Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 3
Gender: Male
Age at election: 51
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 6/30/1867
City: Northville township
County: Wayne
Country: US
Death
Date: 8/8/1943
City: Northville
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Number of Children: 0
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Occupation: Mercantile business, postmaster
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Education:
Graduated from the Northville high school.
Biographical Sketch:
Died in 1943.
According to House Resolution No 9, 1944 House Journal. p. 7, he died 8/8/1943 in Northville, Michigan.
His father died when he was ten years old and his mother, when he was sixteen. Finding himself without a home, he went to live with a neighboring family, doing chores for his board and schooling. He engaged in the mercantile business for six years after which he was employed in the county treasurer's office for six years also was postmaster for ten years.
Notable Facts:
Republican and was elected to the legislature in 1918 and 1920 and re-elected November 7, 1922, without opposition.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Michigan State Prison , Roads and Bridges , State Capitol and Public Buildings
City of Residence: Northville
County of Residence Wayne
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Agriculture , Roads and Bridges , State House of Correction & Branch of the State Prison in the Upper Peninsula , Village Corporations
City of Residence: Northville
County of Residence Wayne
District Description: Townships: Brownstown, Canton, Huron, Livonia, Northville, Plymouth, Romulus, Sumpter, Taylor, and Van Buren
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Pontiac State Hospital , Roads and Bridges , State Capitol and Public Buildings , Village Corporations
City of Residence: Northville
County of Residence Wayne
District Description: Township of Brownstown, Canton, Huron, Livonia, Northville, Plymouth, Romulus, Sumpter, Taylor, Van Buren.
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
Manual 1919 p. 819; Manual 1923, p. 742; PolGryd
