George Valter Brindley, Sr., M.D.

The plaque lists Brindley's offices. The Handbook adds the decision that changed the hospital. In 1949 he, A. C. Scott Jr. and Marcell W. Sherwood gave $1.5 million in stock and assets to turn Scott and White from a private institution into a public one, and the three set up the Scott, Sherwood and Brindley Foundation to own its physical assets. A charter of December 23, 1949, made the hospital a nonprofit. Brindley also served as president of the Texas Medical Association in 1949 and the American Cancer Society in 1956.

What the plaque says

George Valter Brindley, Sr., M.D. (1886-1970) Born on a farm in Ellis County, George V. Brindley, Sr., graduated from the University of Texas Department of Medicine at Galveston in 1911 and joined the medical staff of Temple Sanitarium that year. Starting in general hospital work, he became a surgical assistant and later joined the surgical staff. Dr. Brindley became a prominent specialist in surgical cancer treatment and a leader of Scott and White Hospital. He was an executive board member and co-administrator in 1940, and a Board of Trustees Governor in 1949. His contributions were recognized as the name of the institution became Scott and White Memorial Hospital, Scott, Sherwood and Brindley Foundation. Dr. Brindley served as Associate Chief Surgeon of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Hospital in Temple and as president of Scott and White Clinic from 1953 to 1955. He authored numerous articles, developed award-winning scientific exhibits, and supervised residency and internship programs. Dr. Brindley was a leader in many community organizations. He and his wife Arabella were the parents of 3 sons, all of whom became doctors. Dr. Brindley retired in 1961 after 50 distinguished years in medicine. (1997)

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Temple Railroad and Heritage Museum — 1.6 mi
  The Santa Fe depot of 1911 in a railroad town that began in 1880 as a construction camp, now a museum with locomotives and cars parked beside the active rail yard.
• Mother Neff State Park — 19 mi
  A Leon River park that grew from six acres Isabella Neff left the state in her 1921 will, where Civilian Conservation Corps Company 817 built a stone tower, a pavilion and roads in the 1930s.
• Milam County Courthouse and Jail — 28 mi
  Cameron's 1892 Renaissance Revival courthouse and the 1895 St. Louis-built jail beside it, now the county museum, are listed together on the National Register.

More markers nearby

• Raleigh R. White, Jr., M.D. — steps away
• Arthur Carroll Scott, Sr., M.D. — steps away
• Scott & White Hospital — steps away
• Former Site of Scott & White School of Nursing — steps away