Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 2
Gender: Male
Age at election: 42
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 4/28/1848
City: Cleveland, OH
County: Cuyahoga County, OH
Country: US
Death
Date: 2/26/1900
City: Menominee, MI
County: Menominee County, MI
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Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 2/28/1900
City: Menominee, MI
County: Menominee County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Riverside Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Belle [Delia Isabella] Stephenson, 2/25/1875, in Menominee, MI; children: Nellie Louise, Edna and Robert Stephenson
Number of Children: 3
Background
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Occupation: fire insurance sales
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Biographical Sketch:
Of German ancestry. Son of Samuel and Babette (Straus) Flesheim. Located to Menominee in 1871. President, Menominee Electric Company, manufacturer of telephone switchboards and equipment. Mayor of Menominee, 1888. Served as clerk, register of deeds and treasurer of Menominee County. Member of Michigan state senate, 1891-94 (31st District 1891-92, 30th District 1893-94). Committed suicide.
Notable Facts:
Sometimes listed as Joseph Fleshiem, as in the 1893 MI Manual.
Cause of death: "shot himself with a revolver"
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Federal Relations , Lumber Interests, Public Improvements, Railroads , Rules and Joint Rules
City of Residence: Menominee
County of Residence Menominee
District Description: Counties of Chippewa, Mackinac, Luce, Schoolcraft, Delta and Menominee
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Engrossment and Enrollment, Insurance , Labor Interests, State Public School , Select Committee on Apportionment
City of Residence: Menominee
County of Residence Menominee
District Description: Counties of Iron, Marquette and Menominee
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: See also Joseph Fleshiem (37th legislature)
Bibliography:
Manual 1893 p.584; SeekMI; PolGryd; USCen 1880; MIMar 1868-1925; MIBir 1867-1902;
