Lewis F. Linn
Lewis Fields Linn | |
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United States Senator from Missouri | |
In office October 25, 1833 – October 3, 1843 | |
Preceded by | Alexander Buckner |
Succeeded by | David R. Atchison |
Member of the Missouri Senate | |
In office 1827 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Louisville, Kentucky | November 5, 1796
Died | October 3, 1843 Ste. Genevieve, Missouri | (aged 46)
Political party | Democratic |
Lewis Fields Linn (November 5, 1796 – October 3, 1843) was a physician and politician who represented his home state of Missouri in the United States Senate from 1833 to his death.
Early life
Linn was born near Louisville, Kentucky, on November 5, 1796. He received a meager academic education because of the deaths of his parents. He was raised by his older half-brother, Henry Dodge and began studying medicine in Louisville. During the War of 1812 he served as a surgeon with troops commanded by Henry Dodge, though he was still a teenager; after the war he completed his studies at Philadelphia Medical College in 1816. Linn is among the hundreds of members of Congress who were slaveowners.[1]
Career
Linn was admitted to practice as a medical doctor and subsequently relocated to Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Early in his career he earned recognition for his major role in combating two cholera epidemics.
He served in the Missouri Senate in 1827. In 1832 he was appointed to the state commission which settled land claims based on grants made by the government of France prior to the Missouri Territory becoming part of the United States.
In 1833 Linn was elected to the
Death and burial
Linn died in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri on October 3, 1843. He was buried at Ste. Genevieve Memorial Cemetery.[2]
Legacy
Four states have counties named after him: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Oregon.[3]
The towns of Linneus, Missouri, Linn, Missouri, West Linn, Oregon, and Linnton, Oregon, were also named in Linn's honor.
Family
Linn was the brother-in-law of
See also
References
- ^ Zauzmer, Julie. "Who owned slaves in Congress? A list of 1,800 enslavers in Senate, House history". Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ Douglas C. McVarish (October 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ste. Genevieve Historic District" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 187.
- ^ "The Political Graveyard: Doty-Martin family of Salem and Martinsburg, New York".
External links
- United States Congress. "Lewis F. Linn (id: L000338)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Lewis F. Linn at Find a Grave