by
Sean Ruck, Contributing Editor | April 22, 2016
From the April 2016 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
Eventually, Craigie’s tastes for the expensive surpassed his wealth and he found himself in insurmountable debt. He withdrew from public to avoid the authorities and debtor’s prison. He died in 1819 after suffering a stroke. Today, little is left of the empire he built. The Craigie Mansion is a national historic site, but bears the names of residents before and after Craigie — George Washington and the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
The Craigie Bridge is long gone and even Craigie Pond no longer exists. Only two claims to fame still acknowledge the man. The first is Craigie Street in Cambridge and some businesses on the street that reflect the name of the location. The second, and more important legacy, is the Andrew Craigie Pharmacy Award. In 1959, the award was named in his honor. The award is presented each year by the American Society of Military Surgeons to an individual recognized for advancing professional pharmacy within the federal government. Although long gone and nearly forgotten, Craigie was the political ancestor of those who the public would most readily identify as the voices behind warnings on packs of cigarettes.
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