Legislator Details


Milo H. Dakin
AKA:
Number of sessions served 2
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 36

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 10/1/1848
City: Ingham, MI
County: Ingham County, MI
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 4/14/1927
City: Milwaukee, WI
County: Milwaukee County, WI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date:
City: Saginaw, MI
County: Saginaw County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Forest Lawn Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Jane L. Cross 3/12/1867 in Henrietta, MI [she died in 1899]; children: 2, Sherman H. and Percie M.

Number of Children: 2

Background

Religion:
Military Service: United States Army
Occupation: farm laborer, mill worker, inspector
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:

Biographical Sketch:
Son of James A. and Mary Ann (Lebar) Dakin; orphaned at 13. Enlisted in Co. C, 9th Regiment, Michigan Cavalry at 15, serving 18 months in the military. Moved to Ionia Co. at war's end; worked on farms & in sawmills; inspected & packed shingles.

Notable Facts:
Accused of involvement in a bribery in 1887; expelled from the Legislature 4/28/1887. In 1910 and 1920, he was an 'inmate' at the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Milwaukee, WI. He was admitted in Oct. 1908; discharged in 1915 but readmitted in 1916.

Sessions Served:

Thirty-Fourth Legislature, 1887-1888
Chamber: House
Party: Labor Fusion
Committees Served On: Lumber and Salt , Public Lands , Reform School
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Saginaw
County of Residence Saginaw
District: Saginaw 1
District Description: Townships of Carrollton and Zilwaukee; city of Saginaw in Saginaw County

Date Elected: 11/2/1886
Date Sworn In: 1/5/1887
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: Expelled
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Investigation and expulsion vote in 1887 HJ 2:1565-1817
Thirty-Third Legislature, 1885-1886
Chamber: House
Party: Other
Committees Served On: Harbors, Mines and Minerals
Postions Held:

City of Residence:
County of Residence Saginaw
District: Saginaw 1
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/4/1884
Date Sworn In: 1/7/1885
Date Left Office:

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

Maritial Status: Married
Notes:

Bibliography:

MIBiog 1:222; Manual 1885 p.158, 571; USCen 1880, 1910, 1920; Find-a-Grave.com; USNatHomesDisVolSold ; 1887 HJ v.2, 1564-66; DFP 4/21/1887 p.1; 1887 HJ 2:1565-1817 U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938 ancestry.
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