Legislator Details
Edgar Shaw Wagar
AKA:
Number of sessions served 4
Gender: Male
Age at election: 42
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 8/30/1850
City: Constantine, MI
County: Saint Joseph County, MI
Country: US
Death
Date: 7/17/1914
City: Edmore, MI
County: Montcalm County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 7/19/1914
City: Edmore, MI
County: Montcalm County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Vinewood Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Mary Pfeiffer of Cedar Springs, 1875; children: Harry E. and an adopted daughter, Virginia S.
Number of Children: 3
Background
Religion: Methodist
Military Service:
Occupation: bookkeeper, banker, hardware and lumber sales
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
attended common schools and Constantine High School
Biographical Sketch:
Son of Oris B. and Wealthy Ann (Shaw) Wagar. Located in Kent County as a bookkeeper. He was a clerk in a store in Cedar Springs in 1873. He moved to Edmore in 1878 and engaged in a general hardware business which he sold in 1887. At that point he entered the lumber business. He held various local offices.
Notable Facts:
Seeking Michigan indexes his middle initial as a 'P'.
Served in both chambers.
Sessions Served:
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Asylum for Criminal Insane, House of Correction at Marquette, Immigration , Insurance , Public Health , Soldiers' Home , State Affairs , Taxation
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Edmore
County of Residence Montcalm
District: 18
District Description:
Date Elected: 11/8/1898
Date Sworn In: 1/4/1899
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Maritial Status: Married
Notes:
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Asylums for Insane at Kalamazoo and Traverse City, Executive Business , Immigration , Taxation , School for the Deaf , Public Health
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Edmore
County of Residence Montcalm
District: 18
District Description: Ionia and Montcalm Counties
Date Elected: 11/3/1896
Date Sworn In: 1/6/1897
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Married
Notes:
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: State Public School, Ways and Means
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Edmore
County of Residence Montcalm
District: Montcalm 1
District Description: City of Stanton; townships of Bloomer, Bushnell, Crystal, Day, Douglass, Evergreen, Ferris, Home, Richland and Sidney
Date Elected: 11/6/1894
Date Sworn In: 1/2/1895
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Married
Notes:
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Industrial Home for Girls , Lumber and Salt , Private Corporations
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Edmore
County of Residence Montcalm
District: Montcalm 1
District Description: City of Stanton; townships of Bloomer, Bushnell, Crystal, Day, Douglass, Evergreen, Ferris, Home, Richland and Sidney
Date Elected: 11/8/1892
Date Sworn In: 1/4/1893
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Married
Notes: