Legislator Details


Eugene Pringle
AKA:
Number of sessions served 2
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 34

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 12/1/1826
City: Richfield, NY
County: Otsego County, NY
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 6/15/1908
City: Jackson, MI
County: Jackson County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 6/17/1908
City: Jackson, MI
County: Jackson County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Mount Evergreen

Marital Information:
married Frances A. Becker, dau. of Abraham Becker of Ann Arbor, 9/6/1855; children: 4, Fannie and Jessie (Harmon) and 2 others

Number of Children: 4

Background

Religion: Episcopalian
Military Service:
Occupation: lawyer
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:

Biographical Sketch:
Of Scottish descent. Son of Homer & Harriet (Hatch) Pringle. Admitted to the NY bar in 1849. Moved to Jackson, MI, 1850. 1852 became Circuit Court Commissioner for Jackson Co.; served as Jackson village Recorder, 3 yrs; elected prosecuting attorney 1856 & 1858 and 1886; city attorney 1858-59; US register of bankruptcy 1867-78; member of the Jackson board of public works, 1871-76; 1862-64 Military Secretary to Gov. Blair; state commissioner of insurance, 1883-85; elected mayor of Jackson, 1885 . Involved in railroad development in Michigan.

Notable Facts:
Served in both chambers. Represented Jackson Co. at the 1867 state Constitutional Convention. Member of the 1st Republican Convention in Jackson in 1854. Died of apoplexy.

Sessions Served:

Twenty-fourth Legislature, 1867-1868
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: State Prison , Federal Relations , Insurance
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Jackson
County of Residence Jackson
District: 10
District Description: County of Jackson

Date Elected: 11/6/1866
Date Sworn In: 1/2/1867
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes:
Twenty-First Legislature, 1861-1862
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Judiciary , Banks and Incorporations
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Jackson
County of Residence Jackson
District: Jackson 2
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/6/1860
Date Sworn In: 1/2/1861
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes:

Bibliography:

Manual 1861 p.116; Manual 1867 p.155; Men of Progress p.315, includes portrait; SeekMI; USCen 1900
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