Legislator Details
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Fred Lobb Langsford
AKA:
Number of sessions served 2
Gender: Male
Age at election: 54
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 10/13/1870
City: Quintrell Downs, England
County: Cornwall Unitary Authority, England
Country: England
Death
Date: 7/4/1949
City: Kingsford, MI
County: Dickinson County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date:
City: Iron Mountain, MI
County: Dickinson County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Iron Mountain Cemetery Park
Marital Information:
married Mary Louise Jewell, dau. of John and Margaret J. (Watts) Jewell, 6/19/1895 in Hurley, WI; children: 7, Glyde J. (Johnson), Lois, Harriet (Williams), John, Margaret (Stanaway), Joseph G. and Robert James
Number of Children: 7
Background
Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: miner, merchant, businessman, farmer
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
educated in the Cornwall, England, public schools.
Biographical Sketch:
Son of Joseph G. and Harriet (Lobb) Langsford. He came to Michigan about 1891 and engaged in mining [10 years] and farming. He was a member of the board of education of Breitung Township for 25 years and was a supervisor for 9 years.
Notable Facts:
Sessions Served:
Fifty-Fourth Legislature, 1927-1928
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Central Michigan Normal School , Conservation, General Taxation , Revision & Amendment of the Constitution , State House of Correction & Branch of the State Prison in the Upper Peninsula
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Iron Mountain
County of Residence Dickinson
District: Dickinson
District Description:
Date Elected: 11/2/1926
Date Sworn In: 1/5/1927
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Central Michigan Normal School
Fifty-Third Legislature, 1925-1926
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Geological Survey , State Library , State Sanatorium , Labor
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Iron Mountain
County of Residence Dickinson
District: Dickinson
District Description:
Date Elected: 11/4/1924
Date Sworn In: 1/7/1925
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Chair of the Committee on State Sanatorium