Legislator Details
Image Description:
History of Wexford County, Michigan : embracing a concise review of its early settlement, industrial development and present conditions / compiled by John H. Wheeler, 1903, facing p.450
Number of sessions served 2
Gender: Male
Age at election: 61
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 3/19/1849
City: Sparta Township, MI
County: Kent County, MI
Country: US
Death
Date: 1/15/1925
City: Haring Township, MI
County: Wexford County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 1/19/1925
City: Cadillac, MI
County: Wexford County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Maple Hill Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Carrie Bell Anderson, dau. of George A. and Carrie (Congdon) Anderson, 3/17/1886, in Jennings, MI; children: 3, Henry Clyde, Horace Earl and Clarence Albert
Number of Children: 3
Background
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Military Service:
Occupation: farmer, businessman, merchant
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
attended union schools of Grand Rapids
Biographical Sketch:
Son of Horace and Sarah (Whitney) McNitt. He farmed in Fayette Co., IL for 6 years but returned to Kent Co., MI to open a mercantile. In 1880, he opened stores in Wexford Co. in Haring, Round Lake and Jennings and conducted business for 8 years. He later opened a store in Cadillac, operating there until 1892 when he purchased a farm in Haring, raising cattle and dairy farming. He served in several Haring Township offices
Notable Facts:
Father of Rep. and Sen. H. Earl McNitt.
Died from heart disease.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind , Printing , Public Lands & Forestry Interests , Roads and Bridges
City of Residence: Cadillac
County of Residence Wexford
District Description: Counties of Lake and Wexford
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Labor , Roads and Bridges , Soldiers' Home
City of Residence: Cadillac
County of Residence Wexford
District Description: comprising the counties of Lake and Wexford
Date Left Office: 1/1/1753
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
Wheeler p.450-51, includes family portrait; Manual 1913 p.752; Find-a-Grave.com; Michiganology
