Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 3
Gender: Male
Age at election: 54
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 9/3/1864
City: Richland township
County: Kalamazoo
Country: US
Death
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Burial
Date: 5/4/1932
City: Richland
County: Kalamazoo
Country: US
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Marital Information:
Married Ruby Ann (Chandler); and has three children: two boys Edward George Read 1898-1969 & George Sherman Read 1898-1969; and one girl, Caroline Read Barton 1907-1975.
Number of Children: 3
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Occupation: Sheep breeder
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Education:
He was educated in the rural schools, Kalamazoo College, and Parson's Business College of Kalamazoo.
Biographical Sketch:
Nephew of Gilbert E. Read.
At the age of fourten years, his father having died five years previous, he assumed the responsibillity of the farm upon which he still resides. He was one of the largest feeders of sheep and lambs in the state, and had won many prizes at the Chicago International Expositions. Also was director of the Kalamazoo City Savings Bank, the Monarch Paper Company, and the General Casualty and Surety Company of Detroit.
Notable Facts:
Republican and was elected to the legislatures in 1918 and 1920, and re-elected November 7, 1922, by a vote of 1,941 to 1,421 for Edward W. Upham.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Pontiac State Hospital , Taxation
City of Residence: Richland
County of Residence Kalamazoo
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Agriculture , General Taxation , Labor , Traverse City State Hospital
City of Residence: Richland
County of Residence Kalamazoo
District Description: Townships: Alamo, Brady, Charleston, Climax, Comstock, Cooper, Kalamazoo, Oshtemo, Pavilion, Portage, Prairie Ronde, Richland, Ross, Schoolcraft, Texas, and Wakeshma
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: General Taxation , Geological Survey , Ionia State Hospital , Michigan Farm Colony for Epileptics
City of Residence: Richland
County of Residence Kalamazoo
District Description: Township of Alamo, Brady, Charleston, Climax, Comstock, Cooper, Kalamazoo, Oshtemo, Pavilion, Portage, Prairie Ronde, Richland, Ross, Schoolcraft, Texas, Wakeshma.
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
Manual 1919 P. 825; Manual 1923, p. 750; PolGryd;ancestrylibrary.com Michigan deaths and burial index 1867-1995 shows date of death as May 4, 1932; www.findagrave.com Index 1805-2011 shows date of death as May 2, 1932;
