Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 1
Gender: Male
Age at election: 28
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 7/3/1890
City: Menominee, MI
County: Menominee County, MI
Country: US
Death
Date: 2/27/1949
City: Menominee, MI
County: Menominee County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial: cremated
Burial
Date: 3/3/1949
City: Milwaukee, WI
County: Milwaukee County, WI
Country: US
Cemetery: Valhalla Cemetery
Marital Information:
married Esther Snyder 11/26/1914, in Oconto, WI; children: 4, Jane, Richard A., Kenneth Trevor and Sally A.
Number of Children: 4
Background
Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: lawyer
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
Menominee public schools; graduated from high school, 1907; graduated from
University of Michigan, Law degree, 1911
Biographical Sketch:
Son of Alvah L. and Josephine (Ingalls) Sawyer. He was active in war work 1917-18. Member of American Bar Association, Elks, Knights of Pythias and the Masons.
Notable Facts:
Died of heart disease. Death certificate says his remains went to Milwaukee, WI; Find-a-Grave.com says Riverside Cemetery, Menominee, MI. [taken from Escanaba Daily Press, 3/1/1949]
Birth record identifies him as female; all other records say male.
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Air Traffic And Wireless Communication, Central Michigan Normal School , Drainage , Rules and Joint Rules , Traverse City State Hospital
City of Residence: Menominee
County of Residence Menominee
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Air Traffic And Wireless Communication
Bibliography:
Manual 1919 p. 826; PolGryd; Michiganology; Find-a-Grave.com; USCen 1920, 1930
