Legislator Details

Image of Joseph Gardner Standart
Image Description:
Portrait captured from Find-a-Grave.com, 7/9/2025

Joseph Gardner Standart
AKA:
Number of sessions served 1
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 27

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 11/27/1879
City: Detroit, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 5/17/1949
City: Detroit, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 5/19/1949
City: Detroit, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Elmwood Cemetery

Marital Information:
single when elected to the House; married Eleanor Kay Garrow about 1908; children Joseph W. and Joseph; married Edith Knight Butler 4/17/1930 in Salsbury, CT;

Number of Children: 2

Background

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Military Service:
Occupation: lawyer, banker, financier
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
attended public schools of Detroit; attended St. Paul's school in Concord, NH; graduated from University of Michigan law dept, 1903

Biographical Sketch:
Of English and Dutch ancestry. Son of Henry W. and Flora Belle (VanHusen) Standart. He began his law practice in Detroit as a member of the firm Moore, Standart and Drake. He left law in 1908 to be treasurer of the National Loan and Investment Co. and was later its president. He served on the Grosse Pointe Council for 4 years. He was a member of the Yondotega Club [where he died, suddenly], the Detroit Country Club, the University Club and the Grosse Pointe Club, as well as, Sigma Phi fraternity.

Notable Facts:

Sessions Served:

Forty-Fourth Legislature, 1907-1908
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Judiciary , Rules and Joint Rules , University
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: Wayne 3
District Description: Townships of Brownstown, Canton, Huron, Livonia, Northville, Plymouth, Romulus, Sumpter, Taylor and Van Buren

Date Elected: 11/6/1906
Date Sworn In: 1/2/1907
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Unknown
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Bibliography:

Manual 1907 p.725; Find-a-Grave.com, includes portrait and obit.; DetNews 5/18/1949 p.4, col.4
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