Legislator Details

Image of William Herbert Withington
Image Description:
Portrait captured from Find-a-Grave.com 7/6/2024

William Herbert Withington
AKA:
Number of sessions served 2
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 37

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 2/1/1835
City: Dorchester, MA
County: Suffolk County, MA
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 6/27/1903
City: Jackson, MI
County: Jackson County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 6/30/1903
City: Jackson, MI
County: Jackson County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Mount Evergreen Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Julia Chittenden Beebe of Jackson, MI 6/6/1859; children: 6, Grace, Mary Bertha, Katherine (Carrow), Philip Herbert, Alice Hope and Winthrop

Number of Children: 6

Background

Religion: Episcopalian
Military Service: United States Army
Occupation: businessman, manufacturer
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:

Biographical Sketch:
Son of Rev. William & Elizabeth (Ford) Withington; of English descent. Moved to Jackson, MI, 1857, to manage a manufacturing business making farm implements. Commissioned Capt. 4/24/1861; made a colonel 8/1862 in the 17th Michigan Infantry--the Stone-wall Regiment. Made Brigadere General. Resigned commission in 1863 for family & business reasons. He was a colonel in the State militia from 1873 to 1879 and brigadier general from that time until his resignation in 1883. Trustee of the Michigan Insane Asylum at Kalamazoo. Became a Colonel in the 1st Reg. of militia.

Notable Facts:
Captain of the Jackson Grays, the 1st company to offer its services for the Civil War, becoming Co. B, 1st Reg. Michigan Volunteer Infantry. Taken prisoner & eventually exchanged 1/29/1862. For a time commanded the 1st Brigade, 1st Div. of the 9th Army Corps. Medal of Honor recipient for actions at Bull Run, July 1861.

Sessions Served:

Thirty-Sixth Legislature, 1891-1892
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Banks and Corporations , Rules and Joint Rules , Soldiers' Home , Military Affairs , University , Select Committee on Apportionment, Select Committee on Elections and Election Laws
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Jackson
County of Residence Jackson
District: 6
District Description: Counties of Hillsdale and Jackson

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:
Twenty-Seventh Legislature, 1873-1874
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Ways and Means , Military Affairs
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Jackson
County of Residence Jackson
District: Jackson 2
District Description: City of Jackson

Date Elected: 11/5/1872
Date Sworn In: 1/1/1873
Date Left Office:

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

Maritial Status: Married
Notes:

Bibliography:

RepDist. 3:104-5; PolGryd; Manual 1873 p.121; Michiganology; USCen 1900; Find-a-Grave.com, includes portrait; Manual 1891 p.578
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