Donald Gideon Barton

Dr. Donald G. Barton (20 April 2055 - 1 September 2145) is one of the founding father of the United American Federation. From 2103 to 2113 he served as the first Surgeon General of the UAF and from 2113 to 2118 he served as the Second Vice President. Donald Barton is the founder and first president of the Barton Foundation.

Education:

 * Harvard Medical School 2077 - 2080
 * Residency at Massachusetts General Hospital 2083 - 2087

Military Service:
Barton was drafted to serve in the Third American Civil War after graduating med school. He was given the rank of Captain and spent the majority of the war serving in various MASH units in the Rocky Mountains where he worked as a cardiac surgeon and a field medic.

In July of 2082 Cap. Barton's MASH unit was covertly sent to Canada and given quarters aboard the HMCS Maple. On 1 August 2082 Cap. Barton landed as part of the first wave of marines in the Battle of Portland. Barton spent the first day of the battle preforming triage and first aid and the following days setting up MASH facilities and performing surgeries along with Canadian civilian volunteer staff. Here he met many notable individuals such as George Taylor, Lincoln Rockford, and Alexandria Tillsley.

For the rest of the war Cap. Barton followed the front line south until the end of the war. In 2083 Barton was honorably discharged.

Medical Practice:
After his discharge he worked at Massachusetts General Hospital until 2090. In 2090 he joined Doctors Without Boarders. He left the organization in 2092 due to differences with a colleague.

World War IV:
At the beginning of the war Dr. Barton worked as in independent doctor on the front lines in Asia where he treated wounded military and civilians on both sides.

Founding of the UAF:
After his election President Taylor appointed Barton Surgeon General.

Tenure as Vice President:
Barton was elected vice president under Henry Arthur Bishop on the Bishop-Barton ticket in 2213.

Retirement:
Despite encouragement from President Taylor and President Bishop, Barton did not seek out a term as president due to his age. In stead he opened the Barton Foundation, a non-profit medical research institute which he remained the president of until 2123 and remain on the board until his death. He lived in Greenpass, Trappist-1f until the opening of the Equality Habitat where he lived until his death.