Legislator Details


Edwin Denby
AKA:
Number of sessions served 1
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 32

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 2/18/1870
City: Evansville, IN
County: Vanderburg County, IN
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 2/8/1929
City: Detroit, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial: interred
Burial
Date:
City: Detroit, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Elmwood Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Marion Bartlett Thurber, dau. of Henry T. and Eliza (Craul) Thurber, 3/18/1911 in Detroit, MI; children: Edwin J. and Marion

Number of Children: 2

Background

Religion: Episcopalian
Military Service: United States Navy
Occupation: lawyer, banker
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:

Biographical Sketch:
Son of Charles Harvey and Martha (Fitch);Grson of Graham Newell Fitch. To China, 1885, with father, U.S. Minister; worked for the Chinese imp. maritime customs serv. 1887-94; ret. to the U.S., 1894. Law grad. U. of Mich., 1896. Admitted to the bar & practiced in Detroit, 1896. Gunner’s mate, 3rd class, U.S. Navy, on the Yosemite during Span. Amer. War. Engaged in banking & other business enterprises. Enlisted as a pvt. in Marine Corps, 1917; retired as major in Marine Corps Reserve, 1919. Member of the Masons and PhiDelta Phi.

Notable Facts:
Served in Congress 1905-1911; pres. of Detroit Charter Comm. 1913-1914; pres. Detroit Bd of Commerce, 1916-1917. Sec. of the Navy for Pres. Harding from 1921, until 3/10/1924; resigned in the aftermath of the Teapot Dome scandal. His father was in the Indiana Legisalture.

Sessions Served:

Forty-Second Legislature, 1903-1904
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Judiciary , University , Military Affairs
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: Wayne 1
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/4/1902
Date Sworn In: 1/7/1903
Date Left Office:

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

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes: Chair of the Committee on the University

Bibliography:

CongBio p.928; MIMar 1868-1925; PolGryd; 1930 USCen
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