Legislator Details


Arthur Custer MacKinnon
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Number of sessions served 9
Gender: Male
Age at election: 52

Vital Records Information:

Birth

Date: 8/3/1870
City: Cleveland, Ohio
County: Cuyahoga
Country: United States
 

Death

Date: 10/15/1957
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Marital Information:
Married October 19, 1899 to Charlotte Hodgkins; three children

Number of Children: 3


Background

Religion: Congregationalist
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Occupation: Machinist, retired
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Education:
Early education in Bay City schools Left school at age 16 to become machinist Attended Michigan Agricultural College

Biographical Sketch:
Son of John Donald MacKinnon and Agnes (Kirk) Mackinnon. Of Scotch ancestry. Parents moved to Bay City when he was an infant. Left school at age 16 to learn the machinist's trade. He engaged in the manufacturing business for twenty years, being associated with his father until his retirement, and than with his brother. Has served his city as alderman and commissioner.Member of Masons & Elks.

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Sessions Served:

Sixty-Sixth Legislature, 1951-1952

Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Educational Institutions, Public Utilities , Transportation
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Bay City
County of Residence Bay
District: Bay
District Description: Bay County

Date Elected: 11/7/1950
Date Sworn In: 1/3/1951
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: Unknown
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Transportation

Sixty-Fourth Legislature,1947-1948

Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, Public Utilities , State Affairs , State Normal College , Transportation
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City of Residence: Bay City
County of Residence Bay
District: Bay
District Description: County of Bay

Date Elected: 11/5/1946
Date Sworn In: 1/1/1947
Date Left Office:

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

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Transportation

Sixty-Third Legislature, 1945-1946

Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, Private Corporations , Public Health , Transportation
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City of Residence: Bay City
County of Residence Bay
District: Bay
District Description: County of Bay

Date Elected: 11/7/1944
Date Sworn In: 1/3/1945
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Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Public Health.

Sixty-First Legislature, 1941-1942

Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: City Corporations , Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, Revision & Amendment of the Constitution , State Capitol and Public Buildings , State Library , Transportation
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City of Residence: Bay City
County of Residence Bay
District: Bay 1
District Description: Bay City

Date Elected: 11/5/1940
Date Sworn In: 1/1/1941
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Reason for Leaving Office: Chose not to run
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on State Capitol and Public Buildings

Fifty-Sixth Legislature, 1931-1932

Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, Public Utilities , Roads and Bridges , State House of Correction & Branch of the State Prison in the Upper Peninsula
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City of Residence: Bay City
County of Residence Bay
District: Bay 1
District Description: Bay City

Date Elected: 11/4/1930
Date Sworn In: 1/7/1931
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Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on the Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science

Fifty-Fifth Legislature, 1929-1930

Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: City Corporations , Michigan School for the Blind , Michigan School for the Deaf , Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Bay City
County of Residence Bay
District: Bay 1
District Description: Bay City

Date Elected: 11/6/1928
Date Sworn In: 1/2/1929
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Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of City Corporations; Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science.

Fifty-Fourth Legislature, 1927-1928

Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, Religious and Benevolent Societies , State Normal College , Supplies and Expenditures
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City of Residence: Bay City
County of Residence Bay
District: Bay 1
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Date Elected: 11/2/1926
Date Sworn In: 1/5/1927
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Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science

Fifty-Third Legislature, 1925-1926

Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Ways and Means
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City of Residence: Bay City
County of Residence Bay
District: Bay 1
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Date Elected: 11/4/1924
Date Sworn In: 1/7/1925
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Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
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Fifty-Second legislature, 1923-1924

Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: City Corporations , Conservation, Newberry State Hospital , State Library
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City of Residence: Bay City
County of Residence Bay
District: Bay 1
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Date Elected: 11/7/1922
Date Sworn In: 1/3/1923
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Married
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Bibliography:

Manual 1941 p.682; Manual 1947 p.686-687; Manual 1929 p 699-700; Manual 1931 p.670; Manual 1927 p.653; Manual 1925 p.607; Manual 1923 p.746; Manual 1951 p.296; PolGryd; Michigan Legislative Handbook 1945-46 p.157; HJ 1958 p.36 HR14