Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 2
Gender: Male
Age at election: 70
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 3/15/1876
City: Lafayette IN
County: Tippecanoe County, IN
Country: US
Death
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Type of Burial: interred
Burial
Date:
City: Lansing, MI
County: Eaton County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Deepdale Memorial Park
Marital Information:
married Henrietta Baker of Muskegon, 12/11/1901; children: Josephine, J. Kenneth & Thomas B.;
married Kate Pfanstiehl of Grand Rapids MI.
Number of Children: 0
Background
Religion: Presbyterian
Military Service:
Occupation: various & public servant
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
attended: Hope College, Ferris Institute, Muskegon Business College
Biographical Sketch:
Of Dutch descent. Son of Jan [John] and Jojanna (Von Strien)Taught public school; employed at a morning paper in Muskegon MI; in 1902, accepted a position in the Auditor General's Department of the State in Lansing MI; in 1907, worked as a cashier at Michigan State College, later elected treasurer of the college. Chairman of Ingham County Board of supervisors; President of the Board of Ingham County Tuberculosis Sanatorium, alderman [5 years], mayor [4 years] and supervisor [about 16 years] of East Lansing.
Notable Facts:
Died in 1955 (approx. 79 years old).
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Educational Institutions, General Taxation , Public Health , Rules and Resolutions
City of Residence: East Lansing
County of Residence Ingham
District Description: Cities of East Lansing, Mason and Williamston; townships of Alaiedon, Aurelius, Bunker Hill, Delhi, Ingham, LeRoy, Leslie, Locke, Meridian, Onondaga, Stockbridge, Vevay, Wheatfield, White Oak and Williamstown
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Educational Institutions
Committees Served On: Boys' Vocational School, General Taxation , Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, Public Health , Traverse City State Hospital
City of Residence: East Lansing
County of Residence Ingham
District Description: Townships of Alaiedon, Aurelius, Bunker Hill, Delhi, Ingham, Le Roy, Leslie, Locke, Meridian, Onondaga, Stockbridge, Vevay, Wheatfield, White Oak, and Williamstown, and the cities of East Lansing, Mason, and Williamston.
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Traverse City State Hospital
Bibliography:
PolGryd Manual 1947 p.692-93; Manual 1949 p.665-66; WWIDraftReg1917-18; USCen 1920, 1930
