Legislator Details


Albert LaHuis
AKA:
Number of sessions served 2
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 48

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 5/19/1858
City: Zeeland Township, MI
County: Ottawa County, MI
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 8/28/1928
City: Los Angeles, CA
County: Los Angeles County, CA
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
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Country: US
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Marital Information:
married Christine DenHerder, 12/25/1883, in Zeeland, MI; children: 4, Ada (Hoekje), Chester, Mae F. and 1 other; married Minnie M. Hunter, dau. of George W. and Mary L. (Bradshaw) Hunter, 3/6/1917, in Grand Rapids, MI

Number of Children: 4

Background

Religion: Dutch Reformed
Military Service:
Occupation: merchant, banker, businessman
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
district schools; attended Hope College; graduated from Michigan State Normal College, 1879

Biographical Sketch:
Of Dutch ancestry. Son og Kasper and Fennig? (Kamps) LaHuis. He served as Superintendent of the Zeeland village schools for 5 years. He then engaged in the mercantile business with his father-in-law under the name of Herder and LaHuis. In 1890, the building and contents were destroyed by fire and he individually re-established and continued the business. He was a stockholder and director of the Zeeland State Bank and Holland Sugar Company, president and director of the Colonial Manufacturing Company and president and treasurer of the A. LaHuis Co.

Notable Facts:

Sessions Served:

Forty-Fifth Legislature, 1909-1910
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Mines and Minerals , Normal Schools , State Library
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Zeeland
County of Residence Ottawa
District: Ottawa 2
District Description: Twps of Allandale, Blendon, Chester, Crockery, Georgetown, Jamestown, Polkton, Robinson, Spring Lake, Tallmadge, Wright and Zeeland

Date Elected: 11/3/1908
Date Sworn In: 1/6/1909
Date Left Office: 12/31/1910

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes: Committee chairmanship: Normal Schools
Forty-Fourth Legislature, 1907-1908
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Education , State Affairs , State Public School
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Zeeland
County of Residence Ottawa
District: Ottawa 2
District Description: Twps of Allandale, Blendon, Chester, Crockery, Georgetown, Jamestown, Polkton, Robinson, Spring Lake, Tallmadge, Wright and Zeeland

Date Elected: 11/6/1906
Date Sworn In: 1/2/1907
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes:

Bibliography:

MIBiog 2:7-8; Manual 1907 p.718; USCen 1910, 1920; MIMarRec 1867-1952; CADeathInd 1905-1939
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