Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 3
Gender: Male
Age at election: 49
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 11/5/1859
City: Grand Rapids Township, MI
County: Kent County, MI
Country: US
Death
Date: 10/4/1920
City: Rochester, MN
County: Olmsted County, MN
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date:
City: Kalamazoo, MI
County: Kalamazoo County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Mountain Home Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Ella E. Hubbard, 11/19/1885 in Newaygo, MI 1885; children: 2, Walter H.and Edna
Number of Children: 2
Background
Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: lawyer
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
district schools
Biographical Sketch:
He lived with his parents on a farm until past the age of twenty , when he went to Newaygo in 1879 and became deputy for his brother , George E. , then register of deeds and owner of abstracts of title . He was elected clerk , and later assessor of the village . In 1888 he removed to Kalamazoo where he was employed in the abstract office one year, and in 1889 went to Lansing on appointment by W. D. Fuller, then reporter of the supreme court, finally acquired the abstract business of Kalamazoo County. In 1905 and 1906, he served as mayor. Admitted to the bar in 1890. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1907/08. He was also vice president of American Association of Title Men. Member of the Elks, Masons, Odd Fellow and Knights of Pythias.
Notable Facts:
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Cities and Villages , Railroads , Constitutional Amendments , Insurance , Newberry State Hospital , State Library , State Prison at Jackson
Postions Held: President Pro Tempore
City of Residence: Kalamazoo
County of Residence Kalamazoo
District Description: Comprising the counties of Kalamazoo and Saint Joseph
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of Cities and Villages; and Railroads
Committees Served On: Cities and Villages , Constitutional Amendments , Normal School at Kalamazoo , Public Buildings , School for the Deaf , Railroads
City of Residence: Kalamazoo
County of Residence Kalamazoo
District Description: Comprising the counties of Kalamazoo and Saint Joseph
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Committee chairmanships: Public Buildings; Railroads
Committees Served On: Joint Committee on Administrative Rules [JCAR] , Cities and Villages , Liquor Traffic , University , Labor Interests, Railroads , State Library
City of Residence: Kalamazoo
County of Residence Kalamazoo
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Committee chairmanships: Liquor Traffic; University
Bibliography:
MIBiog 2:351; PolGryd; USCen 1900, 1910; MIMarRec 1867-1952; Manual 1909 p.721; Find-a-Grave.com
