John Hager (cartoonist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Hager (cartoonist)

Terre Haute and Seattle Dentist, Seattle Cartoonist, cartooned the Umbrella Man and Dok's Dippy Duck.

Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1858

Place of Birth: Terre Haute, Indiana, United States

Date of Death: 14-Jun-1932

Profession: dentist, comics artist, caricaturist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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).