Northcross, David Caneen
- Identifier
- DBB-PER-01028
- Given Name
- David Caneen
- Family Name
- Northcross
- Gender
- Male
- Death Year
- 1933
- Description
- Dr. David Northcross came to Detroit from Montgomery, Alabama. He was a physician, as was his wife, Dr. Daisy Northcross. Together, they established Mercy Hospital in 1917, the first hospital for African Americans in Detroit. He was also the owner of the Northcross Hotel. He died tragically in 1933, when a tenant of the Northcross Hotel fatally stabbed him. Dr. Daisy Northcross continued operating Mercy Hospital after his death.
- Migration Origin
- Montgomery, Alabama
- Related Person
- Northcross, Daisy L. (née Hill)
- Affiliation
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This person was affiliated with the following organization(s):
Mercy Hospital
Role: Owner and/or OperatorNorthcross Hotel
Role: Owner and/or Operator - Book Pages
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This person, their family, or their business appears in the book Freedom Enterprise on page(s): xv, 55, 176.
- Documentation
- Freedom Enterprise, xv (Mercy Hospital)
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1933-01-14 Pittsburgh Courier, 3 (Northcross Hotel)
- Title
- Northcross, David Caneen