title: Theodorick Bland, Jr: Virginia physician, cuirassier.
abstract: Born in Prince George County and educated abroad, Theodorick Bland practiced medicine in Petersburg, raised the first troop of Virginia cavalry, and served in the Continental Congress, the Virginia legislature, and the first US Congress.
mesh_terms: D049671:History, 18th Century; D010820:Physicians; D014481:United States; D014768:Virginia; D014857:Warfare