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Senate portrait of Royal S. Copeland

Born in Dexter, Michigan to parents Roscoe P. Copeland and Frances J. (Holmes) Copeland, Royal Copeland graduated from the Michigan State Normal College with a bachelors. In 1888, he taught school in Sylvan Township, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Michigan- Ann Arbor with a degree in medicine in 1889. After graduate studies in Europe, Dr. Copeland practiced medicine in Bay City, Michigan, from 1890-1895. Copeland was admitted to the Homeopathy Society of Michigan, May 21, 1890, and made secretary of the society in October of 1893. He was a professor of Ophthalmology and Otology at University of Michigan Medical School (Homeopathic Department) from 1895 until 1908. During that time period, he also served as Republican Mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan from 1901-1903, President of the Ann Arbor Board of Education from 1907-1908, and President of the Ann Arbor Board of Park Commissioners. Image File history File links Senate Portrait of Royal S. Copeland File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Senate Portrait of Royal S. Copeland File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Dexter is a village located in Washtenaw County, Michigan. ... Eastern Michigan University (EMU) is a comprehensive, co-educational public university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. ... University of Michigan, Ann Arbor The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor is a public coeducational university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party [1]), is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... City nicknames: A-squared, Tree Town County Washtenaw County Mayor John Hieftje Area  - Total  - Water 71. ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

On July 15, 1908, Copeland married Frances Spalding. July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1908, Dr. Copeland moved to New York City to take a position as Dean the New York Flower Hospital and Medical College, leaving in 1918 to serve as President of the New York Board of Health. He gained great notoriety in keeping New Yorkers calm during the influenza outbreak of 1918. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1922, Copeland ran as a Democrat against first-term Republican Senator William M. Calder. Copeland was re-elected in 1928 over Republican Alanson B. Houghton, the U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain and a former U.S. Congressman. Copeland was again re-elected in 1934, this time defeating future U.S. Congressman [E. Harold Cluett]. 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party [1]), is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... William Musgrave Calder (March 3, 1869 - March 3, 1945) was a United States politician from New York State. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

During his three terms in the U.S. 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. The United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration is responsible for dealing with the rules of the Senate, with administration of congressional buildings, and with credentials and qualifications of members of the Senate, including responsibility for dealing with contested elections. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1937 he was the Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York City, losing to Republican incumbent Fiorello H. LaGuardia. Senator Copeland died in office on June 17, 1938 and was buried at Mahwah Cemetery in Mahwah, New Jersey. He was a member of several honor societies and fraternal organizations, including 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. 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... For a list of the Dutch Director-Generals who governed New Amsterdam (as New York City was called when it was a Dutch-run settlement) between 1624 and 1664, see: Director-General of New Netherland. ... Fiorello Henry LaGuardia (December 11, 1882–September 20, 1947) was the Mayor of New York from 1934 to 1945. ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Map highlighting Mahwahs location within Bergen County. ... The crest of ΔΚΕ Delta Kappa Epsilon (ΔΚΕ; also pronounced D K E or Deke) is the oldest secret college mens fraternity of New England origin. ... Categories: Fraternal and Service Organizations ... American Square & Compasses Freemasonry is a worldwide fraternal organization. ... The Seal of the Knights — the two riders have been interpreted as a sign of poverty or the duality of monk/soldier. ... A member of the Syrian Corvettes group of Shriners participates in a Memorial Day parade The Shriners, or Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, are an Order appendant to Freemasonry. ... The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) is a fraternal organization dedicated to historic preservation, education and patriotic endeavor. ...

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; Elected three times to the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church; President of the Michigan Epworth League; Member of the Tuberculosis Commission of Michigan; Trustee of Michigan State Tuberculosis Sanitarium;

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U.S. Senate Biography

Folder "Biographical Materials," Royal S. Copeland Papers, Michigan Historical Collection, Bentley Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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