Priddy Meeks
American physician
Died when: 91 years 39 days (1093 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Priddy Meeks (August 29, 1795 – October 7, 1886) was an American frontier doctor who practiced Thomsonian medicine.He was a polygamist member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and helped settle areas in Utah as a Mormon pioneer.
Meeks was the first doctor in Southern Utah.He occasionally appears as a character in Mormon literature, such as the short story "They Did Go Forth" by Maurine Whipple.
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