CANTWELL, JOHN D

Physician & Surgeon; b Davenport, Iowa Apr 17, 1897; s of Alonzo William Cantwell-Mattie Dalzell; ed Davenport; U of Iowa, MD 1901; grad work Johns Hopkins; grad work N Y Post Grad Med Sch; m Mary E Taylor Oct 8, 1903 Ackley; s John Dalzell Jr; d Edna Mary (Mrs William H Von Oasterhaut); 1901-02 interne Mercy Hosp, Davenport; 1902- prac med. Davenport; 1916-18 & 1921-32 Scott Co coroner; acting police sgt 10 years, Davenport; 1936-39 1st pres Scott Co Safety Coun; during World War ent US army 1st It med corps base hosp 154, Fort Ogelthorpe Go, disch Dec 24, 1918; Amer Legion post 28, 1935-37 chmn 2nd dist Amer Legion Highway Safety; Eastern Iowa Motor Club, past safety chmn 1936; AF & AM 208; RAM 16, past eminent comm; York Rite 9; KT; Scot Rite; Kaaba Shrine; First Presby Ch; hobby: school safety; off 917 First National Bank Bldg; res 825 E 14th, Davenport.

This bio was extracted from the "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1089.

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