Legislator Details


Henry Wirt Newkirk
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Number of sessions served 4
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 38

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 8/1/1854
City: Dexter, MI
County: Washtenaw County, MI
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 4/1/1946
City: Saint Petersburg, FL
County: Pinellas, FL
Country: US
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Marital Information:
married Eleanor J. Birkett of Dexter, 12/28/1880, in Dexter, MI; children: 2, E. Nellie (Zimmerman) and Birkett F.

Number of Children: 2

Background

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Occupation: lawyer, bookkeeper, publisher
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
attended Dexter and Ann Arbor high schools.; graduated from University of Michigan Law School, 1879

Biographical Sketch:
Son of Sylvester Newkirk. Located in Bay City, 1879. Served as circuit court commissioner, 1880-81. Employed as bookkeeper for Birkett Manufacturing Company, 1882-84. Located in Williamsburg, KY to found Williamsburg Times newspaper, 1884. Located in Lake County to publish Luther Enterprise, 1888. Appointed interim Lake County prosecutor, 1889. Elected to above office, 1890, serving until 1892. In 1893, he located at Dexter as cashier of the Dexter Savings Bank. He was Washtenaw County Probate Judge, 1897-1900; Mayor of Ann Arbor, 1931-33. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; the Elks; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Modern Woodmen. Newkirk Township, Lake County, is named for him.

Notable Facts:
Listed as H. Wirt Newkirk on the 1910 US Census; and Wirt H. Newkirk in 1900. His mother was the niece of President Millard Fillmore. Member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1893-94, 1907-10, 1917-18 (Osceola District 1893-94, Washtenaw County 1st District 1907-10, 1917-18).

Sessions Served:

Forty-Ninth Legislature, 1917-1918
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Michigan Home and Training School, State Affairs , State Sanatorium
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Ann Arbor
County of Residence Washtenaw
District: Washtenaw 1
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/7/1916
Date Sworn In: 1/3/1917
Date Left Office:

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

Maritial Status: Married
Notes:
Forty-Fifth Legislature, 1909-1910
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Education , State Affairs , State Sanatorium
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Ann Arbor
County of Residence Washtenaw
District: Washtenaw 1
District Description: City of Ann Arbor; townships of Ann Arbor, Dexter, Lima, Lyndon, Northfield, Salem, Sylvan and Webster.

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

Reason for Leaving Office: Unknown
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes: Committee chairmanship: State Affairs.
Forty-Fourth Legislature, 1907-1908
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Normal Schools , Revision and Amendment of the Statutes , State Library
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Ann Arbor
County of Residence Washtenaw
District: Washtenaw 1
District Description: City of Ann Arbor; townships of Ann Arbor, Dexter, Lima, Lyndon, Northfield, Salem, Sylvan and Webster.

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
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Thirty-Seventh Legislature, 1893-1894
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Judiciary , Upper Peninsula Prison , Ways and Means
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City of Residence: Luther
County of Residence Lake
District: Osceola
District Description: Counties of Lake and Osceola

Date Elected: 11/8/1892
Date Sworn In: 1/4/1893
Date Left Office:

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

Maritial Status: Married
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Bibliography:

Manual 1893 p. 614; Manual 1917 p. 799; PolGryd; MIMarRec 1867-1952; USCen 1900, 1910; Manual 1907 p.721
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