L. E. Rader

L. E. Rader
Rader in 1895
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
In office
18951897 (37th district)
18971899 (30th district)
Personal details
Born (1864-03-16)March 16, 1864
Hazel Dell, Illinois, United States
Died May 11, 1910(1910-05-11) (aged 46)
Seattle, Washington, United States
Political party Populist

Lewis Emerson Rader, Sr. (March 16, 1864 May 11, 1910) was an American politician in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington House of Representatives.[1][2][3] In 1910, Rader was starved to death after a 29-day fast[4][5] under the advice of the quack doctor Linda Burfield Hazzard for treatment of a stomach issue.[6]

References

  1. Hoemann, Thomas C.; Baker, Barbara (May 2012). "State of Washington Members of the Legislature 1889 – 2011" (PDF). leg.wa.gov.
  2. "Steel & Searl's legislative souvenir manual for 1895-1896 : containing lists of members of all legislative sessions, territorial and state officers, ..." HathiTrust.
  3. Barbour, Edmund Dana (4 April 2018). "Genealogical record of John Thorne: also the direct descendants of James Thorne and Hannah Brown of Salisbury, Mass. and Kingston, N.H., also the families connected by marriage". J. C. Thorne via Google Books.
  4. Library, University of Oregon, Knight (29 April 1910). "The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957, April 29, 1910, EVENING EDITION, Image 1" (1910/04/29).
  5. "The Wenatchee daily world. (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, May 12, 1910, Image 1". 12 May 1910 via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
  6. "Unlicensed Prectitioner Kills", The Wellington Daily News, Wellington, Kansas, August 8, 1911, pg 4.
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