Legislator Details
Lester B. Place
AKA:
Number of sessions served 1
Gender: Male
Age at election: 72
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 2/14/1842
City:
County: Delaware County OH
Country: US
Death
Date: 1/7/1919
City: Kalamazoo
County: Kalamazoo
Country:
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 1/9/1919
City: Three Rivers
County: St. Joseph
Country:
Cemetery:
Marital Information:
Number of Children: 0
Background
Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: Iron Moulder
Race:
Education:
Biographical Sketch:
Notable Facts:
Served in the 136th. Ohio infantry during the Civil War.
Worked as an iron moulder for forty years and for the twenty years preceding 1915 served as the superintendent of the Sheffield Car Co. of Three Rivers. According to House Resolution No. 13, 1919 House Journal, p. 99 he had died. No date or place of death given.
Sessions Served:
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Central Michigan Normal School , City Corporations , Federal Relations , Michigan Soldiers' Home
Postions Held:
City of Residence: Three Rivers
County of Residence Saint Joseph
District: St. Joseph
District Description:
Date Elected: 11/3/1914
Date Sworn In: 1/6/1915
Date Left Office:
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes: Chair of Michigan Soldiers' Home;