Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 2
Gender: Male
Age at election: 52
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 3/17/1876
City: Oldham, Lancashire
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Country: England
Death
Date: 1/1/1941
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Marital Information:
married Annie; children: four sons, Chris, Jack, Bill, Sandy, and one daughter, Annie
Number of Children: 5
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Occupation: Salesman; Woolen Manufacturer; Mayor
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Education:
appreticeship in the dry goods business at Manchester, England
Manchester grammer school at Manchester
Biographical Sketch:
Worked as a salesman in Manchester, England from 1897-1904; emigrated to the US and worked in a Philadelphia dry goods store unitl 1908; moved to Eaton Rapids and in 1920, founded the John B. Davidson woolen mills; became Mayor of Eaton Rapids in 1923 and vice-president of the Michigan state bank in 1925; member of Kiwanis
Notable Facts:
elected to the legislature November 6, 1928, by a vote of 8,235 to 2,680 for John B. Strange.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Agriculture , Cities and Villages , State Affairs , State Hospitals, Counties and Townships , Public Utilities
City of Residence: Eaton Rapids
County of Residence Eaton
District Description: County of Clinton, Eaton, and Shiawassee
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on State Hospitals
Committees Served On: City Corporations , Labor , Pontiac State Hospital , State Normal College
City of Residence: Eaton Rapids
County of Residence Eaton
District Description: Eaton County
Reason for Leaving Office: Unknown
End of Term Status: Departed
Bibliography:
PolGryd; Manual 1929,p.690; FAMILY
Manual 1929, Pg. 690-691
