Legislator Details
Image Description:
Portrait captured from Find-a-Grave.com, 7/9/2026
Number of sessions served 2
Gender: Male
Age at election: 61
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 5/29/1863
City: Wilshire Township, OH
County: Van Wert county, Ohio
Country: US
Death
Date: 7/12/1945
City: Mason, MI
County: Ingham County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial: interred
Burial
Date: 7/16/1945
City: Spencerville, OH
County: Allen County, OH
Country: US
Cemetery: Spencerville Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Caroline W. Richardson, at Spencerville, Ohio, 6/25/1887; children: 2, Chauncey B. [died as a child] and Justin R.
Number of Children: 1
Background
Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: minister
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
attended Van Wert County, OH public schools; graduated from Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH; graduated from Bonebreak Theological Seminary, Dayton, OH, in 1887.
Biographical Sketch:
Son of Benjamin and Nancy (Bayer?) Hartzog. He was a pastor in Columbus and Cleveland Ohio, churches for 20 years and in Tecumseh, MI; 10 years and in Mason, MI, 8 years. He authored "Ancient Masters and Jesus". This book won him the degree of Ph. D. from Central University, Indianapolis, IN, in 1905. He lectured extensively on religious and literary subjects over Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Michigan.
Notable Facts:
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Liquor Traffic , Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind , Newberry State Hospital , Religious and Benevolent Societies
County of Residence Ingham
District Description: Townships of Aurelius, Alaiedon, Onondaga, Leslie, Bunker Hill, Stockbridge, Ingham, Vevay, White Oak, Delhi, Leroy. Locke, Wheatfield, Williamstown, Meridian and Lansing; cities of East Lansing, Haslett, Okemos, Williamston, Locke, Holt, Webberville, Aurelius, Mason, Eden, Dansville, White Oak, Winfield, Onondaga, Leslie, Bunker Hill, Fitchburg and Stockbridge in Ingham County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Newberry State Hospital
Committees Served On: Agricultural College , Agriculture , Liquor Traffic , Religious and Benevolent Societies
County of Residence Ingham
District Description: Townships of Aurelius, Alaiedon, Onondaga, Leslie, Bunker Hill, Stockbridge, Ingham, Vevay, White Oak, Delhi, Leroy. Locke, Wheatfield, Williamstown, Meridian and Lansing; cities of East Lansing, Haslett, Okemos, Williamston, Locke, Holt, Webberville, Aurelius, Mason, Eden, Dansville, White Oak, Winfield, Onondaga, Leslie, Bunker Hill, Fitchburg and Stockbridge in Ingham County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Religious and Benevolent Societies
Bibliography:
Manual 1927 p.650-51; Manual 1925 p.604; Michiganology; USCen 1930; Find-a-Grave.com, includes portrait and article;
