Legislator Details


Walter E. Molster
AKA:
Number of sessions served 1
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 32

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 6/24/1864
City: Portsmouth, OH
County: Scioto County, OH
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 12/21/1909
City: Detroit, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 12/24/1909
City: Detroit, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Elmwood Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Millie Sieb,3/29/1888 in Winsor, ON, Canada; children: 1, Grace

Number of Children: 1

Background

Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: clerk, shoe cutter
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
public schools of Portsmouth, OH

Biographical Sketch:
He was clerk in the office of the Adams Express company of said city , afterwards learning the trade of shoe cutting; moved to Chillicothe, OH, in May, 1883, and 3 years later he moved to Detroit where he worked for the Pingree Shoe Factory. He was a leader in labor union affairs. After leaving the legislature, he went into the police court clerk's office, eventually becoming chief assistant. He served as chief deputy county clerk

Notable Facts:
Death certificate erroneously states he was born in 1884 while stating that he was 45 when he died in 1909. Died of blood poisoning.

Sessions Served:

Thirty-Ninth Legislature, 1897-1898
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Labor , Liquor Traffic , Upper Peninsula Prison
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: Wayne 1
District Description: City of Detroit

Date Elected: 11/3/1896
Date Sworn In: 1/6/1897
Date Left Office:

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

Maritial Status: Married
Notes:

Bibliography:

Manual 1897 p.659; Michiganology; DFP 12/22/1909 p.18, col.3, includes photo; USCen 1900
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