Christopher Nugent

Christopher Nugent (1698–1775) was an Irish physician in London. He was a founder member of The Club, Samuel Johnson's dining circle. Life Nugent was born in Ireland and, after graduating M.D. in France, went into practice. He worked first in the south of Ireland, and then at Bath, where he had success. Early in 1764 Nugent moved to London. He lived first in Queen Anne Street, and later in Suffolk Street, off The Strand. On 25 June 1765 he was admitted a licentiate of the College of Physicians of London, and in the same year he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. Nugent died on 12 October 1775. It has been argued that the writer Thomas Nugent was his brother.