Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 3
Gender: Male
Age at election: 61
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 5/14/1849
City:
County: Eaton County, MI
Country: US
Death
Date: 10/21/1931
City: Albion, MI
County: Calhoun County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 10/23/1931
City: Albion, MI
County: Calhoun County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Riverside Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Flora M. Comstock, dau. of Jude D. and Mary Rachel (Wilson) Comstock, 9/19/1873, in Kalamazoo, MI; children: 5, Ethel Clara (Aiken), Nellie Belle (Bakeer), Cleveland J., Flora Ruth (Caines) and Mary Loretta (Bigelow)
Number of Children: 0
Background
Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: farmer, manufacturer, banker, insurance
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
public schools; attended Albion College, 1 year
Biographical Sketch:
Son of Henry Baxter and Loretta Belle (Hopkins) Wolcott. His father was an Eaton Co. pioneer who settled near Onondaga in 1846 where he farmed until 1851. He then moved to the Albion area where he lived the rest of his life. In 1889 , while mayor of Albion , he assisted in organizing the Homestead Building and Loan Association and is now serving his twenty- fourth year as president . In 1893 he assisted in the organization of the Commercial and Savings Bank of Albion and was one of its directors. In 1900, he was also a wind mill manufacturer; in 1920, he was involved with insurance. He is a member of the Oddfellows and the K. O. T. M. M
Notable Facts:
Manual says he was born in Eaton Co.; death record says Onondaga, Jackson Co., MI
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Printing , Revision & Amendment of the Constitution , Michigan School for the Deaf , Ways and Means
City of Residence: Albion
County of Residence Calhoun
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of Michigan School for the Deaf.
Committees Served On: Michigan School for the Deaf , Private Corporations , Religious and Benevolent Societies , Village Corporations
City of Residence: Albion
County of Residence Calhoun
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Eastern Asylum for Insane , Federal Relations , Printing , Revision & Amendment of the Constitution
City of Residence: Albion
County of Residence Calhoun
Date Left Office: 1/1/1753
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
Manual 1913 p.762-63; Michiganology; Find-a-Grave.com, includes portrait; USCen 1900, 1920; MIMarRec 1867-1952
