Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 4
Gender: Male
Age at election: 40
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 1/3/1882
City: Manchester, England
County:
Country: England
Death
Date: 11/27/1952
City: Detroit, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
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Marital Information:
married Elsie R. Hanscone about 1909; children: 1, Bonnie (Woodard)
Number of Children: 1
Background
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Occupation: illuminating engineer, inventor, businessman
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
early education was acquired in Belfast, Ireland; in US, attended schools and colleges in Baltimore, Chicago and Detroit
Biographical Sketch:
He engaged for 10 years as illuminating engineer with the Detroit Gas & Electric Fixture Co. In 1914, he organized the Wardell Light & Fixture Co., and operated this company successfully until 1921, when it was sold. He developed the Wardell system of diffused lighting which is now used extensively throughout the country.
Notable Facts:
Missing 2 fingers off his right hand.
Death certificate gives birth year as 1881; 1923 Michigan Manual say 1882
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Geological Survey , Liquor Traffic , Revision and Amendment of the Statutes , State Normal College
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District Description: Township of Gratiot and Grosse Point, Detroit city
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Apportionment
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Geological Survey , Liquor Traffic , State House of Correction & Branch of the State Prison in the Upper Peninsula
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District Description: Township of Gratiot, Grosse Point, and Detroit City
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of Apportionment; Geological Survey.
Committees Served On: Geological Survey , Liquor Traffic , Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind , Pontiac State Hospital
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on the Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind
Committees Served On: Liquor Traffic , Michigan Home and Training School, Revision & Amendment of the Constitution , Roads and Bridges
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Bibliography:
Manual 1929 p.707; Manual 1931 p.677; Manual 1927 p.662; Michiganology; USCen 1910, 1920; USWWIDraftregCrds 1917-18
