John Bunyan Acken (1856-1944)

John B. Acken (1856-1944) was a physician. (b. August 1856; New Jersey - d. May 17, 1944; Griggstown, Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA)

Sibling

 * Moses H. Acken (1865-1936)

Birth
He was born in August of 1856 in New Jersey.

Marriage

 * Alice M. Kenny (1856-1941) of New York.

1890 arrest
The New York Times wrote on January 29, 1890: "Dr. John B. Acken of 23 East Twentieth street, was arrested on Sunday afternoon [for] presenting a fraudulent claim to the Government for ..."

1903 lawsuit
In 1903 he tried to overcharge the estate of a wealthy deceased patient by $24,850. That would be $595,000 in 2010 dollars. The American Medical Association in 1903 wrote: "In the suit for $25,250 brought by Dr. John B. Acken against the estate of the late William R. Clarkson, the jury returned a verdict for $400." The defendants presented an unsigned contract in Acken's handwriting where he agreed to charge $5 a day.

Norseville
His Griggstown farm became part of Norseville, New Jersey.

Obituary
The New York Times wrote on May 18, 1944: "Griggstown. Dr. John B. Acken, a retired physician, who had practiced in New York for more than forty years, died here yesterday in his home ..."

Timeline

 * 1856 Birth in New Jersey in August
 * 1890 Arrest for overcharging a patient.
 * 1903 Lawsuit over an attempt to overcharge a patient by $24,850. That would be $595,000 in 2010 dollars.
 * 1923 Retirement.
 * 1944 Death in Griggstown, Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey on May 17, 1944.
 * 1944 Burial in Ten Mile Run Cemetery, Rocky Hill, New Jersey.