Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 2
Gender: Male
Age at election: 61
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 5/29/1863
City: Wilshire township
County: Van Wert county, Ohio
Country: United States
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Married Caroline W. Richardson, at Spencerville, Ohio, June 25, 1887, and has one son.
Number of Children: 1
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He acquired his education at Van Wert county public schools and graduated from Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio, and Bonebreak Theological Seminary, Dayton, Ohio, in 1887.
Biographical Sketch:
He was a pastor in Columbus and Cleveland Ohio, churches for twenty years and in Tecumseh, Michigan, ten years and in Mason Michigan, eight years. He is author of a work entitled "Ancient Masters and Jesus,". This book won him the degree of Ph. D. from Central University, Indianapolis, Ind., in 1905. Has lectured extensively on religious and literary subjects over Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Michigan.
Notable Facts:
Republican and was elected to the legislature in 1924, and re-elected November 2, 1926, by a vote of 3,877 to 2,805 for John B. Fay.
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. 650-651; Manual 1925, p. 604;
