# Dr. John Sibley

> John Sibley was an American physician, Indian agent, politician and planter. After serving as a surgeon's mate during the American Revolutionary War, he practiced medicine in Massachusetts and North Carolina before moving to Natchitoches, Louisiana, after the Louisiana Purchase. President Thomas Jefferson appointed Sibley as a contract surgeon for the Continental Army post at Natchitoches, and he served as Indian agent for the Orleans Territory from 1805 until his dismissal in 1814. He later served as a parish judge, militia officer and member of the Louisiana State Senate, and operated agricultural and commercial enterprises including cotton planting and salt manufacturing.

*American surgeon*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1757
- **Died:** 1837
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

John Sibley was an American physician, Indian agent, politician and planter. After serving as a surgeon's mate during the American Revolutionary War, he practiced medicine in Massachusetts and North Carolina before moving to Natchitoches, Louisiana, after the Louisiana Purchase. President Thomas Jefferson appointed Sibley as a contract surgeon for the Continental Army post at Natchitoches, and he served as Indian agent for the Orleans Territory from 1805 until his dismissal in 1814. He later served as a parish judge, militia officer and member of the Louisiana State Senate, and operated agricultural and commercial enterprises including cotton planting and salt manufacturing.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 36.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.5 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 2.4 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 51.0 / 100

## Sources
- [John Sibley (doctor)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sibley_(doctor))
- [جون سيبلي](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%8A)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5304207)

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