Dr. H. R. Littlefield Succumbs to Illness Following Injuries Received in Wreck
LOSS MOURNED BY MANY
After Noble Service in Civil War Physician Cared for Sick in Railroad Camps – Was Leader in Civic Activities
Dr. Horace R. Littlefield, one of the most widely-known physicians in the Northwest and an Oregon pioneer of 1869, died late yesterday afternoon, after a protracted illness, at his home, East Twentieth and East Burnside streets. Dr. Littlefield had been bed-ridden about seven months, and for the last two months his death was expected to occur any time. The direct cause of death was exhaustion. His sickness was the direct result of injuries received in a wreck of an Elks excursion August 21, 1903, near Chehalis, Wash. In the wreck he sustained three broken ribs, a fractured collarbone, and internal injuries. He had been ill ever since. The Doctor was an intimate friend of Dr. C. W. Cornelius, with whom he practiced medicine in partnership for 18 years in Portland. “Doctor Littlfield was a man of sterling qualities and strong convictions,” said Dr. Cornelius, last night, “and was never afraid to express himself. His heart was big, although he had a rough exterior. He was one of the rough diamonds.” The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon from Finley’s chapel, 261 Third street. The burial will take place in the Riverview Cemetery [sic].
Graduated When but 18
Dr. Littlefield was born in Quincy, Ill., April 18, 1845. His father, Dr. H. H. Littlefield, was born in the state of Maine in 1822, and was for 45 years a successful physician of Beardstown, Ill. He was of English parents who settled in Massachusetts. He married Miss Elizabeth Ashwood, a native of England, and had five children. Dr. H. H. Littlefield, who was the eldest son in the family, was reared in his native state, principally in Beardstown. After reading medicine under the instruction of his father, he attended the Illinois State College, but graduated at Rush Medical College, Chicago, in 1870. When only eighteen years of age he received a graduating certificate which entitled him to a diploma when he arrived at the age at which it could be given him. About this time the civil war began, and he enlisted in June, 1863, as a private in Company G, One Hundred and Forty-Fifth Infantry. In 1864 he was appointed acting Assistant Surgeon and in that capacity rendered aid to the sick and wounded soldiers of the Union Army until the close of the war.
Came to Oregon in 1869
Some time afterward he received his diploma from Rush Medical College and practiced in Tazwell [sic] County, Illinois, until 1869, when he came to Oregon, locating at La Fayette [sic], where he met with excellent success in his practice. In 1880 he was appointed surgeon-in-chief of the construction department of the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company, as it was then known, and in 1881 was appointed surgeon-in-chief of the construction department of the western division of the Northern Pacific Railway. In that capacity he served both railroads for Oregon, Idaho and Washington, and had hospitals constructed in the field just as in the army. The construction was completed in 1883. He retired from this work and the following year invested in the Coeur d’Alene mines, where he remained in the supervision of his interest for three years. He then accepted the position of surgeon for the Washington & Idaho Railway, remaining therein for a year and a half, until the completion of the road. Next he was surgeon for the Portland & Puget Sound road until the work of construction ceased. After remaining a year in Portland he returned to Lafayette. In 1882 he invested in property there and built a home.
Prominent in Public Work
The doctor was known as a man of great energy and good judgment and he was engaged in every enterprise and society work which he thought would aid his city or country. He was active in the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Eastern Star degree of Free Masonry, and was master of his lodge for three years. He was also a member of the I. O. O. F., the A. O. U. W. and the Elks, being past exalted ruler of Portland Lodge of Elks. At the close of his term he was presented with a beautiful gold badge. He was also a member of the Knights of Maccabees, Portland Camp, No. 1, of the K. of P., and of the G. A. R. He was a successful practitioner and was devoted to his profession. He was popular in the Republican party, of which he was always a consistent member. In 1876 he was nominated for the State Legislature, but, that being an off year for the party, he was defeated. He was active in organizing the first medical society; was its first president, and was an esteemed member of the State Medical Society till the date of his death. June 27, 1865, he married Miss Ann Kirwin, who died August 6, 1889. They had four children, of whom the eldest and Horace, who became a physician, are dead. The other sons are Judge Edwin V. Littlefield, a well-known practicing attorney in Portland, and Harrie A. Littlefield, a physician at Newberg, Or. On November 20, 1891, Dr. Littlefield married Miss Mary T. Price, of Dayton, Or., and she survives him. Besides the widow, the two sons and an adopted daughter, Miss Rosie Littlefield, there are no near relatives among the survivors. Dr. Littlefield possessed a splendid bass voice, and was in great demand as a singer. With seven others he formed some years ago the Veterans’ Double Male Quartet, which appeared publicly a number of times in Portland.
[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Friday, February 18, 1910, page 16]
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LOSS MOURNED BY MANY
After Noble Service in Civil War Physician Cared for Sick in Railroad Camps – Was Leader in Civic Activities
Dr. Horace R. Littlefield, one of the most widely-known physicians in the Northwest and an Oregon pioneer of 1869, died late yesterday afternoon, after a protracted illness, at his home, East Twentieth and East Burnside streets. Dr. Littlefield had been bed-ridden about seven months, and for the last two months his death was expected to occur any time. The direct cause of death was exhaustion. His sickness was the direct result of injuries received in a wreck of an Elks excursion August 21, 1903, near Chehalis, Wash. In the wreck he sustained three broken ribs, a fractured collarbone, and internal injuries. He had been ill ever since. The Doctor was an intimate friend of Dr. C. W. Cornelius, with whom he practiced medicine in partnership for 18 years in Portland. “Doctor Littlfield was a man of sterling qualities and strong convictions,” said Dr. Cornelius, last night, “and was never afraid to express himself. His heart was big, although he had a rough exterior. He was one of the rough diamonds.” The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon from Finley’s chapel, 261 Third street. The burial will take place in the Riverview Cemetery [sic].
Graduated When but 18
Dr. Littlefield was born in Quincy, Ill., April 18, 1845. His father, Dr. H. H. Littlefield, was born in the state of Maine in 1822, and was for 45 years a successful physician of Beardstown, Ill. He was of English parents who settled in Massachusetts. He married Miss Elizabeth Ashwood, a native of England, and had five children. Dr. H. H. Littlefield, who was the eldest son in the family, was reared in his native state, principally in Beardstown. After reading medicine under the instruction of his father, he attended the Illinois State College, but graduated at Rush Medical College, Chicago, in 1870. When only eighteen years of age he received a graduating certificate which entitled him to a diploma when he arrived at the age at which it could be given him. About this time the civil war began, and he enlisted in June, 1863, as a private in Company G, One Hundred and Forty-Fifth Infantry. In 1864 he was appointed acting Assistant Surgeon and in that capacity rendered aid to the sick and wounded soldiers of the Union Army until the close of the war.
Came to Oregon in 1869
Some time afterward he received his diploma from Rush Medical College and practiced in Tazwell [sic] County, Illinois, until 1869, when he came to Oregon, locating at La Fayette [sic], where he met with excellent success in his practice. In 1880 he was appointed surgeon-in-chief of the construction department of the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company, as it was then known, and in 1881 was appointed surgeon-in-chief of the construction department of the western division of the Northern Pacific Railway. In that capacity he served both railroads for Oregon, Idaho and Washington, and had hospitals constructed in the field just as in the army. The construction was completed in 1883. He retired from this work and the following year invested in the Coeur d’Alene mines, where he remained in the supervision of his interest for three years. He then accepted the position of surgeon for the Washington & Idaho Railway, remaining therein for a year and a half, until the completion of the road. Next he was surgeon for the Portland & Puget Sound road until the work of construction ceased. After remaining a year in Portland he returned to Lafayette. In 1882 he invested in property there and built a home.
Prominent in Public Work
The doctor was known as a man of great energy and good judgment and he was engaged in every enterprise and society work which he thought would aid his city or country. He was active in the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Eastern Star degree of Free Masonry, and was master of his lodge for three years. He was also a member of the I. O. O. F., the A. O. U. W. and the Elks, being past exalted ruler of Portland Lodge of Elks. At the close of his term he was presented with a beautiful gold badge. He was also a member of the Knights of Maccabees, Portland Camp, No. 1, of the K. of P., and of the G. A. R. He was a successful practitioner and was devoted to his profession. He was popular in the Republican party, of which he was always a consistent member. In 1876 he was nominated for the State Legislature, but, that being an off year for the party, he was defeated. He was active in organizing the first medical society; was its first president, and was an esteemed member of the State Medical Society till the date of his death. June 27, 1865, he married Miss Ann Kirwin, who died August 6, 1889. They had four children, of whom the eldest and Horace, who became a physician, are dead. The other sons are Judge Edwin V. Littlefield, a well-known practicing attorney in Portland, and Harrie A. Littlefield, a physician at Newberg, Or. On November 20, 1891, Dr. Littlefield married Miss Mary T. Price, of Dayton, Or., and she survives him. Besides the widow, the two sons and an adopted daughter, Miss Rosie Littlefield, there are no near relatives among the survivors. Dr. Littlefield possessed a splendid bass voice, and was in great demand as a singer. With seven others he formed some years ago the Veterans’ Double Male Quartet, which appeared publicly a number of times in Portland.
[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Friday, February 18, 1910, page 16]
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Dr. H. R. Littlefield Succumbs to Illness Following Injuries Received in Wreck
LOSS MOURNED BY MANY
After Noble Service in Civil War Physician Cared for Sick in Railroad Camps – Was Leader in Civic Activities
Dr. Horace R. Littlefield, one of the most widely-known physicians in the Northwest and an Oregon pioneer of 1869, died late yesterday afternoon, after a protracted illness, at his home, East Twentieth and East Burnside streets. Dr. Littlefield had been bed-ridden about seven months, and for the last two months his death was expected to occur any time. The direct cause of death was exhaustion. His sickness was the direct result of injuries received in a wreck of an Elks excursion August 21, 1903, near Chehalis, Wash. In the wreck he sustained three broken ribs, a fractured collarbone, and internal injuries. He had been ill ever since. The Doctor was an intimate friend of Dr. C. W. Cornelius, with whom he practiced medicine in partnership for 18 years in Portland. “Doctor Littlfield was a man of sterling qualities and strong convictions,” said Dr. Cornelius, last night, “and was never afraid to express himself. His heart was big, although he had a rough exterior. He was one of the rough diamonds.” The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon from Finley’s chapel, 261 Third street. The burial will take place in the Riverview Cemetery [sic].
Graduated When but 18
Dr. Littlefield was born in Quincy, Ill., April 18, 1845. His father, Dr. H. H. Littlefield, was born in the state of Maine in 1822, and was for 45 years a successful physician of Beardstown, Ill. He was of English parents who settled in Massachusetts. He married Miss Elizabeth Ashwood, a native of England, and had five children. Dr. H. H. Littlefield, who was the eldest son in the family, was reared in his native state, principally in Beardstown. After reading medicine under the instruction of his father, he attended the Illinois State College, but graduated at Rush Medical College, Chicago, in 1870. When only eighteen years of age he received a graduating certificate which entitled him to a diploma when he arrived at the age at which it could be given him. About this time the civil war began, and he enlisted in June, 1863, as a private in Company G, One Hundred and Forty-Fifth Infantry. In 1864 he was appointed acting Assistant Surgeon and in that capacity rendered aid to the sick and wounded soldiers of the Union Army until the close of the war.
Came to Oregon in 1869
Some time afterward he received his diploma from Rush Medical College and practiced in Tazwell [sic] County, Illinois, until 1869, when he came to Oregon, locating at La Fayette [sic], where he met with excellent success in his practice. In 1880 he was appointed surgeon-in-chief of the construction department of the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company, as it was then known, and in 1881 was appointed surgeon-in-chief of the construction department of the western division of the Northern Pacific Railway. In that capacity he served both railroads for Oregon, Idaho and Washington, and had hospitals constructed in the field just as in the army. The construction was completed in 1883. He retired from this work and the following year invested in the Coeur d’Alene mines, where he remained in the supervision of his interest for three years. He then accepted the position of surgeon for the Washington & Idaho Railway, remaining therein for a year and a half, until the completion of the road. Next he was surgeon for the Portland & Puget Sound road until the work of construction ceased. After remaining a year in Portland he returned to Lafayette. In 1882 he invested in property there and built a home.
Prominent in Public Work
The doctor was known as a man of great energy and good judgment and he was engaged in every enterprise and society work which he thought would aid his city or country. He was active in the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Eastern Star degree of Free Masonry, and was master of his lodge for three years. He was also a member of the I. O. O. F., the A. O. U. W. and the Elks, being past exalted ruler of Portland Lodge of Elks. At the close of his term he was presented with a beautiful gold badge. He was also a member of the Knights of Maccabees, Portland Camp, No. 1, of the K. of P., and of the G. A. R. He was a successful practitioner and was devoted to his profession. He was popular in the Republican party, of which he was always a consistent member. In 1876 he was nominated for the State Legislature, but, that being an off year for the party, he was defeated. He was active in organizing the first medical society; was its first president, and was an esteemed member of the State Medical Society till the date of his death. June 27, 1865, he married Miss Ann Kirwin, who died August 6, 1889. They had four children, of whom the eldest and Horace, who became a physician, are dead. The other sons are Judge Edwin V. Littlefield, a well-known practicing attorney in Portland, and Harrie A. Littlefield, a physician at Newberg, Or. On November 20, 1891, Dr. Littlefield married Miss Mary T. Price, of Dayton, Or., and she survives him. Besides the widow, the two sons and an adopted daughter, Miss Rosie Littlefield, there are no near relatives among the survivors. Dr. Littlefield possessed a splendid bass voice, and was in great demand as a singer. With seven others he formed some years ago the Veterans’ Double Male Quartet, which appeared publicly a number of times in Portland.
[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Friday, February 18, 1910, page 16]
Source: thanks to EGF #47271774
LOSS MOURNED BY MANY
After Noble Service in Civil War Physician Cared for Sick in Railroad Camps – Was Leader in Civic Activities
Dr. Horace R. Littlefield, one of the most widely-known physicians in the Northwest and an Oregon pioneer of 1869, died late yesterday afternoon, after a protracted illness, at his home, East Twentieth and East Burnside streets. Dr. Littlefield had been bed-ridden about seven months, and for the last two months his death was expected to occur any time. The direct cause of death was exhaustion. His sickness was the direct result of injuries received in a wreck of an Elks excursion August 21, 1903, near Chehalis, Wash. In the wreck he sustained three broken ribs, a fractured collarbone, and internal injuries. He had been ill ever since. The Doctor was an intimate friend of Dr. C. W. Cornelius, with whom he practiced medicine in partnership for 18 years in Portland. “Doctor Littlfield was a man of sterling qualities and strong convictions,” said Dr. Cornelius, last night, “and was never afraid to express himself. His heart was big, although he had a rough exterior. He was one of the rough diamonds.” The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon from Finley’s chapel, 261 Third street. The burial will take place in the Riverview Cemetery [sic].
Graduated When but 18
Dr. Littlefield was born in Quincy, Ill., April 18, 1845. His father, Dr. H. H. Littlefield, was born in the state of Maine in 1822, and was for 45 years a successful physician of Beardstown, Ill. He was of English parents who settled in Massachusetts. He married Miss Elizabeth Ashwood, a native of England, and had five children. Dr. H. H. Littlefield, who was the eldest son in the family, was reared in his native state, principally in Beardstown. After reading medicine under the instruction of his father, he attended the Illinois State College, but graduated at Rush Medical College, Chicago, in 1870. When only eighteen years of age he received a graduating certificate which entitled him to a diploma when he arrived at the age at which it could be given him. About this time the civil war began, and he enlisted in June, 1863, as a private in Company G, One Hundred and Forty-Fifth Infantry. In 1864 he was appointed acting Assistant Surgeon and in that capacity rendered aid to the sick and wounded soldiers of the Union Army until the close of the war.
Came to Oregon in 1869
Some time afterward he received his diploma from Rush Medical College and practiced in Tazwell [sic] County, Illinois, until 1869, when he came to Oregon, locating at La Fayette [sic], where he met with excellent success in his practice. In 1880 he was appointed surgeon-in-chief of the construction department of the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company, as it was then known, and in 1881 was appointed surgeon-in-chief of the construction department of the western division of the Northern Pacific Railway. In that capacity he served both railroads for Oregon, Idaho and Washington, and had hospitals constructed in the field just as in the army. The construction was completed in 1883. He retired from this work and the following year invested in the Coeur d’Alene mines, where he remained in the supervision of his interest for three years. He then accepted the position of surgeon for the Washington & Idaho Railway, remaining therein for a year and a half, until the completion of the road. Next he was surgeon for the Portland & Puget Sound road until the work of construction ceased. After remaining a year in Portland he returned to Lafayette. In 1882 he invested in property there and built a home.
Prominent in Public Work
The doctor was known as a man of great energy and good judgment and he was engaged in every enterprise and society work which he thought would aid his city or country. He was active in the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Eastern Star degree of Free Masonry, and was master of his lodge for three years. He was also a member of the I. O. O. F., the A. O. U. W. and the Elks, being past exalted ruler of Portland Lodge of Elks. At the close of his term he was presented with a beautiful gold badge. He was also a member of the Knights of Maccabees, Portland Camp, No. 1, of the K. of P., and of the G. A. R. He was a successful practitioner and was devoted to his profession. He was popular in the Republican party, of which he was always a consistent member. In 1876 he was nominated for the State Legislature, but, that being an off year for the party, he was defeated. He was active in organizing the first medical society; was its first president, and was an esteemed member of the State Medical Society till the date of his death. June 27, 1865, he married Miss Ann Kirwin, who died August 6, 1889. They had four children, of whom the eldest and Horace, who became a physician, are dead. The other sons are Judge Edwin V. Littlefield, a well-known practicing attorney in Portland, and Harrie A. Littlefield, a physician at Newberg, Or. On November 20, 1891, Dr. Littlefield married Miss Mary T. Price, of Dayton, Or., and she survives him. Besides the widow, the two sons and an adopted daughter, Miss Rosie Littlefield, there are no near relatives among the survivors. Dr. Littlefield possessed a splendid bass voice, and was in great demand as a singer. With seven others he formed some years ago the Veterans’ Double Male Quartet, which appeared publicly a number of times in Portland.
[The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Friday, February 18, 1910, page 16]
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