Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 2
Gender: Male
Age at election: 44
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 11/24/1850
City: Darlington Township, ON
County: Durham Region, ON
Country: Canada
Death
Date: 4/24/1917
City: Fort Gratiot Township, MI
County: St. Clair County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial: interred
Burial
Date: 4/27/1917
City: Port Huron, MI
County: St. Clair County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Lakeside Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Henrietta Tool, 1/7/1874 in Markham Twp, York Co., ON, Canada; children: 6, Lottie, Phoebe (Blevins), Ross, Ruth S., Earl, Lillian Hattie
Number of Children: 6
Background
Religion: Baptist
Military Service:
Occupation: farmer, lumberer, merchant, miller, businessman
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
attended common schools.
Biographical Sketch:
Son of Henry Wright and Phoebe (Sharrard) Madill. After marrying he farmed for 2 years before relocating to Lexington, MI, in 1876, to become a carriage builder as well as a farmer. Located in Marion Township, to farm 1877 until the fires of 1881. He moved to Huron County, 1881 and engaged in lumbering; built a flour mill at Ubly, 1883 and engaged in milling, grain dealing and had a general store. He moved to Port Huron around 1913. Member of the Masons and the Knights Templar
Notable Facts:
Died of apoplexy while traveling.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Liquor Traffic , Private Corporations , State Public School, Supplies and Expenditures
County of Residence Huron
District Description: Huron County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Labor , Village Corporations , State Public School
County of Residence Huron
District Description: Huron County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
Chapman(HU) p.390-1; Manual 1895 p.574-5; Michiganology; Manual 1897 p.657; USCen 1900,1910; Find-a-Grave.com
