Legislator Details
Image Description:
Portrait captured from Find-a-Grave.com 6/23/2024
Number of sessions served 2
Gender: Male
Age at election: 53
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 1/3/1831
City:
County: Steuben County, NY
Country: US
Death
Date: 10/17/1902
City: Detroit, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 10/17/1902
City: Ionia, MI
County: Ionia County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Highland Park Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Mary Carlyle Abbey of Reading, NY, 10/20/1855; children: 5, Charles H., Herbert B., George, Mary A. and 1 other son
Number of Children: 5
Background
Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: farmer,merchant, businessman, capitalist
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
common school
Biographical Sketch:
Youngest son of Andrew W. & Sophia (Wilkins) Webber. Moved to Michigan , 1852, with his brother. Farmed & operated a mercantile business before entering the lumber business. Maintained a farm near Ionia. He was elected president of the Ionia Agricultural Society twice and was mayor of the city of Ionia. He served as one of the directors and vice president of the Second National Bank; president of the Ionia Farmers' Mutual Insurance Co.
Notable Facts:
Ensign gives birth date as 1/7/1831. Manual says he was born in Steuben Co., NY; Find-a-Grave says Monterey, Schuyler Co., NY.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Agricultural College , Federal Relations , Michigan Asylum for Insane Criminals
County of Residence Ionia
District Description: Townships of Danby, Ionia, Lyons, North Plains, Portland and Ronald; city of Ionia
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Agricultural College , Private Corporations , State House of Correction
County of Residence Ionia
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
Ensign p.163; Manual 1887 p.638; USCen 1880, 1900; Find-a-Grave.com, includes portrait; Michiganology
