Legislator Details
Judge James Douglas Weir
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Number of sessions served 1
Gender: Male
Age at election: 46
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 5/20/1832
City: Brooklyn, NY
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Country: US
Death
Date: 12/3/1886
City: Detroit, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
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Marital Information:
married Catherine B. Provansat, 6/24/1869 in Grosse Pointe, MI; children: John A. and Isabel Catherine (who died at 28 in 1903)
Number of Children: 2
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Occupation: lawyer
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
private teachers
Biographical Sketch:
Moved to Detroit in 1847; apprenticed to a foundry, 1848. Worked in the foundry field until 1859. Studied law and admitted to the bar, 1860. Collector for the 4th ward, elected school inspector (1862), alderman (1863, 1865, 1876), county clerk (1864 and 1866), probate judge (1868) and member of the board of eduction (1871). He resumed pracicing law in 1881.
Notable Facts:
Sessions Served:
Chamber: Senate
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: State House of Correction, Judiciary , Constitutional Amendments , Expiring Laws
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City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: 1
District Description: Wards 2, 3, 4, 7, 10 and 13 of the city of Detroit; townships of Greenfield, Hamtramek and Grosse Point, in Wayne County
Date Elected: 11/5/1878
Date Sworn In: 1/1/1879
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Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Maritial Status: Married
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