Birth : 3 Oct 1804 Richfield, Otsego County, New York, USA
Death : 30 Jul 1865
Burial : Odd Fellows Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Tumwater, Thurston County, USA
Coordinate : 47.0138397, -122.8980865
Plot : Block 39 Lot 35
Inscription : Memorial To Dr. Anson G. Henry
Appointee Of Abraham Lincoln As Surveyor General Of Washington Territory 1861-1865
Lost At Sea In The Sinking Of The Brother Jonathan July 30, 1865
Born October 3, 1804-Richfield,
Description : Anson G. Henry was a close friend and personal doctor to Abraham Lincoln. He served as writer and editor of several newspapers including a Whig paper called The Old Soldier as a fellow editor with Lincoln. He attended Mrs. Lincoln after the President's assassination, but left town after an unsuccessful attempt to be appointed commissioner of Indian affairs.

On July 30, 1865, a storm caused the Brother Jonathan to strike a submerged rock on St. George Reef off Crescent City, California. Of the 244 on board only 19 survived.

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  • Where is Dr Anson Gordon Henry's memorial?

    Dr Anson Gordon Henry's memorial is located at: Odd Fellows Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Tumwater, Thurston County, USA.

  • When did Dr Anson Gordon Henry death?

    Dr Anson Gordon Henry death on 30 Jul 1865 in

  • Where are the coordinates of the Dr Anson Gordon Henry's memorial?

    Latitude: 47.0138397
    Longitude: -122.8980865

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Gordon A. Henry

(1837 - 1897)

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Dudley S. B. Henry

(1842 - 1915)

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