Legislator Details


Lemuel Grant Dafoe
AKA:
Number of sessions served 3
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 33

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 10/2/1857
City: Dunville, Ontario
County: Haldimand County, ON
Country: Canada
 
Death
Date: 9/27/1946
City: Alpena, MI
County: Alpena County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial: interred
Burial
Date: 9/29/1946
City: Alpena, MI
County: Alpena County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Evergreen Cemetary

Marital Information:
married Marie Margaret Gallagher, dau. of David and ??ane (Ward) Gallagher, 1/4/1888, in Trenton, Alpena Co., MI; children: 1, Naomi (Spencer)

Number of Children: 1

Background

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

Education:
Alpena Public Schools; attended State Normal College in Ypsilanti; studied law privately before entering the law dept of University of Michigan

Biographical Sketch:
Of Irish ancestry. Son of Samuel Ira and Catherine (Barron of Byrne) Dafoe. Moved to Alpena, MI at age 5. Taught school for 4 years before studying law. Admitted to the bar & practiced in Alpena. Elected prosecuting attorney in 1884 [defeated in 1886]. He also served as city attorney for Alpena. Appointed postmaster of Alpena, 1898; elected vice pres. of Michigan Republican Clubs League, 1904. Mayor of Alpena 1910-14.

Notable Facts:
Death record gives mother's maiden name as Barron; marriage record record and Find-a-Grave say it was Byrne.

Sessions Served:

Fifty-First Legislature, 1921-1922
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Fish and Fisheries , Judiciary , Public Utilities , State Library
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Alpena
County of Residence Alpena
District: Alpena
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/2/1920
Date Sworn In: 1/5/1921
Date Left Office:

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

Maritial Status: Married
Notes:
Fiftieth Legislature, 1919-1920
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Fish and Fisheries , Judiciary , Kalamazoo State Hospital , State Normal College
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Alpena
County of Residence Alpena
District: Alpena
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/5/1918
Date Sworn In: 1/1/1919
Date Left Office:

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

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on the State Normal College
Thirty-Sixth Legislature, 1891-1892
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Liquor Traffic , Railroads , State House of Correction , Special Committee on Apportionment of Congressional and Legislative Districts, Special Committee on Detroit House of Correction
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Alpena
County of Residence Alpena
District: Alpena
District Description: Counties of Alpena, Montmorency and Otsego

Date Elected: 11/4/1890
Date Sworn In: 1/7/1891
Date Left Office:

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

Maritial Status: Married
Notes:

Bibliography:

MIBiog 1:221; Michiganology; Manual 1891 p.585-86; Manual 1919 p.812-13; PolGryd; Find-a-Grave.com; USCen 1900, 1910; MIMarRec 1867-1952
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