Riggen, John A
soldier, physician, surgeon, legislator, was born Oct. 29, 1841, in Stark county, Ill. He was a member of the eighteenth regiment Missouri veteran volunteer infantry during four years' service, and was promoted to corporal, sergeant, sergeant-major, second lieutenant, and first lieutenant. He has attained prominence as a noted physician and surgeon of Iowa at What Cheer; was president of the Keokuk County Medical society in 1886-87; was senior vice-commander of the Iowa department of the Grand Army of the Republic in 1888; since 1882 has been division surgeon of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern railroad. During 1894-98 he served with distinction as state senator in the Iowa state legislature, and was on several important committees.