Benjamin Church (physician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Benjamin Church (physician)

American Revolution spy

Date of Birth: 24-Aug-1734

Place of Birth: Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1778

Profession: surgeon, military physician, spy

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Dr.
Benjamin Church (August 24, 1734 – 1778) was effectively the first Surgeon General of the United States Army, serving as the "Chief Physician & Director General" of the Medical Service of the Continental Army from July 27, 1775, to October 17, 1775.
He was also active in Boston's Sons of Liberty movement in the years before the war.
However, early in the American Revolution, Church was also sending secret information to General Thomas Gage, the British commander, and when one of his letters into Boston was intercepted, he was tried and convicted of "communicating with the enemy".