William McKinley 1843 – 1901 fought in the Civil War and his superior officer, another future U.S. President, Rutherford B. Hayes was a supporter of homeopathy.
Rutherford B. Hayes promoted McKinley repeatedly during the war, and then McKinley entered politics. Rutherford B. Hayes continued to support McKinley and he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1877. Continue Reading »
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William Tod Helmuth 1833 – 1902 wrote one of the first two American Homeopathic surgical textbooks, Surgery and its Adaption to Homeopathic Practice, published in 1855, and several other medical treatise and papers on surgical techniques and quite a bit of poetry and editing. Continue Reading »
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As a young man, William Henry Harrison 1773 – 1841 intended to become a doctor and he studied medicine under Benjamin Rush, but his father Benjamin Harrison V, who was a signatory to the Declaration of Independence, died early, forcing Harrison into a distinguished military career. Continue Reading »
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Chester Alan Arthur 1829 – 1886 was President for only two years. He was supported by homeopathic supporter Ulysses Grant and opposed by homeopathic supporter Rutherford Hayes, and he lost the patronage of homeopathic supporter James Garfield. He was separated from his wife just before he became elected President, probably due to his high living, and he was then suddenly widowed and devastated when she died. Continue Reading »
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James A Garfield 1831 – 1881 was surrounded by support from homeopaths and he was an advocate of homeopathy all his life.
Garfield’s first cousin Silas Boynton was a homeopath and his doctor in his final illness, alongside Susan Edson,
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Ulysses Simpson Grant 1822 – 1885 was a supporter of many homeopaths, and in turn he received support from them, often at great personal cost. Continue Reading »
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John Tyler Senior 1790 – 1862 was Governor of Virginia and a close friend of Thomas Jefferson. His son John Tyler went to the William and Mary College to study law, like his father. Continue Reading »
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Rutherford B Hayes 1822 – 1893
Republicans were strong abolitionists and they received such enormous support from homeopaths, who were central to the abolitionist movement, Rutherford B Hayes continued the tradition of supporting them. He appointed homeopath Tullio Sussara Verdi, who has already been supported by Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant, to the National Board of Health in 1879. Continue Reading »
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