J. E. Halbert (December 2, 1850 – August 28, 1892) was an American physician and politician. Born in Greene County, Alabama, Halbert moved with his family to Scott County, Mississippi, with his family. He went to the public schools and received his medical degree from

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. He then practiced medicine in Forest, Mississippi, and in Leota, Mississippi. Halbert served as president of the Mississippi State Medical Association in 1889 and 1890. He also lived in

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. Halbert served in the

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in 1888 and 1889. He died in New Orleans, Louisiana from congestion of the brain.'Memphis Medical Monthly,' volume 12, F. L. Sims-editor, S. C. Toof, Memphis, Tennessee: 1892, Death of J. E. Halbert, pg. 520

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1850 births 1892 deaths People from Greene County, Alabama People from Bolivar County, Mississippi People from Washington County, Mississippi Jefferson Medical College alumni Physicians from Mississippi Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives People from Forest, Mississippi 19th-century American legislators {{Mississippi-politician-stub