Legislator Details
Andrew Bird Glaspie
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Number of sessions served 4
Gender: Male
Age at election: 40
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 11/21/1876
City: Oxford MI
County: Oakland
Country: US
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Number of Children: 0
Background
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Military Service: United States Army
Occupation: Realtor; printing business, newspaper editor
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Education:
Public schools; Oxford HS and
Michigan State Normal College, Ypsilanti
Biographical Sketch:
Scotch-Irish ancestry. Father was civil war veteran; his grandfather served in the war of 1812; his great-great grandfather in the Revolutionary war.
Notable Facts:
Served one year as a member of Company G, Thirty-first Michigan infantry, during the Spanish-American war.
Served eight years as Oxford's postmaster.
In 1899 he engaged in the printing and publishing business.
Sessions Served:
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Conservation, Elections , Military Affairs , Printing , State Hospitals
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City of Residence: Oxford
County of Residence Oakland
District: 12
District Description: Comprising the counties of Oakland and Washtenaw
Date Elected: 11/7/1922
Date Sworn In: 1/3/1923
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Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on State Hospitals
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Apportionment , College of Mines , Game Laws , Railroads
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City of Residence: Oxford
County of Residence Oakland
District: Oakland 2
District Description: Townships: Addison, Brandon, Commerce, Groveland, Highland, Holly, Independence, Lyon, Milford, Novi, Orion, Oxford, Rose, Springfield, Waterford, West Bloomfield, and White Lake
Date Elected: 11/2/1920
Date Sworn In: 1/5/1921
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Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Married
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Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Game Laws , General Taxation , Newberry State Hospital , Revision & Amendment of the Constitution
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City of Residence: Oxford
County of Residence Oakland
District: Oakland 2
District Description: Township of Addison, Brandon, Commerce, Groveland, Highland, Holly, Independence, Lyon, Milford, Novi, Orion, Oxford, Rose, Springfield, Waterford, West Bloomfield, White Lake.
Date Elected: 11/5/1918
Date Sworn In: 1/1/1919
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Reason for Leaving Office: Resigned
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Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Game Laws
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Central Michigan Normal School , Federal Relations, Game Laws , Michigan Reformatory
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City of Residence: Oxford
County of Residence Oakland
District: Oakland 2
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Date Elected: 11/7/1916
Date Sworn In: 1/3/1917
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Reason for Leaving Office: Resigned
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Married
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