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"History of Colorado", edited by Wilbur Fisk Stone, published by The S. J. 
Clarke Publishing Co. (1918) Vol. II


p. 466, 468
photo p. 467



JOHN HERSCHEL EAST, M. D.

Since 1902 Dr. John H. East has engaged in the practice of 
medicine in Denver, making a specialty of electro therapeutics and 
applied methods. He was born In Elvira, Clinton county, Iowa, December 
14, 1857. His father, Thomas East, was a native of Scotland and came to 
America in 1857, first settling in Chicago where he purchased one 
hundred and sixty acres of land where now the Chamber of Commerce is 
situated, in the very heart of the city. He sold this property about a 
year later at a profit of five thousand dollars and removed to Iowa, 
settling in Clinton county, where he purchased a farm, and throughout 
his remaining days he devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits 
there, becoming one of the representative and well-to-do farmers of 
that region. In politics he was a democrat and his worth and ability 
led to his selection for several local offices, including that of 
county assessor. He remained active in political and civic affairs for 
many years. He came oC a family noted for longevity, his father having 
lived to the age of one hundred and eight years, when he died as a 
result of a broken hip. The death of Thomas East occurred in Elvira, 
Iowa, when he had reached the age of ninety-seven years, nine months 
and twenty-seven days. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Anna 
Killam, was also a native of Scotland, having been born in that country 
just over the line from England. She came to America with her husband 
and to them were born three children, two sons and a daughter. The 
eldest was Thomas East, now a resident of Bridgeport, Washington, and 
John H. was the second of the family, while the daughter is Alma, who 
became the wife of John E. Kellogg and resides at Santa Ana, 
California. The wife and mother passed away in Tarkio, Missouri, at the 
home of the daughter Mrs. John E. Kellogg in 1895, being at the time 
eighty-five years of age.

Dr. East of this review pursued his early education under the 
direction of his mother. He afterward spent two years in school at 
Carthage, Illinois, and two years at Ames, Iowa, and then, entering the 
University of Iowa as a medical student, won his professional degree in 
March, 1883. His early life was spent upon the home farm, with the 
usual experiences that fall to the lot of a farmbred boy, his time 
being divided between the task of acquiring an education, the work of 
the fields and the pleasures of the playground.

He took up the profession of teaching before reaching the age of 
seventeen years and after graduating from the State University he 
entered upon the practice of medicine at Rising City, Nebraska, where 
he remained until 1902, when he removed to Denver, where for the past 
sixteen years he has made his home. During this period he has 
continuously and successfully engaged in active practice, specializing 
in electro therapeutics. He keeps in touch with the trend of modern 
professional thought, research and investigation and employs the latest 
discoveries which he believes will prove of practical value in the 
treatment of disease. During the period of his residence in Nebraska he 
held the position of health officer for fifteen years. On September 21, 
191S, Dr. East was elected vice president of The American Association 
for Medico-Physical Research at the La Salle Hotel in Chicago, 
Illinois, and on September 18th vice president of The American 
Association of Orificial Surgeons.

In 1884, in Marshalltown, Iowa, Dr. East was united in marriage 
to Miss May Emerson, who was born at Stratford, Iowa, and was a 
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Levi P. Emerson. The father was a real estate 
dealer, banker and broker of that locality and was of a very prominent 
and influential family there. To Dr. and Mrs. East were born the 
following named. May, born in 1885, became the wife of Harvey Hart and 
died in September, 1915. Ethel Maude died in infancy and was laid to 
rest beside her mother in Rising City, Nebraska. John H. is connected 
with the Chile Exploration Company, being safety engineer in charge of 
all explosives for that company in South America. The wife and mother 
passed away In Rising City, Nebraska, and on the 14th of December, 
1917, Dr. East was again married. His present wife was Miss Mame Esther 
Sanford, before her marriage, a native of Sundance, Wyoming, her father 
being a well known rancher of that state.

Dr. East is a prominent Mason, belonging to Arapahoe Lodge, No. 
130, A. F. & A. M.; King David Chapter, R. A. M., of David City, 
Nebraska; Commandery, No. 25, K. T.; Rocky Mountain Consistory, S. P. 
R. S.; and to El Jebel Temple of the Mystic Shrine. He is also 
connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and with the 
Knights of Pythias lodge in Denver. He is well known in club circles as 
a member of the Denver Athletic Club, the Kiwanis Club and the Denver 
Civic and Commercial Association. He is likewise connected with the 
Manufacturers Association. His political allegiance is given to the 
republican party and he is well informed concerning the Questions and 
issues of the day but has never sought or desired office. Without 
special advantages at the outset of his career, he has worked his way 
steadily upward in professional connections, while the sterling traits 
of his character have gained him the high regard, goodwill and 
confidence of all those whom he has met in social and club relations.