Thomas H. Everts

Thomas H. Everts
Black-and-white portrait photograph of Everts
Everts in 1872
Member of the Minnesota Senate
from the 2nd district
In office
January 2, 1872 – January 5, 1874
Preceded byDwight M. Sabin
Succeeded byCharles Henry Conkey
Personal details
BornThomas Hayworth Everts
1835 (1835)
Union Mills, Indiana, U.S.
DiedMay 12, 1925(1925-05-12) (aged 89–90)
Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S.
PartyRepublican
Spouse
Caroline G. Sleight
​
(m. 1855)​
OccupationPhysician

Thomas Hayworth Everts (1835 – May 12, 1925) was an American physician, politician, and newspaper editor who served in the Minnesota Senate from 1872 to 1874 as a senator for the 2nd district, which at the time consisted of Fillmore County.

Early life

Thomas Hayworth Everts was born in Union Mills, Indiana, in 1835. He studied medicine at the University of Michigan and the University of Iowa. He came to Minnesota and settled in Rushford in 1856.

Career

He relocated from Rushford sometime after and lived a "roving life" as described by his biographical sketch in the state legislative manual. He returned to Rushford in 1866 and practiced as a physician there.

In November 1871, Everts was elected to the Minnesota Senate as a senator for the 2nd district. He was a member of the Republican Party. He served the second part of his term as well.

He served as a newspaper editor for the Boulder County News and Courier in Boulder, Colorado, from 1878 to 1883.

Death

Everts died at the home of his daughter in Lake Forest, Illinois, on May 12, 1925. He was 90 years old. He was buried in Valparaiso, Indiana.

Personal life

Everts married Caroline G. Sleight on October 18, 1855, in Michigan City, Indiana.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dr. Thomas H. Everts, 90, Dies; Burial Thursday". Chicago Tribune. May 13, 1925. p. 13. Retrieved October 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 3 The Fifteenth Legislature of Minnesota : Biographical Sketches (PDF). St. Paul: Press Publishing Company. 1873. p. 8. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Minnesota Legislature—1872". Star Tribune. November 18, 1871. p. 2. Retrieved October 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "The Exact Complexion of the Legislature". Star Tribune. November 13, 1872. p. 2. Retrieved October 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Newspaper Man Dies". Des Moines Tribune. May 13, 1925. p. 1. Retrieved October 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Leavitt, Craig William (2007). Colorado Newspapers: A History & Inventory, 1859 – 2000 (PDF). p. 129. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
  7. ↑ "A Marrying Country". Weekly Indiana State Sentinel. November 1, 1855. p. 2. Retrieved October 31, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.