Legislator Details


Otto Fowle
AKA:
Number of sessions served 2
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 56

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 1/9/1852
City: Moscow, MI
County: Hilsdale County, MI
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 8/20/1920
City: Sault Sainte Marie, MI
County: Chippewa County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 8/23/1920
City: Sault Sainte Marie, MI
County: Chippewa County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Riverside Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Jennie E. Mead, 6/30/1880

Number of Children: 0

Background

Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: farmer, teacher, lawyer, banker
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
district schools; Hillsdale high school; and business college; graduated from Hillsdale College in 1875; graduated from University of Michigan , 1875

Biographical Sketch:
Of English descent. Son of Charles and Satira Stocking (Kies) Fowle. Taught school for 2 winters. Read law and admitted to the bar in September 1877. elected circuit court commissioner in 1878. He opened the first bank in Chippewa county at the Soo in July, 1883, with E. H. Mead as partner. In August, 1886, he formed the First National Bank into which the private bank was merged, and has been its president since organization. He has also held several public offices, being appointed on board of water commissioners and sewer commissioner in village of Soo, chairman board of supervisors, chamber of commerce, commercial club, treasurer of public library board, etc. He organized St. Mary's Falls Water Power Company, original of Lake Superior Power Company; was appointed by Governor Bliss on board of trustees U.P. hospital for insane and was chairman of board for about 4 years. One of the organizers of the chamber of commerce in the Soo.

Notable Facts:
Elected first Republican mayor of the Soo in 1889. Death cert. says to be buried at Riverside Cemetery; Find-a-Grave says he is in Oak Grove Cemetery. 1909 Manual says he graduated from Hillsdale College in 1875; other sourse says University of Michigan

Sessions Served:

Forty-Sixth Legislature, 1911-1912
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Banks and Corporations , Cities and Villages , Executive Business , Finance and Appropriations , Asylum for Insane at Newberry , Industrial Home for Girls , Railroads , School for the Blind
Postions Held:

City of Residence:
County of Residence Chippewa
District: 13
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/8/1910
Date Sworn In: 1/4/1911
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
Notes: Committee chairmanships: Asylum for Insane at Newberry; Executive Business
Forty-Fifth Legislature, 1909-1910
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Forestry & State Lands , Immigration , Asylum for Insane at Traverse City , Cities and Villages , Railroads , University
Postions Held:

City of Residence:
County of Residence Chippewa
District: 30
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/3/1908
Date Sworn In: 1/6/1909
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes:

Bibliography:

Manual 1909 p.718; Michiganology; USCen 1900; Find-a-Grave.com, includes portrait; Lewis (N) p.286-88
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