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Milwaukee Trailblazer Dr. William Finlayson Dies at 101

City leaders praised his barrier-breaking medical legacy.

Overview

  • His family announced his death at age 101, and a memorial service will be set at a later date.
  • He became the first Black obstetrician at Milwaukee’s St. Joseph’s and Mount Sinai hospitals.
  • Over a career spanning more than five decades, he delivered thousands of babies.
  • A Morehouse College classmate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., he joined civil-rights marches.
  • He helped found North Milwaukee State Bank to boost financial literacy, and the city honored him in 2023 by renaming a 2.5-mile stretch of Fifth Street.