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John Avery | |
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 From 1896's An Illustrated Congressional Manual. | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's11th district | |
| In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel M. Stephenson |
| Succeeded by | William S. Mesick |
| Member of the Michigan Board of Health | |
| In office 1880–1893 | |
| Member of theMichigan House of Representatives | |
| In office 1869–1870 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1824-02-29)February 29, 1824 |
| Died | January 21, 1914(1914-01-21) (aged 89) |
| Resting place | Forest Home Cemetery Greenville, Michigan |
| Alma mater | Cleveland Medical College |
| Profession | Physician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States (Union) |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1862-1865 |
| Rank | Major (Surgeon) |
| Unit | 21st Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | March to the Sea Carolinas campaign |
John Avery (February 29, 1824 – January 21, 1914) was aphysician andpolitician from theU.S. state ofMichigan. He served two terms in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1893 to 1897.
Avery was born inWatertown, New York, and moved with his parents to Michigan in 1836. He attended the common schools and entered Grass Lake Academy inJackson, where he studied medicine for two years. He graduated from the Cleveland Medical College in 1850 and commenced the practice of medicine inIonia, Michigan. He then moved toOtsego, Michigan, in 1852 and continued the practice of his profession.[1]
During theAmerican Civil War, he was assistant surgeon andsurgeon of theTwenty-first Regiment, Michigan Volunteer Infantry. He served in theArmy of the Cumberland inKentucky andTennessee and was with GeneralWilliam Tecumseh Sherman on hisMarch to the Sea, as well as during the subsequentCarolinas campaign.[1]
He settled inGreenville, Michigan, in 1868 and again engaged in the practice of medicine. He was a member of theMichigan State House of Representatives in 1869 and 1870. He was appointed a member of the State Board of Health in 1880 and was reappointed in 1886.
Avery was elected as aRepublican to theUnited States House of Representatives for theFifty-third andFifty-fourth Congresses, serving from March 4, 1893, to March 3, 1897. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1896.[1]
After leaving Congress, Avery went back to Greenville and returned to the practice of medicine. He died at the age of eighty-nine and was interred at Forest Home Cemetery of Greenville.[1]
Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "Avery, John".The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. p. 169.| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 11th Congressional District of Michigan 1893 – 1897 | Succeeded by |
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