Legislator Details


Edward Lewis Yaple
AKA:
Number of sessions served 2
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 34

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 2/7/1874
City: Mendon, MI
County: Saint Joseph County, MI
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 1/27/1950
City: Kalamazoo, Mi
County: Kalamazoo County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 1/29/1950
City: Mendon, MI
County: Saint Joseph County, MI
Country: Us
Cemetery: Mendon Township Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Charlotte E. Willmott, dau. of George and Elizabeth (Moore) Willmott, 2/12/1902, in Kalamazoo, MI; children: 4, Frances E., Charlotte G., George W. and Dorothy E.

Number of Children:

Background

Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: lawyer, merchant
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
attended Mendon Union Schools; graduated from Kalamazoo College, 1896; graduated from University of Chicago, 1897; JD from Northwestern University Law School, 1899.

Biographical Sketch:
Son of Judge George L. and Mary E. (Hankinson) Yaple. Moved to Kalamazoo in 1901. He was in legal practice in Kalamazoo with Claude S. Carney from 1900-1915. He owned and operated furniture stores in downtown Kalamazoo for many years. In 1933, he returned to Mendon and was associated with the Home Owners Loan Corporation and was attached to their legal staff in Detroit and Battle Creek. He later returned to private practice in Mendon. He was on the board of trustees for Kalamazoo College for 25 years and a member of the Rotary Club.

Notable Facts:

Sessions Served:

Forty-Sixth Legislature, 1911-1912
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: City Corporations , Michigan Asylum for Insane , Revision and Amendment of the Statutes , Industrial School for Boys
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Kalamazoo
County of Residence Kalamazoo
District: Kalamazoo 1
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/8/1910
Date Sworn In: 1/4/1911
Date Left Office:

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

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Committee chairmanship: Michigan Asylum for Insane
Forty-Fifth Legislature, 1909-1910
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Asylum for the Criminal Insane, Judiciary , Industrial School for Boys , Revision & Amendment of the Constitution
Postions Held:

City of Residence:
County of Residence Kalamazoo
District: Kalamazoo 1
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/3/1908
Date Sworn In: 1/6/1909
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Unknown
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Bibliography:

MIBiog 2:478; Manual 1909, 1911; MIMarRec 1867-1952; USCen 1910, 1920, 1930; Find-a-Grave.com; SeekMI; Kalamazoo Gazette 1/27/1950 p.1 col.4, includes photo
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