Royal S. Copeland
Royal S. Copeland | |
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.jpg) Copeland in 1923 | |
| United States Senator from New York | |
| In office March 4, 1923 – June 17, 1938 | |
| Preceded by | William M. Calder |
| Succeeded by | James M. Mead |
| Mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan | |
| In office 1901–1903 | |
| Preceded by | Gottlob Luick |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Royal Samuel Copeland November 7, 1868 Dexter, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | June 17, 1938 (aged 69) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Mahwah Cemetery, Mahwah, New Jersey |
| Political party | Republican (before 1922) Democratic (1922–1938) |
| Education | Eastern Michigan University University of Michigan |
Royal Samuel Copeland (November 7, 1868 – June 17, 1938), a
Early life and medical career
Born in Dexter, Michigan, to parents Roscoe P. Copeland and Frances J. Holmes, Royal Copeland graduated from Dexter High School and attended Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University).[2] In 1888, he taught school in Sylvan Township, Michigan.[3]
He graduated in 1889 from the
Political career in Michigan
During his time as a medical professor in
New York
On July 15, 1908, Copeland married Frances Spalding. The same year, Copeland moved to
In September 28, Copeland acknowledged that the Spanish flu outbreak was seriously impacting the city, and possibly an epidemic.[5] However, he decided to permit motion picture theaters to remain open. He considered closing the theaters to have little effect in reducing the epidemic as long as the crowded transportation lines continued to operate.[5][6] Copeland also left the city's schools open, arguing it was better, "to have the children under the constant observation of qualified persons than to close the schools". New York City, Chicago and New Haven, Connecticut were the notable exceptions of most cities closing their own schools during the epidemic.[7]
In December 1918, he amended the city health code to require that landlords maintain heat in apartments they rented.: 25
During the epidemic, Copeland organized a system of emergency health districts to provide localized care. If individuals who lived in apartments or private residences contracted the virus, they were
Copeland served a total of five terms of the New York City Board of Health, before taking office as a United States senator in 1923.[11][12]
United States Senate
In
During his three terms in the Senate, Copeland served as chairman of the
Copeland was close to the regular Democratic organization in New York, the boss-led
In July 1937, Copeland proposed two rider amendments to the Interstate Commerce Act which would add an anti-lynching bill to the legislation. Both failed to pass due to the majority of Senate Democrats voting to table them.[17][18][19]
In
Death
Copeland died at his apartment in
Election results
Honors and society memberships
Copeland was a member of several honor societies and fraternal organizations, including the
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (linkAt various times Copeland served as president, vice president, and secretary of the Michigan Homeopathic Society; president, the American Ophthalmological, Otological, and Laryngological Society; president, American Institute of Homeopathy; vice president, the American Public Health Association; member, the National Board of Control of Epworth League; president, the Michigan Epworth League; member, the Tuberculosis Commission of Michigan; trustee, Michigan State Tuberculosis Sanitarium; and three-time elected member, the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Publications
- Copeland (September 1904). "In defence of the attenuated drug". Medical Century. 12 (9): 257–264.
- Copeland, R. S. (1906). Refraction, including muscle imbalance and the adjustment of glasses. Philadelphia: Boericke & Tafel.
- Copeland, Royal S. (May 1909). The scientific reasonableness of homoeopathy. New York. hdl:2027/mdp.39015071593936.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - Royal S Copeland; Warren Robinson Austin; Daniel Oren Hastings; Hearst Unofficial Senatorial Commission (1936). The crisis in Palestine reports of Hearst Unofficial Senatorial Commission. New York: Hearst. )
- Royal S. Copeland (1935). Doctor Copeland's home medical book. Philadelphia: John C. Winston. OCLC 4758731.
See also
- List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)
References
- ^ New York Times. June 18, 1938.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Downs, Winfield Scott, ed. (1940). Encyclopedia of American Biography. Vol. 11. New York, NY: The American Historical Company. p. 80 – via Google Books.
- ^ New York Medical College Board of Trustees (January 1909). "Complimentary Dinner Tendered to Royal S. Copeland". The Chironian. Vol. XXV, no. 7. New York, NY: New York Medical College. pp. 243–244 – via Google Books.
- ^ "New York Homeopathic Medical College and Flower Hospital". The Independent. Jul 6, 1914. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Toole, Pauline (1 March 2018). "The Flu Epidemic of 1918". NYC Department of Records & Information Services. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Letter, from: Royal S. Copeland, MD, to: National Association of the Motion Picture Industry, December 17, 1918", Influenza Encyclopedia, University of Michigan
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Waldrop, Theresa (19 August 2020). "Here's what happened when students went to school during the 1918 pandemic". CNN. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- hdl:1721.1/65254.
- ISBN 978-0-300-19172-1.
- hdl:1721.1/65254.
- ^ Glass, Andrew (5 November 2016). "Senators vote to knock out walls, May 11, 1928". POLITICO. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ Copeland, Royal S. (13 January 1926). "YOUR HEALTH". Newspapers.com. The Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ISBN 9780375410901.
New York did come out better than any other city in the nation
- ^ Robert Dallek, Franklin D. Roosevelt and American Foreign Policy, 1932-1945 (New York: Oxford University Press, 1979), p. 14.
- ^ Congressional Biography of E. Harold Cluett.
- ^ Whittaker, William G. (November 30, 2007). "The Davis-Bacon Act: Institutional Evolution and Public Policy" (PDF). CRS report no. 94-408. United States Congressional Research Service. pp. 14–15, 41. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ^ TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO S. 69, THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE ACT. THE AMEND. OFFERED BY SENATOR COPELAND WHICH WOULD HAVE ADDED HOUSE BILL 1507, THE ANTILYNCHING BILL, TO S. 69, A BILL LIMITING THE SIZE OF TRAINS IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ July 27, 1937. ANTI-LYNCHING BILL REJECTED AS RIDER; Senate by Vote of 41 to 34 Defeats It as Amendment to Freight Car Measure. The New York Times. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ TO TABLE AN AMENDMENT TO S. 2475. OFFERED BY SENATOR COPELAND WHICH WOULD HAVE ADDED THE ANTILYNCHING BILL AS PERFECTED BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY TO THE PENDING LEGISLATION.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ "Perplexing Primary", TIME Magazine, Monday, September 27, 1937 (free access on May 28, 2008.)
- ^ New York Times. June 19, 1938.
External links
- United States Congress. "COPELAND, Royal Samuel (id: C000769)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Mayors of Ann Arbor page at PoliticalGraveyard.com
- "Royal S. Copeland". Society of the Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick in the City of New York; James J. Hoey. 17 March 1938. pp. 176–189. .
- US Senate (1939). Royal Samuel Copeland, Late a Senator from New York. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. .
- Royal S. Copeland recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.
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