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Thoreau Willard O’Mulvenny

Thoreau Willard O’Mulvenny was a Fort Erie racetrack doctor. He was the personal physician of John Damien, and in 1974 he told officials at the Ontario Jockey Club that Damien was gay which resulted in Damien being fired. In 1978 Damien sued O’Mulvenny for violating medical confidentiality.

Names Thoreau Willard O’Mulvenny (Main) BE [n75.28]
Related Pages Thoreau Willard O’Mulvenny on LGLC
Thoreau Willard O’Mulvenny on VIAF
Birth Date 1903/07/01
Death Date 1979/02/11
Death Place https://lglc.ca/place/WELL/
Occupations Racetrack Doctor MedicalHealth
1975/02/07

https://lglc.ca/event/n75.28

Associated People

https://lglc.ca/person/MPATT/
(Spouses)
Personal
Romantic - 2/11/1979
"Deaths," The Globe and Mail, 15 Feb 1979, pp. 58

John Damien
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Professional
Occupational
notAfter(1975)
Event: Autumn Toronto John Damien sued Dr. […]
"Ten years, and still fighting," Body Politic, no. 111 (1985), p. 7