John Hager (cartoonist)
John "Dok" Hager | |
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Caricature of Hager, done by one of the members of the Seattle Cartoonists' Club for the club's 1911 book about famous Seattleites. | |
| Born | June 29, 1858 Terre Haute, Indiana |
| Died | June 14, 1932 (aged 73) Seattle, Washington |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Attended college in Germany or Zurich, Switzerland |
| Occupation(s) | Dentist, newspaper cartoonist |
| Years active | Cartoonist from 1909 to 1925 |
| Employer | Seattle Daily Times |
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| Spouse | Anna Hyde |
| Children | Carrie Hager (1883-1895) Luther George Hager (1885- ) |
| Parent(s) | Jacob H. Hager (father) Carrie Ross (mother) |
| Awards | Life acknowledged on front page of Seattle Daily Times in obituary. |
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John Ross "Dok" Hager (June 29, 1858 – June 14, 1932) was an American cartoonist for the Seattle Daily Times, creator of a daily comic accompanying the weather report, and the comic strip Dok's Dippy Duck. Hager's nickname stems from his time as a dentist in Terre Haute, Indiana before he moved to Seattle, Washington in 1889 and began working for the Seattle Times. Hager retired in 1925 due to blindness.
In Seattle he was known as a weatherman and for his commentaries (using a cartoon of the Umbrella Man and of a talking duck).