Legislator Details
Ural Stebbins Acker
AKA:
Number of sessions served 6
Gender: Male
Age at election: 59
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 5/28/1879
City: St. Johns, MI
County: Clinton County, MI
Country: US
Death
Date: 6/18/1950
City: Cooper twp, MI
County: Kalamazoo County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial: interred
Burial
Date:
City: Kalamazoo, MI
County: Kalamazoo County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Riverside Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Luella E. Munger, dau. of Lafayette and Emma (Hall) Munger, 9/27/1900 in St. Johns, MI; children: Wanetta Isabel (Stabler) and Harold S.
Number of Children: 2
Background
Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: farmer, paper maker
Race:
Education:
attended HS in St. Johns, MI
attended Ferris Institute
Biographical Sketch:
Son of Benjamin Acker and Marie (Thornton) Acker. Lived in Cooper township, Kalamazoo County. Appointed deputy sheriff; elected county treasurer of Kalamazoo county and county clerk; auditor in the County Uniform Accounting Div. Worked for the Lee Paper Co. in Vicksburg, MI.
According to House Concurrent Resolution No. 37,1950 House Journal, p. 369, he died 6/18/1950 in his home in Kalamazoo.
Notable Facts:
Served on the Ways and Means Committee.
Died in office. Political Graveyard gives birth date as 5/28/1870.
Republican, and was elected to the legislature November 8, 1938,
Sessions Served:
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Ways and Means
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Kalamazoo
County of Residence Kalamazoo
District: Kalamazoo 2
District Description: Townships of Alamo, Brady, Charleston, Climax, Comstock, Cooper, Kalamazoo, Oshtemo, Pavilion, Portage, Prairie Ronde, Richland, Ross, Schoolcraft, Texas, Wakeshma, and the cities of Galesburg and Parchment
Date Elected: 11/2/1948
Date Sworn In: 1/5/1949
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes:
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Ways and Means
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Cooper township
County of Residence Kalamazoo
District: Kalamazoo 2
District Description: Townships of Alamo, Brady, Charleston, Climax, Comstock, Cooper, Kalamazoo, Oshtemo, Pavilion, Portage, Prairie Ronde, Richland, Ross, Schoolcraft, Texas, Wakeshma, and the cities of Galesburg and Parchment
Date Elected: 11/5/1946
Date Sworn In: 1/1/1947
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes:
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: General Taxation , Kalamazoo State Hospital , Revision & Amendment of the Constitution , Rules and Resolutions, State Affairs , Western Michigan College of Education
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Kalamazoo
County of Residence Kalamazoo
District: Kalamazoo 2
District Description: Townships of Alamo, Brady, Charleston, Climax, Comstock, Cooper, Kalamazoo, Oshtemo, Pavilion, Portage, Prairie Ronde, Richland, Ross, Schoolcraft, Texas, Wakeshma, and the cities of Galesburg and Parchment
Date Elected: 11/7/1944
Date Sworn In: 1/3/1945
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Kalamazoo State Hospital
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Liquor Control , Kalamazoo State Hospital , Revision & Amendment of the Constitution , General Taxation , Transportation , Western Michigan College of Education
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Cooper township
County of Residence Kalamazoo
District: Kalamazoo 2
District Description: Townships of Alamo, Brady, Charleston, Climax, Comstock, Cooper, Kalamazoo, Oshtemo, Pavilion, Portage, Prairie Ronde, Richland, Ross, Schoolcraft, Texas, Wakeshma, and the cities of Galesburg and Parchment
Date Elected: 11/3/1942
Date Sworn In: 1/6/1942
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes:
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Kalamazoo State Hospital , Liquor Control , Transportation , Western State Teachers' College, Ypsilanti State Hospital
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Cooper township
County of Residence Kalamazoo
District: Kalamazoo 2
District Description: Townships of Alamo, Brady, Charleston, Climax, Comstock, Cooper, Kalamazoo, Oshtemo, Pavilion, Portage, Prairie Ronde, Richland, Ross, Schoolcraft, Texas, Wakeshma, and the cities of Galesburg and Parchment
Date Elected: 11/5/1940
Date Sworn In: 1/1/1941
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Western State Teachers' College
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Liquor Traffic , State Public School, Transportation , Western State Teachers' College, Ypsilanti State Hospital
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Kalamazoo
County of Residence Kalamazoo
District: Kalamazoo 2
District Description: Townships of Alamo, Brady, Charleston, Climax, Comstock, Cooper, Kalamazoo, Oshtemo, Pavilion, Portage, Prairie Ronde, Richland, Ross, Schoolcraft, Texas, Wakeshma, and the city of Parchment in Kalamazoo County
Date Elected: 11/8/1938
Date Sworn In: 1/4/1939
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes: Chair of the Committee on the Western State Teachers' College