Lewis F. Linn | |
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| United States Senator fromMissouri | |
| In office October 25, 1833 – October 3, 1843 | |
| Preceded by | Alexander Buckner |
| Succeeded by | David R. Atchison |
| Member of theMissouri Senate | |
| In office 1827 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lewis Fields Linn (1796-11-05)November 5, 1796 |
| Died | October 3, 1843(1843-10-03) (aged 46) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania |
Lewis Fields Linn (November 5, 1796 – October 3, 1843) was a physician and politician who represented his home state ofMissouri in theUnited States Senate from 1833 to his death.
Linn was born nearLouisville, 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 theWar 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 atPhiladelphia Medical College in 1816. Linn is among the hundreds of members of Congress who were slaveowners.[1]
Linn was admitted to practice as a medical doctor and subsequently relocated toSte. Genevieve, Missouri. Early in his career he earned recognition for his major role in combating two cholera epidemics.
He served in theMissouri Senate in 1827. In 1832 he was appointed to the state commission which settled land claims based on grants made by the government ofFrance prior to theMissouri Territory becoming part of the United States.
In 1833 Linn was elected to theUnited States Senate as aJacksonian, filling the vacancy created by the death ofAlexander Buckner. He was re-elected as aDemocrat in 1836 and 1842, and served from October 25, 1833, until his death. During his Senate career Linn was chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims from 1835 to 1841 (Twenty-fourth throughTwenty-sixth Congresses), and theCommittee on Agriculture from 1841 to 1843 (Twenty-seventh Congress).
Linn died in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri on October 3, 1843. He was buried atSte. Genevieve Memorial Cemetery.[2]
Four states have counties named after him:Iowa,Kansas,Missouri, andOregon.[3]
The towns ofLinneus, Missouri,Linn, Missouri,West Linn, Oregon, andLinnton, Oregon, were also named in Linn's honor.
Linn was the brother-in-law ofJames Hugh Relfe, half-brother ofHenry Dodge and uncle of Henry's sonAugustus C. Dodge.[4] He was the uncle ofWilliam Pope McArthur, aUnited States Navy officer who was notable for his surveys of the Pacific Coast.
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