Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 3
Gender: Male
Age at election: 49
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 2/14/1877
City: Manchester, MI
County: Washtenaw County, MI
Country: US
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Married Loretta Payne of Bathurt, New Brunswick; children: 4 sons--Russell R, Carroll C., Harold & Thomas J.
Number of Children: 4
Background
Religion: Presbyterian
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Occupation: lawyer
Race: Caucasian or White
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Biographical Sketch:
Son of Thomas F. Rushton, born in Leeds, England, & Mary Knowlan, born in Mancheter, MI. Of Irish & English descent. Attended high school in Napoleon, MI & U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Studied law with an Ann Arbor attorney. Went west for his health, 1905; continued his legal studies. Admitted to the Washington state bar, 1907. Returned to Michigan, 1908; practiced in Menominee & then in Escanaba. Served as Escanaba city attorney for 21 years, off & on. Prosecuting attorney, 1913 & 1914
Notable Facts:
A member of the Masons & Knights Templar. Drafted the bill creating the Upper Peninsula State Fair, 1927. Helped draft the liquor laws
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Counties and Townships , Executive Business , Industrial Schools, Insurance , Judiciary , Rules
City of Residence: Escanaba
County of Residence Delta
District Description: Counties of Alger, Chippewa, Delta, Luce, Mackinac, Menominee, and Schoolcraft
Reason for Leaving Office: Unknown
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on the Judiciary
Committees Served On: Finance and Appropriations , Rules, Normal Schools, Executive Business , Apportionment
City of Residence: Escanaba
County of Residence Delta
District Description: Counties of Alger, Chippewa, Delta, Luce, Mackinac, Menominee, and Schoolcraft
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of Finance and Appropriations.
Committees Served On: Conservation, Executive Business , Fish and Game, Federal Relations , Industrial Schools, Judiciary
City of Residence: Escanaba
County of Residence Delta
District Description: Counties of Alger, Chippewa, Delta, Luce, Mackinac, Menominee and Schoolcraft
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Fish and Game
Bibliography:
Lewis 5:239-40
