L. E. Rader

L. E. Rader
Rader in 1895
Member of the Washington House of Representatives
In office
1895–1897 (37th district)
1897–1899 (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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