Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 2
Gender: Male
Age at election: 64
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 8/10/1852
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Country: Canada
Death
Date: 10/7/1919
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Type of Burial:
Burial
Date:
City: Grand Marais, MI
County: Alger County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Rose Hill Cemetery
Marital Information:
married first to Mary Headford 9/20/1873 in Bay City, MI; after the death of his first wife, he was married to Sophie Wright 12/07/1908 in Bay City, MI; children: one son, William Joseph, born August 1874.
Number of Children: 1
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Education:
public schools of Bay City MI
Biographical Sketch:
Of English descent. Resided in the Saginaw valley when young and moved to Grand Marais, Alger County in 1894. Served on the Board of Education for several years and for eleven years as a member of the board of supervisors and at one time as its chairman. He was a member of the County Road Commission.
Obit in the Manistique Courier Record gives place of birth as New York City
Notable Facts:
Died in office in 1919.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Roads and Bridges , Supplies and Expenditures , State Psychopathic Hospital
City of Residence: Grand Marais
County of Residence Alger
District Description: Comprising the counties of Alger, Luce, Mackinac and Schoolcraft
Reason for Leaving Office: Died
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on State Psychopathic Hospital
Committees Served On: Religious and Benevolent Societies , Traverse City State Hospital , Village Corporations , Apportionment
City of Residence: Grand Marais
County of Residence Schoolcraft
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
Manual 1917 p.796; Manual 1919 p.820-21; PolGryd; Find-a-Grave.com; MIMarRec1867-1952; MIBiog 2:20; Manistique Cour Rec 10/9/1919 p.1 col. 3
