Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 3
Gender: Male
Age at election: 36
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 8/22/1878
City: Hastings MI
County: Barry
Country: US
Death
Date: 11/20/1947
City: Kalamazoo
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Marital Information:
Married Elaine Bauer on June 20, 1914; two sons
Number of Children: 2
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Occupation: Newspaper editor, author
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Education:
Hastings MI HS
Harvard College, 1905
Biographical Sketch:
Of German and French descent. Worked for the Hastings Banner and in 1900 went abroad as a newspaper correspondent, traveling 3,000 miles on a bicycle through European countires. He worked on the editorial board of the Harvard Illustrated Magazine while in college. Became a member of the New York Herald's editorial staff, but due to poor health later resigned and returned to Hastings. He traveled in the Southwest, Mexico and Canadian Northwest during his time in New York. He has written several works on dramatic and historical subjects and several monographs on Michigan history.
Notable Facts:
According to House Resolution No. 8, 1948 House Journal, p. 130, he died 11/20/1947 in Kalamazoo.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind , Military Affairs , Public Health , State House of Correction & Branch of the State Prison in the Upper Peninsula
City of Residence: Hastings
County of Residence Barry
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Military Affairs
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Education , Kalamazoo State Hospital , Military Affairs
City of Residence: Hastings
County of Residence Barry
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: College of Mines , Education , Printing , Revision and Amendment of the Statutes
City of Residence: Hastings
County of Residence Barry
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
Manaul 1917 pp. 805-06; Manual 1919 p. 830; PolGryd;
