Legislator Details
Vital Records Information:
Marital Information:
married Fannie Ellsworth Stone, dau. of Hiram and Sophia (Harmon) Stone, 1867
Number of Children: 0
Background
Education:
attended Rochester Academy; attended Dickinson Institute in Romeo, MI; entered Williams College, Massachusetts, Sept. 1859;
graduated from University of Michigan medical dept., March 1865
Biographical Sketch:
Of English ancestry. Son of Romeo Dyer and Sarah (Beckwith) Newberry. His family moved to Avon twp in 1836, to Rochester in 1848.He left college to enlist in the New York volunteer infantry, 5/9/1861. He fought in Virginia. He was a teacher in 1867; principal of Rochester schools for 2 years before moving to Branch Co.where he had charge of the schools of Union City for 4 years . He was elected clerk of Branch county in 1874 , and held that office for 6 years , during which time he studied law and was admitted to the bar. He also held the offices of city attorney, member of the school board, circuit court commissioner and prosecuting attorney . In 1876, he joined the National Guards as a private in company " A , " 20 infantry; was captain from ' 78 to ' 86 ; lieutenant colonel from ' 86 to ' 87 and inspector general from ' 87 to ' 91 . Re - entered the service in ' 96 and enlisted with his company in the 32d Michigan volunteer infantry for the war with Spain ; was mustered out November 5 , 1898 , and three days later was elected prosecuting attorney ; resigned his office July 27 , 1899 , and accepted a captain ' s commission in the 30th United States volunteer infantry ; served twenty - one months , sixteen of which were passed in the Philippines , and was mustered out April 3 , 1901 , at San Francisco , California ; returned to his home in Coldwater and resumed the practice of law .
Notable Facts:
Never practiced medicine.
Historical marker in Coldwater, MI. Memorial can be reached from the intersection of East Chicago Street (U.S. 12) and Marshall Street (Old U.S. 27), on the left when traveling east.