Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 3
Gender: Male
Age at election: 39
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 4/23/1877
City: Nicolet, QC
County: Nicolet, Nicolet-Yamaska, QC
Country: Canada
Death
Date: 3/2/1931
City: Escanaba, MI
County: Delta County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 3/6/1931
City: Escanaba, MI
County: Delta County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Saint Joseph Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Isabel K. McDonald, 10/29/1901 in Garden, Delta County, MI; children: 8, Myrtle, Loretta, Catherine, William Auvergne, Jr., Dorothy D., Margaret E., Robert Eugene and Donald
Number of Children: 8
Background
Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: physician, surgeon
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
Houghton county public schools; St. Victors College, Kankakee IL; College of Physicians & Surgeons, St. Louis, MO
Biographical Sketch:
He came to Michigan with his parents, Robert Eugene and Denese (Pinard) Lemire, when he was 3 months old. Practiced medicine and surgery in: Garden, Delta county for 3 1/2 years; then moved to Escanaba. He was county physician for 7 years, then became surgeon at St. Francis Hospital, Escanaba. Served on the Escanaba board of education including 3 years as secretary and 2 years as board president. Elected and served as Mayor of Escanaba in 1912 and refused the nomination for a second term.
Notable Facts:
Cause of death was an accidental electrocution by an x-ray machine.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Education , Executive Business , Public Health , State Affairs , State Homes
City of Residence: Escanaba
County of Residence Delta
District Description: Comprising the counties of Chippewa, Delta, Luce, Mackinac, Menominee and Schoolcraft
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Public Health
Committees Served On: Education , Michigan Agricultural College, Public Health , Railroads
City of Residence: Escanaba
County of Residence Delta
District Description: Comprising the counties of Chippewa, Delta, Luce, Mackinac, Menominee and Schoolcraft
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Public Health
Committees Served On: Education , Michigan Home and Training School, Railroads , State Psychopathic Hospital
City of Residence: Escanaba
County of Residence Delta
Reason for Leaving Office: See Notes
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Elected to the state senate for the 50th session.
Bibliography:
Manual 1917 p.797; Manual 1919 p.803; PolGryd; ancestrylibrary.com; MIMarRec1867-1952; USCen 1910,1930; MIBiog 2:21; Michiganology
