Legislator Details
Image Description:
Charles Smith portrait from Nimmo p.110
Charles Smith portrait from Nimmo p.110
Charles Smith
AKA:
Number of sessions served 8
Gender: Male
Age at election: 55
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 12/24/1839
City: Livonia twp, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
Death
Date: 10/24/1915
City: Torch Lake, MI
County: Houghton County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 10/27/1915
City: Houghton, MI
County: Houghton COunty, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Forest Hill Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Fannie I. Hague, 8/26/1867, in Franklin, MI; children: Ruth E.
Number of Children: 1
Background
Religion:
Military Service: United States Army
Occupation: miner, clerk; bookkeeper
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
attended Union School, Ypsilanti, until 1863.
Biographical Sketch:
Son of William and Mary (Stork) Smith. Enlisted in Company H, 1st Michigan Infantry for 3 months, 1863. Located in Houghton County, 1863. Worked on railroad construction project in Minnesota, 1869-71. He later became a clerk for the Calumet & Hecla Mining Co., 1871-1915. Vice president, First National Bank of Lake Linden. Director, Northern Michigan Building and Loan Association of Hancock. Served as Torch Lake Township supervisor, 1889-1915. Director of the Northern Building and Loan Assoc. of Hancock.
Notable Facts:
Served in both chambers.
Chairman, State Republican Convention, 1907.
Death certificate gives place of death as Torch Lake, the doctor signing the certificate was from Lake Linden; Find-a-Grave says Hubbell.
Sessions Served:
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Finance and Appropriations , Supplies and Expenses , Soldiers' Home , Apportionment , Geological Survey , Industrial Home for Girls , Military Affairs
Postions Held:
City of Residence:
County of Residence Houghton
District: 32
District Description:
Date Elected: 11/3/1908
Date Sworn In: 1/6/1909
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes: Committee chairmanships: Finance and Appropriations; Soldiers' Home
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Asylum for Insane at Pontiac , Banks and Corporations , Constitutional Amendments , Finance and Appropriations , Geological Survey , Mining Interests , Public Buildings , Supplies and Expenses
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Hubbell
County of Residence Houghton
District: 32
District Description: Counties of Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw and Ontonagon
Date Elected: 11/6/1906
Date Sworn In: 1/2/1907
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Finance and Appropriations
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Asylum for Insane at Kalamazoo , Banks and Corporations , Claims and Public Accounts , Finance and Appropriations , Michigan Reformatory , Military Affairs , State Affairs , Taxation
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Hubbell
County of Residence Houghton
District: 32
District Description:
Date Elected: 11/8/1904
Date Sworn In: 1/4/1905
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes: Chair of the Committees on Finance and Appropriations; and Military Affairs
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Finance and Appropriations , Military Affairs , Apportionment , Banks and Corporations , Executive Business , Asylum for Insane at Kalamazoo , State Affairs
Postions Held:
City of Residence: S. Lake Linden
County of Residence Houghton
District: 32
District Description:
Date Elected: 11/4/1902
Date Sworn In: 1/7/1903
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes:
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Banks and Corporations , Elections , Finance and Appropriations , Immigration , Mining Interests , Executive Business
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Lake Linden
County of Residence Houghton
District: 32
District Description:
Date Elected: 11/6/1900
Date Sworn In: 1/2/1901
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Married
Notes:
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Banks and Corporations , Finance and Appropriations , Immigration , Public Improvements, Public Lands
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Lake Linden
County of Residence Houghton
District: 32
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: Re-elected
Maritial Status: Married
Notes:
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Education , Soldiers' Home , Ways and Means
Postions Held:
City of Residence: South Lake Linden
County of Residence Houghton
District: Houghton 1
District Description: Townships of Calumet, Schoolcraft and Torch Lake
Date Elected: 11/3/1896
Date Sworn In: 1/6/1897
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: See Notes
End of Term Status: Departed
Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Elected to the state senate for the 40th session.
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Soldiers' Home , Ways and Means , State Library
Postions Held:
City of Residence: South Lake Linden
County of Residence Houghton
District: Houghton 1
District Description: Townships of Calumet, Schoolcraft and Torch Lake
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: