Legislator Details


Amos Crippen Blodget
AKA:Blodgett
Number of sessions served 1
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 34

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 1/31/1822
City:
County: Vermont
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 9/3/1906
City: Nashville, TN
County: Davidson County, TN
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 9/4/1906
City: Ypsilanti, MI
County: Washtenaw County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Highland Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Mary Helen; children: 1, Edwin M. (died as infant); married Sarah Salsbury Glover; children: 2, Eva (died as young child) and Frank C.

Number of Children: 3

Background

Religion: Presbyterian
Military Service:
Occupation: teacher, lawyer, insurance
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
Academic Made a special study of insurance law

Biographical Sketch:
Moved to MI with his parents, Udna and Lucinda (Calkins) Blodget, in 1836, settling in Ypsilanti in 1840. Admitted to practice as an attorney in Ann Arbor in 1847. Served as Justice of the Peace and held other local offices in Ypsilanti. Elected Prosecuting Attorney of the county in 1864. He moved to Philadelphia in 1872, taking a position with an insurance company, and came to Detroit in 1883. In 1900 he was living in Nashville, TN

Notable Facts:
Spelled Blodgett in 1857 Michigan Manual. Find-a-Grave.com and 1900 Census say he was born in Connecticut; Tennessee death certificate says Vermont

Sessions Served:

Nineteenth Legislature, 1857-1858
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Judiciary , Public Lands
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Ypsilanti
County of Residence Washtenaw
District: Washtenaw 1
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/4/1856
Date Sworn In: 1/7/1857
Date Left Office:

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

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes: He was a Democrat but ran on the Republican ticket due to local considerations.

Bibliography:

Ancestry; Bingham p.109; MIBiog:1:91; Find-a-Grave.com; TennesseeCityDeathRec 1872-1923; USCen 1870; 1900
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