early members of the University Club and belongs to the Driving Club. He married Miss Clara Chouteau of St Louis in 1889. He died at the age of 86 of a heart attack at the Woodlea Hotel on November 23, 1949.

Brother Beattie was a Master Mason and a 32? member of the Valley of Kansas City Scottish Rite.