Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 4
Gender: Male
Age at election: 45
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 6/1/1883
City: Oakdale, Fairplain Twp, MI
County: Montcalm
Country: US
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Marital Information:
Married Alice Mason 3-31-1937
Number of Children: 0
Background
Religion: First Lutheran Church
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Education:
He attended the Fobey district school through the eighth grade, then entered the Greenville high school and later the Bliss business college at Greenville.
Biographical Sketch:
Served as a member of the school board.
He has always lived on the farm where he was born. At the death of his father he came into possession of a 210 acre farm which he specializes in commercial potatoes. As of 1953, owned three farms specializing in commercial potato growing & general farming.
Notable Facts:
Elected to House 1929 and 1931.
Elected to Senate 1950.
Elected to the legislature November 6, 1928, by a vote of 7,757 to 1,473 for Glenn E. Wood, and re-elected in 1930.
Died in 1970.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Agriculture , Conservation, Veterans' Affairs, Health and Welfare
City of Residence: Greenville
County of Residence Montcalm
District Description: Counties of Gratiot, Ionia, Mecosta and Montcalm
Reason for Leaving Office: Unknown
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Committees Served On: Agriculture , Conservation, Municipalities, Health and Welfare
City of Residence: Greenville
County of Residence Montcalm
District Description: Counties of Gratiot, Ionia, Mecosta and Montcalm
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Agriculture , Conservation, Federal Relations , Michigan School for the Deaf
City of Residence: Greenville
County of Residence Montcalm
District Description: Montcalm County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Federal Relations
Committees Served On: Agriculture , Federal Relations , Kalamazoo State Hospital , Michigan State Prison , Revision and Amendment of the Statutes
City of Residence: Greenville
County of Residence Montcalm
District Description: Montcalm
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of Federal Relations.
Bibliography:
Michigan Manual 1951-52
Manual 1929, P. 698; Manual 1931, P. 668; Manual 1951, p. 279; Manual 1953, p. 245; PolGryd;