Legislator Details


Louis Beaufait
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Number of sessions served 2
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 77

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 1/1/1760
City: Hamtramck twp, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
 
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Marital Information:
married; children: Louis L.? +

Number of Children: 0

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Occupation: trader
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Biographical Sketch:
Of French extraction. His father may have emigrated at the same time as Cadillac. He was born on the family farm. He worked as an Indian trader for a time and often served as a translator and Indian agent. He was one of 3 judges for the first session of the Court of General Quarter held in Detroit on August 4, 1798, appointed in 1796. Delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention 1st District, 1835; supervisor of Hamtramck Township, Michigan, 1837-41, 1842;

Notable Facts:
"born in the Detroit district in 1773 and died about 1851"[Burton 2:1292] or 1854 [MIBiog 1:67]. Some sources say 1760 for his birth. Biographical info often confuses the lives of Louis, sr., and Louis, jr. There are 3 Louis Beaufaits in Denissen' Gen. of the French Fam. of the Det. River Region 1701-1936. Info. clashes. First name sometimes spelled 'Lewis'

Sessions Served:

Fourth Legislature, 1839
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Accounts, Militia, Roads and Bridges
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City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District: Wayne
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Date Elected: 11/5/1838
Date Sworn In: 1/7/1839
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Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes: First name sometimes spelled: Lewis
Third Legislature, 1838
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Unfinished Business, Militia, Expiring Laws and what Laws they coceive necessary
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City of Residence: Hamtramck
County of Residence Wayne
District: Wayne
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Date Elected: 11/6/1837
Date Sworn In: 1/1/1838
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Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Unknown
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Bibliography:

PolGryd; MIBiog 1:67; BURTON 2:1292, 1356
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