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Medicine Lodge
In 1890 Jeremiah Simpson of Medicine Lodge was elected to the U.S. Congress as a Populist. He was known as Sockless Jerry.
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Timeline
- 1867 In October 1867 U.S. peace commissioners met Plains nations near Medicine Lodge Creek. Sourced Library of Congresshttps://www.loc.gov/item/89714364/Retrieved 2026-08-22
- 1890 In 1890 Jeremiah Simpson of Medicine Lodge was elected to the U.S. Congress as a Populist. Link only Populismhttps://www.kansashistory.gov/kansapedia/populism/15160Retrieved 2026-08-22
- 1891 Simpson served in the U.S. House from Kansas's 7th District (1891-1895 and 1897-1899). Link only Jeremiah Simpsonhttps://www.kansashistory.gov/kansapedia/jeremiah-simpson/16941Retrieved 2026-08-22
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Sockless Jerry elected Populist, 1890 Populismhttps://www.kansashistory.gov/kansapedia/populism/15160
Notes
In 1890 Jeremiah Simpson of Medicine Lodge was elected to the U.S. Congress as a Populist. Link only Populismhttps://www.kansashistory.gov/kansapedia/populism/15160Retrieved 2026-08-22
Simpson earned the nickname Sockless Jerry for criticizing the extravagance of his opponent's stockings. Link only Populismhttps://www.kansashistory.gov/kansapedia/populism/15160Retrieved 2026-08-22
Simpson served in the U.S. House from Kansas's 7th District (1891-1895 and 1897-1899). Link only Jeremiah Simpsonhttps://www.kansashistory.gov/kansapedia/jeremiah-simpson/16941Retrieved 2026-08-22
Jeremiah Simpson (Sockless Jerry) of Medicine Lodge was elected to Congress as a Populist in 1890. Sourced Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1687867Retrieved 2026-08-22
Medicine Lodge is the county seat of Barber County. Sourced Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1001733Retrieved 2026-08-22
Sockless Jerry Simpson of Medicine Lodge was elected to Congress as a Populist in 1890. Link only Populismhttps://www.kansashistory.gov/kansapedia/populism/15160Retrieved 2026-08-22
Jerry Simpson (Jeremiah Simpson) was a U.S. Representative associated with Medicine Lodge. Sourced Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1687867Retrieved 2026-08-22
In October 1867 U.S. peace commissioners met Plains nations near Medicine Lodge Creek. Sourced Library of Congresshttps://www.loc.gov/item/89714364/Retrieved 2026-08-22
Medicine Lodge is a Connected-through Populism destination from the Lucas hub; the path hinge is Sockless Jerry (Jeremiah Simpson) elected Populist in 1890. Link only Populismhttps://www.kansashistory.gov/kansapedia/populism/15160Retrieved 2026-08-22
Library of Congress item 89714364 documents Comanche people on the way to the Great Council on Medicine Lodge Creek, 1867. Sourced Library of Congresshttps://www.loc.gov/item/89714364/Retrieved 2026-08-22