Legislator Details


George W. Rulison
AKA:
Number of sessions served 3
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 62

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 3/7/1834
City: Watertown, NY
County: Jefferson County, NY
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 8/24/1903
City: Hancock, MI
County: Houghton County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 8/26/1903
City: Hancock, MI
County: Houghton County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Lakeview Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Julia Ann Sanderson, 1/1/1863 in Fond du Lac, WI; children: 3, Hattie E. and Addie Gertie and Maud; married Sara Butler, 1/31/1877 in Fond du Lac, WI

Number of Children: 3

Background

Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: teacher, bookkeeper
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
district schools supplemented by a normal and academic course

Biographical Sketch:
Son of Parker and Eliza (Burhans) Rulison. He moved to Wisconsin in 1855; spending 2 years in Wisconsin and Minnesota, he went to Kansas in 1859, remaining there 1 year. He then went to Colorado and unsuccessfully looking for gold. He returned to Wisconsin and taught school for 2 years. In 1886, he moved to Houghton County, MI, where he engaged in various occupations, spending most of his time in teaching, and clerking for a lumber and mill yard firm. He served as supervisor, school inspector, justice of the peace, county clerk and village trustee.

Notable Facts:
DIed of heart disease; death certificate gives birth year as 1833, 1897 Manual says 1834.

Sessions Served:

Forty-First Legislature, 1901-1902
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Education , Public Health , Game Laws , Ways and Means
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Hancock
County of Residence Houghton
District: Houghton 2
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/6/1900
Date Sworn In: 1/2/1901
Date Left Office:

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

Maritial Status: Married
Notes:
Fortieth Legislature, 1899-1900
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Public Health , School for the Deaf, Railroads
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Hancock
County of Residence Houghton
District: Houghton 2
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/8/1898
Date Sworn In: 1/4/1899
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
Notes:
Thirty-Ninth Legislature, 1897-1898
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Institution for the Deaf and Dumb , Local Taxation , Religious and Benevolent Societies , State Library
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Hancock
County of Residence Houghton
District: Houghton 2
District Description: Townships of Adams, Chassell, Duncan, Franklin, Hancock, Laird, Osceola, Portage, and Quincy

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

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
Notes:

Bibliography:

Manual 1897 p.665; Michiganology; USCen 1870, 1880, 1900; WIMarRec 1820-2004
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