Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 2
Gender: Male
Age at election: 57
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 8/14/1809
City: Albany, NY
County:
Country: US
Death
Date: 11/7/1892
City: Detroit, Mi
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 11/10/1892
City: Detroit, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Elmwood Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Ann Elizabeth Drury, 9/1/1835; children: Mrs. D.W. Brooks, Mrs. L.E. Clarke, George A. and 5 others
Number of Children: 8
Background
Religion: Presbyterian
Military Service:
Occupation: mason, builder, druggist, banker, merchant
Race:
Education:
Biographical Sketch:
In 1918 he moved to Jefferson Co., NY with his grandparents and cleared a farm. At 16 he took on the trade of stonemason and builder; by 19 he was foreman for the construction of the Rideau Canal in Canada. In 1831 he took a steamboat from Buffalo to Detroit. A year later he was commissioned to build the lighthouse at Thunder Bay before returning to Detroit. In 1835, he became general manager of the Black River Steam Mill and Lumber Co. In 1859 he joined Jacob S. Farrand & Co., wholesale and retail druggists. Helped with the transfer of the skeletal remains of Kentucky soldiers killed at the Battle of the River Raisin. he served as a member of the Common Council for 5 years; the sewer commission and board of reviewfor 10 years
Notable Facts:
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: State Affairs , Asylum for Insane, Religious and Benevolent Societies
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District Description: Wards 2, 3, 4, 7 and 10 of the City of Detroit; townships of Greenfield, Hamtramck, and Grosse Point, in Wayne County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Claims, Mines and Minerals, Asylum for Insane, Religious and Benevolent Societies
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District Description: First, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Ninth Wards of the City of Detroit, in the County of Wayne.
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Bibliography:
DFP 10/18/1889 p.8; DFP 11/8/1892 p.5; DFP 11/11/1892 p.4; DFP 11/17/1892 p.9; Manual 1867 p.155;
