Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 4
Gender: Male
Age at election: 0
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 1/1/1793
City: Bolton, VT
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Death
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City: Sault Sainte Marie, MI
County: Chippewa County, MI
Country: US
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Number of Children: 0
Background
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Military Service: United States Army
Occupation: fur trader
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Biographical Sketch:
Son of Augustus Levesque (or Levake) and Lucy Clark. After serving during the War of 1812 and receiving a fur trading license he moved to Michigan. In 1820, he was in Michilimackinac County. He worked for Indian agent Henry Schoolcraft as an interpreter. He also operated a trading post on Grand Island for several years. He had established a permanent residence in the Sault by 1827. He served in a variety of official posts in Michilimackinac County in the 1820s, and served as a witness to treaties the United States signed in 1826 and 1836 with the Chippewa and Ottawa nations. His post office address was Sault Ste. Marie. He did not take his seat in the adjourned session of 1836. (Further data not obtainable.)
Notable Facts:
Month and day of birth not known. Died around 1839.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Roads and Bridges , Indian Affairs
City of Residence: Sault Sainte Marie
County of Residence Chippewa
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Expenditures, Elections , Indian Affairs
City of Residence: Sault Sainte Marie
County of Residence Chippewa
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Select Committee on the Canal around the Falls of St Marie, Ways and Means , Indian Affairs
City of Residence: Sault Sainte Marie
County of Residence Chippewa
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Organization of Towns and Counties
City of Residence: Sault Sainte Marie
County of Residence Chippewa
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
MIBiog 2:24; Wikipedia
