Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 2
Gender: Male
Age at election: 76
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 11/7/1844
City: Arbela township
County: Tuscola County, MI
Country: US
Death
Date: 3/6/1924
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Type of Burial:
Burial
Date:
City: Port Huron, MI
County: St. Clair County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Lakeside Cemetery
Marital Information:
married to Ada Caroline Rice
Number of Children: 0
Background
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Military Service:
Education:
He was educated in the district schools, Vassar high school and Eastman's Business College.
Biographical Sketch:
Of English, Scotch and Holland descent. He was the third white child born in Tuscola county. Veteran of the Civil war, being a member of 7th Michigan Cavalry; has been a president of the Regimental Association, and Custer's Michigan Cavalry Association; commander of G.A.R. post; department commander, G.A.R. Department of Michigan, and was a nenber of the board of managers of Michigan Soldiers' Home. Was a Master Mason for more than fifty-three years. Served as justice of the peace and supervisor.
Notable Facts:
Republican and was elected to the legislature of 1921-1922 and re-elected November 7, 1922, without opposition.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Elections , Military Affairs , Northern State Normal School , Supplies and Expenditures
City of Residence: Port Huron
County of Residence Saint Clair
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Ionia State Hospital , Military Affairs , Pontiac State Hospital , Printing
City of Residence: Port Huron
County of Residence Saint Clair
District Description: Townships: Brockway, Burtchville, Clyde, Fort Gratiot, Grant, Greenwood, Kenockee, and Lynn; Port Huron city, Yale city
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
Manual 1923, p. 744; Find-a-Grave.com; MIBiog 2:19
