Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 3
Gender: Male
Age at election: 45
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 1/1/1800
City: Dorada, Ireland
County: County Mayo, Ireland
Country: Ireland
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Number of Children: 0
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Occupation: merchant, businessman
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
studied for the priesthood
Biographical Sketch:
He was educated for a priest but became a merchant on Mackinac. He was subpoened on behalf of the Indian tribes about Mackinac during the investigation of charges against Schoolcraft in 1840. At that time he had a general store and was described as "an honest, industrious man." He emigrated to the US in 1834 and settled in Michigan in 1835. He held several Mackinac County offices including clerk of Mackinac Co. in 1864. As justice of the peace, he pursued 'King' Strang.
Notable Facts:
Date of birth unknown.
Sometimes called the "Irish dragon" and creditted with changing the names of several counties to Irish names from Native American ones originally assigned by Schoolcraft.
He successfully advocated for changing 5 county names from Native American words to Irish names.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Education , State Library
Postions Held: Speaker Pro Tempore
City of Residence: Holmes
County of Residence Mackinac
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Education
City of Residence: Mackinac
County of Residence Mackinac
District Description: Mackinac County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Indian Affairs, Education
City of Residence: Mackinac
County of Residence Mackinac
District Description: Michilimackina County [later called Mackinac]
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
MIBiog 2:159; Fuller p.471; https://www.cmich.edu/library/clarke/ResearchResources/Michigan_Material_Local/Beaver_Island_Helen_Collar_Papers/BiographicalCards/Pages/Biographical-Papers-Letter-O.aspx Pion Coll 18:625 [17]
