McAllaster, Benjamin Rush

MCALLASTER

Posted By: Mary H. Cochrane, Volunteer
Date: 7/2/2019 at 11:27:46

BIOGRAPHY - BENJAMIN RUSH MCALLASTER.

Date: Friday, May 25, 2001 6:43 PM
Decatur County Journal
August l9, l897

BENJAMIN RUSH MCALLASTER, Republican candidate for coroner, was born at Mansfield, N.Y., December 2l, l867. He attended the public schools o his native town until in l88l, when, with his parents, he moved to King City, Mo. Four years later, in the spring of l885, he came to Decatur County and attended school at Lamoni and Grand River and in the fall of l890 entered the collegiate department of the State University of Iowa City. In l894 he graduated from the medical department of the university and located at Lamoni for practice of his profession in April of that year. The doctor moved to Leon, September l, l896. DOCTOR MCCALLASTER is a member of the state medical society, the southwestern Iowa medical society and of the Decatur County medical society. He is an Odd Fellow and at the present time is vice grand of the local chapter. His father and grandfather both served during the late war. DOCTOR MCALLASTER is a competent physician, and in every way qualified to fill the office for which he has been nominated.