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:
County:
Country:
Cemetery: Forest Hill Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Fannie I. Hague, 1867
Number of Children: 0
Background
Religion:
Military Service: United States Army
Occupation: miner, clerk
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 three 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, Senate Committee on Appropriations and Finance, 1906. Chairman, State Republican Convention, 1907.
Death certificate gives place of death as Torch Lake, the doctor signing the certificate was from Lake Linden.
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: