Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 4
Gender: Male
Age at election: 55
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Birth
Date: 9/10/1867
City: Montreal
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Country: Canada
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Married Barrbor 7/1894; children: Benjamin, Joseph, Henry, Thomas, Mary, Martha; married Christina or Crestal; children: Lawrence and Emma
Number of Children: 8
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Occupation: lumbering, river driving, millwork, farming.
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Biographical Sketch:
Of French ancestry. Born in Montreal, Canada, Deshano moved with his family to Arenac County, Michigan when he was a child and four years later, he moved Beaver Twp, Bay county, MI. Deshano held office as township treasurer (4 years) and Supervisor. Early employment included lumbering, river driving and mill work. After marrying he farmed.
Notable Facts:
Republican, elected to the legislature in 1922, 1924 and 1926 and re-elected November 6, 1928, by a vote of 3,173 to 2,611 for William E. Richardson.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Federal Relations , Fish and Fisheries , Michigan School for the Blind , Revision & Amendment of the Constitution
City of Residence: Auburn
District Description: Township of Bangor, Beaver, Frankenlust, Fraser, Garfield, Gibson, Hampton, Kawkawlin, Merritt, Monitor, Mount Forest, Pinconning, Portsmouth, Williams in Bay County
Reason for Leaving Office: Unknown
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Drainage , Fish and Fisheries , Horticulture , State Library
City of Residence: Auburn
District Description: Township of Bangor, Beaver, Frankenlust, Fraser, Garfield, Gibson, Hampton, Kawkawlin, Merritt, Monitor, Mount Forest, Pinconning, Portsmouth, Williams in Bay County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on State Library
Committees Served On: Fish and Fisheries , Geological Survey , Ionia State Hospital , Religious and Benevolent Societies
City of Residence: Auburn
District Description: Township of Bangor, Beaver, Frankenlust, Fraser, Garfield, Gibson, Hampton, Kawkawlin, Merritt, Monitor, Mount Forest, Pinconning, Portsmouth, Williams in Bay County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on the Geological Survey
Committees Served On: Fish and Fisheries , Geological Survey , Religious and Benevolent Societies , Towns and Counties , Western State Normal School
City of Residence: Auburn
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
MIBiog 1:236; USCen 1900, 1910, 1930
Manual 1929, P. 691; Manual 1927, p. 645;
Manual 1925, p. 600-601; Manual 1923, p. 737;
