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223: 404: 205: 248: 323:. His father, Alfred, was an Atlanta businessman and his mother, Isabella, was a teacher. His grandfather, Hamilton Mayo Holmes, was a physician, and was one of Hamilton's influences. His grandfather and uncle, Oliver Wendell Holmes, helped to desegregate golf courses in Atlanta in 1955. In his high school years, Holmes attended 411:
For many years after graduating, Holmes stayed away from the University of Georgia, stating that his "time as a student there was very bad". In the early 1980s, Holmes agreed to help plan the university's bicentennial celebration and became the first African-American to be on the university's board
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Holmes was married to Marilyn Vincent Holmes. They had two children; a son, Hamilton Jr., who is also a University of Georgia alumnus, and a daughter, Alison. He is a namesake of the Holmes-Hunter Academic Building on the University of Georgia campus and the university's Holmes-Hunter Lectures, and
371:. He graduated in 1967 and began his residency at Detroit General Hospital. He then left in 1969 to serve as an army ranger in Germany, before returning to Emory to complete his residency. He eventually opened up a private practice in Atlanta, later becoming a professor and associate dean at 458:, as it is called the Holmes/Hunter Academic Building, as of 2001. Also in 2012, Emory University has dedicated a new dorm in his honor, called Hamilton Holmes Hall. The Emory University School of Medicine hosts an annual memorial lecture series in his name honoring diversity in medicine. 350:
During his time at UGA, Holmes would generally keep to himself. He lived off campus, and on the weekends, he would return home to Atlanta where he continued his membership with the Morehouse College chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha until 1963. Holmes was a member of
327:, which at the time was considered one of the most prestigious high schools for African-Americans in Atlanta. He graduated in 1959 as valedictorian. He was also a member of his high school's football and basketball teams. 750: 755: 830: 343:, while he and Hunter continued to apply to the University of Georgia every quarter. Meanwhile, Holmes sought membership and was initiated into the Alpha Rho chapter of 805: 497:"Holmes, Hamilton (1941-1995), orthopedic surgeon and one of the first two black students to desegregate the University of Georgia | American National Biography" 439: 815: 810: 775: 780: 722: 770: 800: 785: 512: 416: 617: 678: 650: 372: 368: 300: 172: 42: 825: 760: 835: 472: 467: 324: 820: 549: 496: 765: 367:
After graduating from the University of Georgia, Holmes became the first African-American student to be accepted to the
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After graduating from high school, Holmes, along with fellow Henry McNeal Turner High School graduate
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at Morehouse College. In January 1961, both Holmes and Hunter were admitted to UGA.
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The Atlanta native has several landmarks named in his honor including the
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Academic Building is named for him as well, along with
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was a trustee of the University of Georgia Foundation.
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Hamilton Holmes

Atlanta
Georgia
Atlanta
Georgia
Morehouse College
University of Georgia
BS
Emory University
MD
medical doctor
professor
associate dean
medical director
Grady Memorial Hospital
Orthopedics
Emory University School of Medicine
United States
United States Army

Major
Army Rangers
orthopedic
physician
Charlayne Hunter-Gault
African-American
University of Georgia
African-American
Emory University School of Medicine

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