Enos H. Bigelow
Enos H. Bigelow | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for the 7th Middlesex District | |
| In office 1912–1914 | |
| Preceded by | David C. Ahearn |
| Succeeded by | James E. MacPherson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 5, 1855 |
| Died | March 13, 1947 (aged 91) Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
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| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Worcester Polytechnic Institute Harvard Medical School |
| Occupation | Physician |
Enos Hoyt Bigelow (May 5, 1855 – March 13, 1947) was an American medical doctor and politician who was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1912 to 1914 and president of the Massachusetts Medical Society from 1924 to 1925.
Early life
Bigelow was born on May 5, 1855, in Framingham, Massachusetts.[1] He attended Framingham Public Schools and graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1875.[2]
Medicine
Bigelow attended Harvard Medical School for a year, but withdrew to go into business. He later returned to HMS and graduated in 1882.[2] He began practicing in Framingham that year and was associated with Framingham Hospital for many years.[2][3] From 1924 to 1925, he was president of the Massachusetts Medical Society.[4]
Politics
Bigelow served on Framingham's board of health and school committee. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1912 to 1914 and was House chairman of the Public Health Committee during his final term.[3]
Personal life and death
On November 30, 1887, Bigelow married Agnes Elizabeth Cutter.[5] She was the daughter of Leonard R. Cutter and the former Mercy Taylor.[6] They had three children – Leonard Cutter (1888–1940), George Hoyt (1890–1934), and Agnes Mercy (1891–1892). George H. Bigelow was Massachusetts Health Commissioner from 1925 to 1933 and the executive director of Massachusetts General Hospital thereafter. He disappeared on December 3, 1934, which led to a nationwide search.[7] His body was found in Framingham Reservoir No. 3 on March 23, 1935. His death was ruled a suicide.[8] Agnes Bigelow died on October 2, 1936, in Jaffrey, New Hampshire.[9]
Bigelow was a trustee of the Andover Newton Theological School and president of the Boston Seaman's Friend Society, the Framingham Trust Company, and the Framingham Home for the Aged.[3]
Bigelow died on March 13, 1947, in Framingham.[3]
References
- ^ Harrington, Thomas Francis (1905). The Harvard Medical School v. 3. p. 1565. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ a b c "The Annual Meeting Of the Massachusetts Medical Society". Boston Medical and Surgical Journal: 1016. June 21, 1923. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Massachusetts Medical Society: Proceedings of the Council, Annual Meeting, May 19, 1947". The New England Journal of Medicine. 237 (8): 269. August 21, 1947. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ "Past Presidents of the Massachusetts Medical Society". Massachusetts Medical Society. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ General Catalog of the Officers and Graduates of Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York. 1883. p. 26. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Washington D.C.: Daughters of the American Revolution. 1905. p. 312. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ Lyons, Louis (December 16, 1934). "Somewhere In Amnesia...?". The Boston Globe.
- ^ "Dr Bigelow Found Drowned". The Boston Globe. March 24, 1935.
- ^ "Deaths". The New England Historical and Genealogical Register: 82. Retrieved 28 December 2025.