Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 6
Gender: Male
Age at election: 47
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 10/12/1933
City: Burnside Township, MI
County: Saint Clair County, MI
Country: US
Death
Date: 11/21/2017
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County:
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Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 11/27/2017
City: Saint Clair, MI
County: Saint Clair County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Hillside Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Virginia Malcolm-Coulthard, 11/17/1984; stepchildren: Janet Coulthard (Kroetsch), Jennifer Coulthard (Huffman) and Joel Coulthard
Number of Children: 0
Background
Religion: Lutheran
Military Service: United States Army
Occupation: businessman, realtor, dairy farmer
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
graduated from Brown City High School; studied agriculture economics at Michigan State University
Biographical Sketch:
Son of Caleb and Marie (Stimson) Muxlow. He was a radio operator in the army, serving in Okinawa, Japan. For 25 years he operated the Muxlow Dairy Farm with his brother, Arnold. He was co-owner and manager of the Brown City Industrial Park. He served as mayor of Brown City from 1972-80. He was vice-chair/director of Marlette Community Hospital for 17 years. He was a member of the Brown City Rotary International and Friends of the St. Clair County Airport, Michigan State University Dairy Advisory Board and Director of McDonald Dairy. He was aan elder at Immanuel Lutheran Church in St. Clair.
Notable Facts:
Assisted in development of the first ethanol plant in Michigan while Executive Director of the Michigan Corn Growers Assoc.
Brother of Rep. Paul Muxlow.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Corporations & Finance , Public Health , Public Utilities , Transportation
Postions Held: Assistant Minority Leader
City of Residence: Brown City
County of Residence Sanilac
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Alternate for Legislative Council.
Committees Served On: Marine Affairs and Port Development, Public Health , Transportation
City of Residence: Brown City
County of Residence Sanilac
District Description: Townships of Burtchville, Clyde and Fort Gratiot, and City of Port Huron in St. Clair County, and Sanilac County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Appropriations
City of Residence: Brown City
County of Residence Sanilac
District Description: Townships of Burtchville, Clyde and Fort Gratiot, and City of Port Huron in St. Clair County, and Sanilac County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Appropriations
City of Residence: Brown City
County of Residence Sanilac
District Description: Townships of Burtchville, Clyde and Fort Gratiot, and City of Port Huron in St. Clair County, and Sanilac County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Committees Served On: Agriculture and Forestry, Senior Citizens & Retirement , State Affairs , Towns and Counties
City of Residence: Brown City
County of Residence Sanilac
District Description: Townships of Burtchville, Clyde and Fort Gratiot, and City of Port Huron in St. Clair County, and Sanilac County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Min. Vice-Chair of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry
Committees Served On: Agriculture , State Affairs , Tourist Industry Relations , Urban Affairs
City of Residence: Brown City
County of Residence Sanilac
District Description: Counties of Huron and Sanilac; townships of Rich, Burlington, Burnside and Goodland in Lapeer County; townships of Lynn, Brockway, Burtchville and Grant; and city of Yale in Saint Clair County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Vice-Chair of the Committee on Tourist Industry Relations
Bibliography:
Manual 1987 p.156; LSJ 11/24/2017 p.3A, includes portrait
