US SENATOR NY MAYOR ANN ARBOR MI HOMEOPATHIC DR ROYAL COPELAND AUTOGRAPH SIGNED!

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ROYAL S. COPELAND
Copeland in 1923
(1868 - 1938)
UNITED STATES DEMOCRATIC SENATOR FROM NEW YORK 1923-1938,
REPUBLICAN PARTY MAYOR OF ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN 1901-1903
&
NOTED HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN, PROFESSOR OF HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINE, SPECIALIZING IN OPHTHALMOLOGY AT UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 1895-1908.
In 1908, Copeland moved to
New York City
to take a position as Dean at the
NY Homeopathic Medical College and Hospital
, a position he left in 1918 to serve as
President of the
New York City Board of Health
. During the 1918 Spanish influenza epidemic
Copeland decided to permit the motion picture theaters to remain open. He considered closing the theaters to have little effect in reducing the epidemic as long as the crowded transportation lines continued to operate.
Copeland held elected offices in both
Michigan
(as a
Republican
in his early days) and later
New York
(as a
Democrat
).
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HERE'S AN OFFICIAL “
UNITED STATES SENATE – WASHINGTON, D. C.
” AUTOGRAPH SIGNATURE CARD SIGNED BY COPELAND:
“Royal S. Copeland
U. S. S. N.Y.
1936”
The card comes with its original US Senate transmittal envelope cover.
The document measures 5” x 3” and is in VF condition.
A WONDERFUL RELIC OF NEW YORK POLITICAL HISTORY TO ADD TO YOUR AUTOGRAPH, MANUSCRIPT & EPHEMERA COLLECTION!
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BIOGRAPHY of the HONORABLE
ROYAL S. COPELAND
Royal Samuel Copeland
(November 7, 1868 – June 17, 1938), a
United States Senator
from New York from 1923 until 1938, was an academic,
homeopathic
physician, and
politician
. He held elected offices in both
Michigan
(as a
Republican
) and
New York
(as a
Democrat
).
Early life and medical career
Born in
Dexter, Michigan
, to parents Roscoe P. Copeland and Frances J. Holmes, Royal Copeland graduated from
Dexter High School
and attended Michigan State Normal College (now
Eastern Michigan University
). In 1888, he taught school in
Sylvan Township, Michigan
.
He graduated in 1889 from the
University of Michigan
in
Ann Arbor
with a degree in medicine. After graduate studies in Europe, Copeland practiced medicine in
Bay City, Michigan
, from 1890 to 1895. Copeland was admitted to the Homeopathy Society of Michigan on May 21, 1890, and was made secretary of the society in October 1893. He was a professor of
Ophthalmology
and
Otology
in the
University of Michigan Medical School's
Homeopathic Department from 1895 until 1908.
Political career in Michigan
During his time as a medical professor in
Ann Arbor
, Copeland was active in municipal politics.
A
Republican
, he served as
mayor of Ann Arbor
from 1901 to 1903. He was president of the Ann Arbor Board of Education from 1907 to 1908.
He also served for several years as president of the Ann Arbor Board of Park Commissioners.
Political career in New York
On July 15, 1908, Copeland married Frances Spalding. The same year, Copeland moved to
New York City
to take a position as dean at the
New York Homeopathic Medical College and Flower Hospital
, a position he left in 1918 to serve as President of the
New York City Board of Health
. During the influenza epidemic Copeland decided to permit the motion picture theaters to remain open. He considered closing the theaters to have little effect in reducing the epidemic as long as the crowded transportation lines continued to operate.
In
1922
, Copeland ran as a
Democrat
for the
U.S. Senate
, defeating first-term
Republican
Senator
William M. Calder
.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
served as his honorary campaign manager for this election. Copeland was re-elected in
1928
over Republican challenger
Alanson B. Houghton
, the U.S. Ambassador to Britain and a former
U.S. Representative
. Copeland was again re-elected in
1934
, this time defeating future U.S. Congressman
E. Harold Cluett
.
During his three terms in the Senate, Copeland served as chairman of the
U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
from 1933 to 1936 and chairman of the Committee on Commerce from 1935 to 1938. In 1935-1936 Copeland served as Chairman of the highly controversial
Copeland Committee
, which gave a scathing review of air traffic safety and the operation of the Bureau of Air Commerce. Copeland served as primary author and sponsor of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
of 1938 which entrenched special protections for
homeopaths
. He was the primary sponsor of the
Copeland "Anti-kickback" Act
, which targeted
kickbacks
to federal contractors, subcontractors and officials from construction employees.
Copeland was close to the regular Democratic organization in New York, the boss-led
Tammany Hall
. He was a conservative Democrat and not especially supportive of the
New Deal
policies of his fellow New Yorker,
Franklin Roosevelt
. He was also a friend of
Harry S. Truman
when they both served in the U.S. Senate. Copeland was known for his successful efforts to bring
air conditioning
to the Senate.
In 1937 he lost the
Democratic
nomination for
Mayor of New York City
to Judge
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
, and the
Republican
nomination to incumbent Republican Mayor
Fiorello LaGuardia
.
Honors and society memberships
Copeland was a member of several honor societies and fraternal organizations, including the
Pi Gamma Mu
international honor society in social sciences, which he served in various positions,
Delta Kappa Epsilon
, the
New York Athletic Club
, the National Democratic Club, the
Elks
, the
Freemasons
, the
Knights Templar
, the
Shriners
, the
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
, and the
Sons of the American Revolution
.
At various times Copeland served as President, Vice President, and Secretary of the Michigan Homeopathic Society; President of the American Ophthalmological, Otological, and Laryngological Society; President American Institute of Homeopathy; Vice President of the American Public Health Association; Member of the National Board of Control of
Epworth League
; President of the Michigan Epworth League; member of the Tuberculosis Commission of Michigan; trustee of Michigan State Tuberculosis Sanitarium; and he was elected three times to the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Death
Copeland died at his apartment in
Washington, DC
on June 17, 1938. According to news reports, he died of a
circulatory collapse
brought on by overwork during the longer than usual Senate session that ended on the day of his death. His funeral was at his home in
Suffern, New York
. He was buried at Mahwah Cemetery in
Mahwah, New Jersey
Publications Authored by Copeland
·
Copeland (September 1904).
"In defence of the attenuated drug"
. Medical Century.
12
(9): 257–264.
·
Copeland, R. S. (1906).
Refraction, including muscle imbalance and the adjustment of glasses
. Philadelphia: Boericke & Tafel.
·
Copeland, Royal S. (May 1909). The scientific reasonableness of homoeopathy. New York.
·
Royal S Copeland; Warren Robinson Austin; Daniel Oren Hastings; Hearst Unofficial Senatorial Commission (1936). The crisis in Palestine reports of Hearst Unofficial Senatorial Commission. New York: Hearst.
OCLC
569942876
.
·
Royal S. Copeland (1935). Doctor Copeland's home medical book. Philadelphia: John C. Winston.
OCLC
4758731
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