Henry Waldo Coe
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Henry Waldo Coe was a United States frontier physician and politician.
Coe was born in Waupun, Wisconsin
, to Dr. Samuel Buel Coe and his wife Mary Jane (Cronkhite). After his education and training, Coe would go on to become a pioneer doctor in the Dakota Territory
, a member of the territorial legislature, and close friend of Theodore Roosevelt
.
. After graduating from high school, Coe took classes at the University of Minnesota
and then supplemented this by study with his father and attending classes at the University of Michigan
- Ann Arbor. He graduated from Long Island College Hospital
in New York on July 1880. He moved to Mandan, North Dakota
and was the first physician to settle in the Dakota Territory. He was elected to the last territorial legislature (1885) before the territory was divided. He also served as mayor of Mandan.
While in the Dakota Territory, Coe met a young Theodore Roosevelt who had gone there to regain his health. Their friendship would last until Roosevelt's death in 1919.
Henry and his wife Viola moved to Portland, Oregon
in 1890 where he focused on treating nervous and mental diseases, and where he owned and operated the Morningside Hospital. He quickly rose to a prominent position in financial and political affairs of the Northwest. He was president of the First National Bank of St. Johns, Oregon, president of the First National Bank of Kelso, Washington
, vice-president of the Scandinavian-American Bank of Portland, Oregon
, director of the Scandinavian-American Savings Bank of Astoria, Oregon
, one of the proprietors of the Сое-Furnish Irrigation Project of Stanfield, Oregon
, and also had extensive mining interests. Always an active Republican he was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions at Chicago in 1904 and 1908, and in 1906 and 1907 was a member for Portland in the Oregon State Senate
. As a close friend of Theodore Roosevelt, during his presidency Coe served as a confidential representative of his interest in Oregon.
He was president of the First National he was a party leader of the national Progressive Party in the 1900s. After retiring from practice in 1920, Henry and his second wife traveled extensively in Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America. In 1906, he was president of the American Medical Editor's Association.
The Alexander Phimister Proctor
statue of Theodore Roosevelt
, is in the South Park Blocks
. Coe knew Roosevelt in 1884-1886 and went on hunting trips with him. Coe paid $40,000 for the statue.
The Joan of Arc
statue, in Laurelhurst
, was made from the original molds of Emmanuel Frémiet
's statue at the Place des Pyramides
, which Coe saw on a visit to France. Portland's Arc statue arrived from France in 1924 and was dedicated on Memorial Day
, May 30, 1925, honoring the Doughboys of World War I
.
Two statues were in progress but were erected after Coe's death in 1927. One is a statue of Abraham Lincoln
by George Fife Waters, commissioned in 1926 and dedicated at its South Park Blocks
location on October 5, 1928. The second was a George Washington
statue by Pompeo Coppini
, dedicated on July 4, 1927. It stands at 57th Avenue and Sandy Boulevard, in the center of the Rose City Park
neighborhood.
Coe was born in Waupun, Wisconsin
Waupun, Wisconsin
Waupun is a city in Dodge and Fond du Lac Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 10,718 at the 2000 census. In Fond du Lac County, there is also the Town of Waupun which abuts the city of Waupun....
, to Dr. Samuel Buel Coe and his wife Mary Jane (Cronkhite). After his education and training, Coe would go on to become a pioneer doctor in the Dakota Territory
Dakota Territory
The Territory of Dakota was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1861, until November 2, 1889, when the final extent of the reduced territory was split and admitted to the Union as the states of North and South Dakota.The Dakota Territory consisted of...
, a member of the territorial legislature, and close friend of Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...
.
Biography
When he was very young Coe and his parents moved to Morristown, MinnesotaMorristown, Minnesota
Morristown is a city in Rice County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 987 at the 2010 census. Morristown was founded on land which Sarah Morris, widow of early settler Jonathon Morris, had surveyed into town lots.-Geography:...
. After graduating from high school, Coe took classes at the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
and then supplemented this by study with his father and attending classes at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
- Ann Arbor. He graduated from Long Island College Hospital
Long Island College Hospital
Long Island College Hospital is a teaching hospital situated at Hicks and Amity Streets in Cobble Hill section of Brooklyn, New York.Founded in 1858, the hospital has 506 beds. In 1860 it introduced the practice of bedside teaching and it later became the first U.S. hospital to use stethoscopes...
in New York on July 1880. He moved to Mandan, North Dakota
Mandan, North Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,718 people, 6,647 households, and 4,553 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,642.8 per square mile . There were 6,958 housing units at an average density of 683.7 per square mile...
and was the first physician to settle in the Dakota Territory. He was elected to the last territorial legislature (1885) before the territory was divided. He also served as mayor of Mandan.
While in the Dakota Territory, Coe met a young Theodore Roosevelt who had gone there to regain his health. Their friendship would last until Roosevelt's death in 1919.
Henry and his wife Viola moved to Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
in 1890 where he focused on treating nervous and mental diseases, and where he owned and operated the Morningside Hospital. He quickly rose to a prominent position in financial and political affairs of the Northwest. He was president of the First National Bank of St. Johns, Oregon, president of the First National Bank of Kelso, Washington
Kelso, Washington
Kelso is a city in southwest Washington State, United States, and is the county seat of Cowlitz County. At the 2010 census, the population was 11,925. Kelso is part of the Longview, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 102,410. Kelso shares its long western border...
, vice-president of the Scandinavian-American Bank of Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, director of the Scandinavian-American Savings Bank of Astoria, Oregon
Astoria, Oregon
Astoria is the county seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Situated near the mouth of the Columbia River, the city was named after the American investor John Jacob Astor. His American Fur Company founded Fort Astoria at the site in 1811...
, one of the proprietors of the Сое-Furnish Irrigation Project of Stanfield, Oregon
Stanfield, Oregon
Stanfield is a city in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. The population was 1,979 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Pendleton–Hermiston Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, and also had extensive mining interests. Always an active Republican he was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions at Chicago in 1904 and 1908, and in 1906 and 1907 was a member for Portland in the Oregon State Senate
Oregon State Senate
The Oregon State Senate is the upper house of the state-wide legislature for the U.S. state of Oregon. Along with the lower chamber Oregon House of Representatives it makes up the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 30 members of the State Senate, representing 30 districts across the state,...
. As a close friend of Theodore Roosevelt, during his presidency Coe served as a confidential representative of his interest in Oregon.
He was president of the First National he was a party leader of the national Progressive Party in the 1900s. After retiring from practice in 1920, Henry and his second wife traveled extensively in Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America. In 1906, he was president of the American Medical Editor's Association.
Statues
Coe commissioned and donated four statues to the city of Portland in the 1920s.The Alexander Phimister Proctor
Alexander Phimister Proctor
Alexander Phimister Proctor was an American sculptor with the contemporary reputation as one of the nation's foremost animaliers.-Birth and early years:...
statue of Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...
, is in the South Park Blocks
South Park Blocks
The South Park Blocks form a city park in downtown Portland, Oregon. The Oregonian has called it Portland's "extended family room", as Pioneer Courthouse Square is known as Portland's "living room"....
. Coe knew Roosevelt in 1884-1886 and went on hunting trips with him. Coe paid $40,000 for the statue.
The Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc
Saint Joan of Arc, nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" , is a national heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. A peasant girl born in eastern France who claimed divine guidance, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War, which paved the way for the...
statue, in Laurelhurst
Laurelhurst, Portland, Oregon
Laurelhurst is a neighborhood of vintage homes and undulating streets surrounding a park of the same name, straddling the NE and SE sections of Portland. Stone markers flank the entrances to the area...
, was made from the original molds of Emmanuel Frémiet
Emmanuel Frémiet
Emmanuel Frémiet was a French sculptor. He is famous for his sculpture of Joan of Arc in Paris and the monument to Ferdinand de Lesseps in Suez....
's statue at the Place des Pyramides
Place des Pyramides
Place des Pyramides is a public square in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. It is located in the middle of the Rue de Rivoli, at its intersection with the Rue des Pyramides and Avenue du General Lemonnier, at the western end of the Tuileries Garden....
, which Coe saw on a visit to France. Portland's Arc statue arrived from France in 1924 and was dedicated on Memorial Day
Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War...
, May 30, 1925, honoring the Doughboys of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.
Two statues were in progress but were erected after Coe's death in 1927. One is a statue of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
by George Fife Waters, commissioned in 1926 and dedicated at its South Park Blocks
South Park Blocks
The South Park Blocks form a city park in downtown Portland, Oregon. The Oregonian has called it Portland's "extended family room", as Pioneer Courthouse Square is known as Portland's "living room"....
location on October 5, 1928. The second was a George Washington
George Washington
George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
statue by Pompeo Coppini
Pompeo Coppini
Pompeo Luigi Coppini was an Italian sculptor who emigrated to the United States. Although his works can be found in Italy, Mexico and a number of American states, the majority of his work can be found in Texas...
, dedicated on July 4, 1927. It stands at 57th Avenue and Sandy Boulevard, in the center of the Rose City Park
Rose City Park, Portland, Oregon
Rose City Park is a neighborhood in Northeast Portland, Oregon. It borders Beaumont-Wilshire and the Hollywood District on the west, Cully on the north, Roseway and Madison South on the east, and Center on the south....
neighborhood.