Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 15
Gender: Male
Age at election: 50
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 3/14/1870
City: Ypsilanti MI
County: Washtenaw
Country: US
Death
Date: 4/16/1956
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Marital Information:
Married Lottie A. Ferguson, of Almont in 1893; three children
Number of Children: 3
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Occupation: dairy farmer
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Education:
rural schools and in the Michigan State Normal College
Biographical Sketch:
Died in office in 1956.
Born of English parents
Specialized in the breeding of registered Jersey cattle
Member of Grange & Farmers' Institute society, Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, Masons, Phoenix Lodge, F. & A. M. and Knights of Pythias.
Served his township as clerk and treasurer and for six years as road commissioner.
Notable Facts:
Republican and elected to the legislature in 1920, 1922, 1924 and 1926, November 6, 1928, by a vote of 19,115 to 5,733 for George Gill, and 1936 and re-elected November 8, 1938. According to HCR 64, 1956 House Journal, p. 1505, he died 4/16/1956.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Ways and Means
City of Residence: Ypsilanti
County of Residence Washtenaw
District Description: Cities of East Ann Arbor, Saline and Ypsilanti; townships of Augusta, Bridgewater, Dexter, Freedom, Lima, Lodi, Lyndon, Manchester, Pittsfield, Saline, Sharon, Sylvan, York and Ypsilanti
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Ways and Means
Committees Served On: Ways and Means
City of Residence: Ypsilanti
County of Residence Washtenaw
District Description: Cities of East Ann Arbor, Saline and Ypsilanti; townships of Augusta, Bridgewater, Dexter, Freedom, Lima, Lodi, Lyndon, Manchester, Pittsfield, Saline, Sharon, Sylvan, York and Ypsilanti
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Ways and Means
Committees Served On: Ways and Means
City of Residence: Ypsilanti
County of Residence Washtenaw
District Description: Cities of East Ann Arbor, Saline and Ypsilanti; townships of Augusta, Bridgewater, Dexter, Freedom, Lima, Lodi, Lyndon, Manchester, Pittsfield, Saline, Sharon, Sylvan, York and Ypsilanti
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Ways and Means
Committees Served On: Ways and Means
City of Residence: Ypsilanti
County of Residence Washtenaw
District Description: Cities of East Ann Arbor, Saline and Ypsilanti; townships of Augusta, Bridgewater, Dexter, Freedom, Lima, Lodi, Lyndon, Manchester, Pittsfield, Saline, Sharon, Sylvan, York and Ypsilanti
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Ways and Means
City of Residence: Ypsilanti
County of Residence Washtenaw
District Description: Townships of Augusta, Bridgewater, Dexter, Freedom, Lima, Lodi, Lyndon, Manchester, Pittsfield, Saline, Sharon, Sylvan, York, and Ypsilanti, and the cities of East Ann Arbor, Saline and Ypsilanti.
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Ways and Means
City of Residence: Ypsilanti
County of Residence Washtenaw
District Description: Townships of Augusta, Bridgewater, Dexter, Freedom, Lima, Lodi, Lyndon, Manchester, Pittsfield, Saline, Sharon, Sylvan, York, and Ypsilanti, and the cities of Saline and Ypsilanti.
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Ways and Means
City of Residence: Ypsilanti
County of Residence Washtenaw
District Description: County of Washtenaw
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Ways and Means
City of Residence: Ypsilanti
County of Residence Washtenaw
District Description: County of Washtenaw
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Ways and Means
City of Residence: Ypsilanti
County of Residence Washtenaw
District Description: County of Washtenaw
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Ways and Means
City of Residence: Ypsilanti
County of Residence Washtenaw
District Description: Branch County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: General Taxation , Northern State Teachers' College, State Affairs , State Capitol and Public Buildings
City of Residence: Ypsilanti
County of Residence Washtenaw
District Description: Washtenaw County
Reason for Leaving Office: Unknown
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of State Capitol and Public Buildings;
Committees Served On: Ways and Means
City of Residence: Ypsilanti
County of Residence Washtenaw
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Agriculture , Kalamazoo State Hospital , Revision & Amendment of the Constitution , State Capitol and Public Buildings
City of Residence: Ypsilanti
County of Residence Washtenaw
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Revision & Amendment of the Constitution
Committees Served On: Education , Michigan Farm Colony for Epileptics, Northern State Normal School , Roads and Bridges
City of Residence: Ypsiplanti
County of Residence Washtenaw
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: City Corporations , Michigan State Prison , Roads and Bridges , Traverse City State Hospital
City of Residence: Ypsilanti
County of Residence Washtenaw
District Description: Townships: Augusta, Bridgewater, Freedom, Lodi, Manchester, Pittsfield, Saline, Scio, Sharon, Superior, York, Ypsilanti; Ypsilanti city
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
Manual 1925, pp. 616-17; Manual 1927 p. 662; Manual 1929, pp. 707-08; Manual 1939, pp. 630-31; Manual 1941, p. 691; Manual 1943, p. 636; Manual 1947, p. 694; Manual 1949, p. 667; Manual 1951, p. 303; Manual 1953, p. 268; Manual 1955 p. 211; PolGryd;MI Legislative Handbook 1945-46, p. 166.