Legislator Details
Image Description:
Thomas Read portrait taken from Michigan Manual, 1919-20 [unpaged]
Number of sessions served 4
Gender: Male
Age at election: 33
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 5/28/1881
City: Rochester, NY
County: Monroe County, NY
Country: US
Death
Date: 4/7/1962
City: Kalamazoo, MI
County: Kalamazoo County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date:
City: Shelby, MI
County: Oceana County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Mount Hope Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Ethel Katherine White, 3/20/1915; children: Margaret J. (Lauer), Mary Elizabeth (Rogers) and Norma
Number of Children: 0
Background
Religion: Congregationalist
Military Service:
Occupation: lawyer
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
Ferris Institute, Big Rapids MI; Law degree, University of Michigan, 1913
Biographical Sketch:
Of English and Scotch descent. Son of Thomas and Jane (Davidson) Read. He opened a law office in Shelby. He served as township clerk in Shelby; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan 1921-1924 & 1935-36. Member of Rotary, Shriners, Freemasons, Scottish Rite Masons
Notable Facts:
The Detroit News 4/18/1962 reported that he had died in Grand Rapids; Find-a-Grave and Political Graveyard say he died 4/7/1962 in Kalamazoo. The elementary school in his hometown of Shelby is named for Read.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Finance and Appropriations , Horticulture , Rules, Taxation , Transportation
City of Residence: Shelby
County of Residence Menominee
District Description: Counties of Lake, Manistee, Mason, Newaygo and Oceana
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Taxation
City of Residence: Shelby
County of Residence Menominee
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Labor , Roads and Bridges , State Normal College
City of Residence: Shelby
County of Residence Menominee
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Elections , Judiciary , Western State Normal School
City of Residence: Shelby
County of Residence Menominee
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of Apportionment;
Bibliography:
Manual 1917 p.801; Manual 1919 p.825; PolGryd; HJ1962 p.1127, SCR31; DetNews; Manual 1915 p.784; USCen 1920; Find-a-Grave.com, includes portrait
