Legislator Details


Charles A. Ward
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Number of sessions served 1
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 39

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 12/28/1859
City: Shelby, MI
County: Macomb County, MI
Country: US
 
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Marital Information:
married Rosa Curry, 4/17/1881, in Orange, Ionia Co., MI; children: 3, Roy, Charles and 1 other

Number of Children: 0

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Occupation: mining engineer, newspaper publisher, editor
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
public schools of Shelby and Portland (Ionia Co.); graduated from high school in Portland, MI; attended Michigan Agricultural COllege 1879-81

Biographical Sketch:
He left college in 1881 to go to Colorado, where he remained some 13 seasons, during 10 of which he was engaged as a mining engineer and in charge of large mining interests. Returning to Michigan, he located at Ann Arbor, entered the newspaper field, becoming editor and publisher of the Ann Arbor Democrat ( later the Argus-Democrat). He sold his interests in the combined papers soon after October 1898.

Notable Facts:

Sessions Served:

Fortieth Legislature, 1899-1900
Chamber: Senate
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Cities and Villages , Executive Business , Industrial School for Boys , Federal Relations , State Library
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City of Residence: Ann Arbor
County of Residence Washtenaw
District: 10
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/8/1898
Date Sworn In: 1/4/1899
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Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
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Bibliography:

Manual 1899 p.628; USCen 1900
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