John Avery (politician)
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John Avery | |
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 From 1896's An Illustrated Congressional Manual. | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 11th 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 the Michigan House of Representatives | |
| In office 1869–1870 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 29, 1824 |
| Died | January 21, 1914 (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 a physician and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1893 to 1897.
Avery was born in Watertown, New York, and moved with his parents to Michigan in 1836. He attended the common schools and entered Grass Lake Academy in Jackson, where he studied medicine for two years. He graduated from the Cleveland Medical College in 1850 and commenced the practice of medicine in Ionia, Michigan. He then moved to Otsego, Michigan, in 1852 and continued the practice of his profession.[1]
Civil War service
During the American Civil War, he was assistant surgeon and surgeon of the Twenty-first Regiment, Michigan Volunteer Infantry. He served in the Army of the Cumberland in Kentucky and Tennessee and was with General William Tecumseh Sherman on his March to the Sea, as well as during the subsequent Carolinas campaign.[1]
