Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 2
Gender: Male
Age at election: 25
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 10/31/1831
City: Rome, NY
County: Oneida County, NY
Country: US
Death
Date: 6/6/1908
City: Detroit, MI
County: Wayne County, MI
Country: US
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Burial
Date: 1/1/1908
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Marital Information:
married Ellen S. Hewitt, dau. of Dr. M.L. Hewitt, 1857; children: Mrs. A.O. Jopling and Mrs. George Shiras
Number of Children: 2
Background
Religion: Episcopalian
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Occupation: lawyer, businessman, banker
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Biographical Sketch:
Lewis gives birth date as 10/31/1830. Arrived in Marquette, MI, 1849. Held many local offices. 1855, went into the mercantile business & was admitted to the bar. 1862 organized the First National Bank of Marquette; had the leading insurance business there for 25 yrs. Register of the U.S. land office, 1857, moving the office from Sault Ste. Marie to Marquette
Notable Facts:
Donated Presque Isle to Marquette, to become a park.
Moore says he was born in 1830 rather than 31 [vol. 1, p.468] Portrait available on p.[469].
His grandfather, Capt. Stephen White, raised the 1st American flag over Ft. Stanwix on 8/6/1877.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Banks and Incorporations, Insurance , Mines and Minerals, State Reform School
City of Residence: Marquette
County of Residence Marquette
District Description: Counties of Chippewa, Delta, Houghton, Keweenaw, Marquette, Menominee, Ontanogan and Schoolcraft and the islands and terr. thereunto attached, the islands of Lake Superior and in Green Bay and the River St. Marie
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Committees Served On: Roads and Bridges
City of Residence: Marquette
County of Residence Marquette
District: Chippewa and Marquette Counties
District Description: Chippewa and Marquette Counties
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Bibliography:
Lewis 5:474-75; Manual 1857 p.39; Moore 1:468-69
