Legislator Details


Carlos J. Jolly
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Number of sessions served 1
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Gender: Male
Age at election: 34

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 7/8/1888
City: Atlantic Mine (Adams twp), MI
County: Houghton County, MI
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 10/16/1951
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Marital Information:
married Ester Cline, dau. of W.E. Cline, 6/21/1917; children: Lorenzo C. & Edgar W.

Number of Children: 2

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Occupation: miner, farmer, lawyer
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Education:
graduated from Adams township high school, 1906; graduated from Michigan College of Mines, Houghton, Mi; graduated from Detroit College of Law

Biographical Sketch:
Son of John & Annie (Barrett) Jolly. Of English & Cornish descent. Worked in the mines for 3 yrs before studying law at 1st Valparaiso U. then at Detroit College of Law. Practiced law at South Range 1915-23. Asst. Prosecuting Attor. Houghton Co. 1917-21. 1923, became an assistant in the GM legal dept; became the general attor., 6/1937

Notable Facts:
His wife, Ester, was the 1st woman elected mayor in Michigan (mayor of the village of South Range, 1918). Died Oct 1951. Republican and was elected to the legislature November 7, 1922, without opposition.

Sessions Served:

Fifty-Second legislature, 1923-1924
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Industrial School for Boys , Judiciary , Michigan State Prison
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City of Residence: South Range
County of Residence Houghton
District: Houghton 3
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Date Elected: 11/7/1922
Date Sworn In: 1/3/1923
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Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
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Bibliography:

Lewis 5:144-45; MIBiog 1:449-50; SSDI; Manual 1923, p. 742-743;
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