Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 1
Gender: Male
Age at election: 48
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 5/26/1846
City: Algonac, MI
County: St. Clair County, MI
Country: US
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Marital Information:
married Ella Eliza Winters, 12/1/1872
Number of Children: 1
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Military Service: United States Army
Occupation: sailor, insurance and pension attorney
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
Attended public schools.
Biographical Sketch:
Enlisted in Company I, 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics, 1863. Sailed on Great Lakes, 1865-72. Settled in Algonac as insurance and pension attorney, 1872. Served as supervisor, justice of the peace and deputy collector of customs (1880-90). Served as principal lighthouse keeper, St. Clair Flats Ship Canal, 1878-80. Member, Michigan House of Representatives, 1895-96.
Notable Facts:
Participated in campaign from Chattanooga to Atlanta and Sherman's march to the Atlantic. Present at the surrender of Johnston's army at Raleigh and the grand review of Sherman's Army at Washington, DC, 5/24/1865. Member, Maccabees and Masons.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Apportionments, Fisheries and Game, Printing
City of Residence: Algonac
County of Residence Saint Clair
District Description: Cities of Marine City, and Saint Clair; townships of Burtchville, China, Clay, Clyde, Cottrellville, East China, Grant, Kimball, Port Huron, Riley and Saint Clair
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Bibliography:
MI Manual 1895, p. 580.
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