Legislator Details


Ralph Wadhams
AKA:
Number of sessions served 1
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 39

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 5/30/1798
City: Goshen, CT
County: Litchfield County, CT
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 3/27/1877
City: Clyde Mills, MI
County: Saint Clair County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date:
City: Wadhams, MI
County: Saint Clair County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Kinney Cemetery

Marital Information:
never married

Number of Children: 0

Background

Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: merchant, lumbering, farmer
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:

Biographical Sketch:
Son of Jesse and Mary Wadhams.His family moved to Leicester, NY when he was young. He became a clerk in a store. He moved to Detroit in 1823 and was a member of the firm of Reese & Wadhams, general merchants, for several years. He was involved with steamboat and overland freighting while in Detroit. When he acquired a tract of pine on Black River, he began lumbering. In 1929, he moved to Saint Clair County, building the first grist mill there in 1830. He served as supervisor of Desmond Township, in 1832. He was postmaster of Clyde Mills from about 1838-74. Later in life he turned to farming and cattle raising.

Notable Facts:
Clyde Mills is in Kimball Twp.

Sessions Served:

Third Legislature, 1838
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Ways and Means , Elections
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Port Huron
County of Residence Saint Clair
District: Saint Clair
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/6/1837
Date Sworn In: 1/1/1838
Date Left Office:

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

Maritial Status: Unknown
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Bibliography:

MIBiog 2:392; MIDeaths&BurInd 1867-1995; Port Huron Wkly 3/28/1877; Find-a-Grave.com
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