Legislator Details
John Christian Guggisberg
Number of sessions served 3
Gender: Male
Age at election: 54
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 1/7/1884
City: Ingersoll, Ontario
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Country: Canada
Death
Date: 4/27/1946
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Marital Information:
married Nellie Drummond, dau. of JAmes and Martha (Booty) Drummond, of Georgetown, Ontario 3/24/1910 in Halton district.
Number of Children: 0
Background
Religion: Baptist
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Occupation: shoemaker, merchant
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
Attended public school in Kitchener, Ontario
Biographical Sketch:
Of German/Swiss ancestry. Son of John and Margaret (Ross) Guggisberg. He emigrated to the US around 1910 and was naturalized in 1915. He & his brothers operated a shoe store called Guggisberg Bros. in Gaylord since 1910.
Held positions on the Gaylord city council and the board of education, as chairman of the Otsego County Republican committee and on the board of managers of state fairs.
Notable Facts:
He is a cousin of Sir Frederick Gordon Guggisberg.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Fish and Fisheries , Michigan School for the Blind , Northern Michigan Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Roads and Bridges , State Affairs
City of Residence: Gaylord
County of Residence Cheboygan
District Description: Counties of Cheboygan and Otsego
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Fish and Fisheries , Michigan School for the Blind , Northern Michigan Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Public Utilities , Transportation
City of Residence: Gaylord
County of Residence Otsego
District Description: Counties of Cheboygan and Otsego
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on the Northern Michigan Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Committees Served On: Fish and Fisheries , Michigan School for the Blind , Public Utilities , State Sanatorium , Transportation
City of Residence: Gaylord
County of Residence Cheboygan
District Description: Counties of Cheboygan and Otsego
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on State Sanitarium
Bibliography:
Manual 1941 p.677; Manual 1943 p.623;
Manual 1939 p.616; WWI DraftRegCds 1917-18; USCen 1920, 1930; MIPass&CrewLists 1903-65; CenCan 1901; OntCanMarr 1801-1928
According to House Resolution No. 46, 1946 House Journal, p. 15, he died 4/27/1946.
