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APPENDIXMISCELLANEOUS NOTESAdditional Biographic SketchesDr. John Evans. Zeuch, in Volume I (page 21 1) of this series, has touchedupon the life of Dr. John Evans. However, since he was one of the trulygreat men of the period 1850 to 1900 and since his accomplishments falllargely within that span of years, it seems proper to include a brief review ofhis career in this, the second volume of the series.*Dr. John Evans was born of Welsh Quaker parents at Waynesville, Ohio,in 1814, the oldest of 13 children. His father had a large farm and a storewhich he wanted John to carry on. But John was restless and had otherambitions. He wanted a higher education, and went to a small academy atRichmond, Indiana. The next year, at his father's advice, he went to aQuaker school for Boys at Gwynedd, near Philadelphia. But he soon rebelledat this and the following year, 1836, attended Lynn Medical Collegein Cincinnati, Ohio, from which he graduated in 1838.With his diploma from college and with a pony, saddle and bridle, and$10 from his father, he started West to the wilds of Indiana, and located inAttica where he began to practice medicine in 1839. He remained here sixyears which were perhaps the most important years of his life. It is saidthat here he met Abraham Lincoln who, years later, became his close friendand who, by appointing him Governor of the Territory of Colorado,diverted him into an entirely new field of activities. When at Attica, Evansalso began his work in connection with insane hospitals. This resulted inthe erection of the first Insane Hospital in Indiana, and the first one in theWest beyond Columbus, Ohio. He became its first superintendent in 1844.It is interesting merely to enumerate the various activities in whichin Indiana, he be-this remarkable man soon became involved. While stillcame lecturer in obstetrics in Rush Medical College in Chicago, going backand forth for three years. In 1848, he settled in Chicago. He became Editorof the Northwestern Medical and Surgical Journal; his editorials covered awide range of medical subjects and were widely read. With Dr. N. S. Davis,he was a co-founder of the American Medical Association, the ChicagoMedical Society (1850) and the Illinois State Medical Society (1850). Hebecame a member of the Chicago City Council. He founded the first* Extracted from "Quakers and Medicine" by Dr. D. J. Davis, Bull. Soc. Med. Historyof Chicago, ^.77, 1928.502
Appendix 503high school in Chicago and inaugurated the present educational system inthis city. From 1853-55 he was active in founding Northwestern University,and became the first President of its Board of Trustees, a position he helduntil his death in 1897. He was responsible for the passage of a bill in theState Legislature exempting Northwestern University from taxation andgranting valuable lands to it. He, himself, gave $180,000 to it, and his namewas given to the site of the University, namely Evanston. He was the organizerof the Hospital of the Lakes, which later became Mercy Hospital. Hewas interested in the development of railroads and raised funds to buildthe Chicago Ft. Wayne Railroad, which later became the great PennsylvaniaSystem. He is said to have been responsible for the location of the terminalof this road at the Union Station. All this time he was an active practitionerof medicine and Professor of Obstetrics in Rush Medical College. In theearly sixties he became interested in national politics. He was a zealousRepublican and was a member of the convention that nominated Lincolnin Chicago. His friendship with Lincoln resulted in his appointment asTerritorial Governor of Colorado. This was an important as well as a verydifficult position to fill, for the great West was developing rapidly and theIndian problem was acute at the time of the Civil War. For the next thirtyfiveyears his activities were centered in Colorado and he observed, andwas in certain ways responsible for, its development from a wilderness intothe great state of today. He built a railroad from Cheyenne to Denver(Union Pacific) and thus put Denver on the map. He opened mines, installedstreet cars in Denver, started towns, founded the Denver Universityand gave to it $150,000 besides land, and was President of its Board ofTrustees until he died. A business block and a public school in Denver werenamed after him. One of the highest and most massive peaks of the Rockiesin Colorado bears his name—Mount Evans— by legislative action. Inmemory of his wife who died early, he built the large Lawrence StreetMethodist Church of Denver. A splendid picture of him hangs in theCapitol in Denver.Dr. N. S. Davis. "As I last saw him, he was walking north toward his homeon a summer day after his work in the office. He was then over eighty. Hisspare form, strong face, erect figure and brisk step would attract attentionwithout the tall silk hat and the swallowtail coat that he always wore.There was dignity in his look and carriage, self-reliance, force. Knowing asI did by that time of some of his major accomplishments, I thought thenand I think the same now that I was looking at one of the giants in themedical world of those days, a true physician and a true gentleman of theold school. As such I have tried to portray him." ** From a paper written by Dr. James B. Herrick, published in the Bulletin of theSociety of Medical History of Chicago, 4:403, 1935.
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