Legislator Details
Image Description:
Martin Hanlon, portrait from Nimmo, p.53
Number of sessions served 2
Gender: Male
Age at election: 51
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 8/7/1853
City: Dunkirk, NY
County: Chautauqua County, NY
Country: US
Death
Date: 3/4/1927
City: Detroit, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial: interred
Burial
Date: 3/7/1927
City: Williamston, MI
County: Ingham County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Summit Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Mary E. Webb, dau. of William H. and Anna M. Webb, 10/2/1884, in Manchester, MI; widowed in Jan. 1895; children: 4, Harold W., 2 other sons and 1 daughter
Number of Children: 4
Background
Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: blacksmith, druggist
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
graduated from high school in Almont; graduated from State Normal School, Ypsilanti, 1882
Biographical Sketch:
Of Irish ancestry. Soon after his birth, his parents moved to Canada, where he remained until 1868, when he moved to Almont, MI. There he learned the blacksmith trade and worked at the trade in Imlay City and Almont, Lapeer County, for nearly 7 years. At the age of 23, he began attending the high school. He was superintendent of the Williamston public schools for 3 years, 1882-5. He then bought an interest in a drug business at Williamston and later acquired the entire stock. He served as school trustee, village trustee, jus- tice of the peace, township clerk, school examiner (8 years), and (4 years) commissioner of schools for Ingham Co., [1897-1901]. Member of the Masons.
Notable Facts:
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Normal Schools , Religious and Benevolent Societies , Supplies and Expenditures
City of Residence: Williamston
County of Residence Ingham
District Description: City of Mason; townships of Alaiedon, Aurelius, Bunker Hill, Delhi, Ingham, LeRoy, Leslie, Locke, Meridian, Onondaga, Stockbridge, Vevay, Wheatfield, White Oak and Williamstown
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Normal Schools
Committees Served On: Elections , Normal Schools , Supplies and Expenditures
City of Residence: Williamston
County of Residence Ingham
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
Nimmo p.53, includes portrait; Manual 1905 p.757; Find-a-Grave.com, includes obit.; USCen 1900; Michiganology; MIMarRec 1867-1952
