Legislator Details
Image Description:
From:
Sprague's history of Grand Traverse and Leelanaw counties, Michigan embracing a concise review of their early settlement, industrial development and present conditions...to which will be appended...life sketches of well-known citizens of the county, edited and compiled by Elvin L. Sprague and Mrs. George N. Smith p.426
Number of sessions served 3
Gender: Male
Age at election: 33
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 9/16/1877
City: Litchfield, MI
County: Hillsdale County, MI
Country: US
Death
Date: 3/29/1939
City: Detroit, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 4/1/1939
City: Traverse City, MI
County: Grand Traverse County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Oakwood Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Edna Holdsworth, dau. of Edwin Henry and Eliza (Goeball) Holdsworth, in Traverse City, MI, 7/30/1902; children: Robert Holdsworth, Lewis Holdsworth., William H and John Hewitt and Edna Holdsworth
Number of Children: 0
Background
Religion: Methodist Episcopal
Military Service: United States Army
Occupation: lawyer, insurance
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
Fife Lake schools; graduated from Traverse City High School, 1900
Biographical Sketch:
Of English descent. Son of Dr. Lewis Stephen & Jennie Lily (Hubbard) Walter. Enlisted in Co. M, 34th Reg. Michigan Volunteers, landing in Cuba July 1, 1898; discharged Dec. 9, 1898. Elected township clerk at 21, and county clerk at 22, holding that office for 5 terms. Member of the Maccabees, Independent Order of Foresters & Knights of Pythias.
Notable Facts:
Died of coronary sclerosis
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Counties and Townships , Geological Survey , Finance and Appropriations , Forestry & State Lands , Insurance , Pontiac State Hospital , State Tuberculosis Sanitorium
City of Residence: Traverse City
County of Residence Grand Traverse
District Description: Comprising the counties of Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Missaukee and Wexford
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of Counties and Townships; and Geological Survey
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Finance and Appropriations , Fisheries , Insurance , Normal School at Mount Pleasant , Supplies and Expenses , Traverse City State Hospital
City of Residence: Traverse City
County of Residence Grand Traverse
District Description: Counties of Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkasa, Leelanau, Missaukee and Wexford
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Claims and Public Accounts , Counties and Townships , Fisheries , Normal School at Marquette , School for the Deaf , Asylum for Insane at Traverse City
City of Residence: Traverse City
County of Residence Grand Traverse
District Description: Comprising the counties of Anrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Missaukee and Wexford
Date Left Office: 1/1/1753
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Committee chairmanships: Asylum for Insane at Traverse City; School for the Deaf
Bibliography:
Sprague p.426-28, portrait facing p.426; Manual 1913 p.739; 1939 SJ SCR25, p.696; USCen 1910, 1930; MIMarRec 1867-1952; Find-a-Grave.com, includes portrait; Michiganology
