Legislator Details

Image of Jesse R. Cropsey
Image Description:
Jesse R Cropsey, portrait from Nimmo, p. 33

Jesse R. Cropsey
AKA:
Number of sessions served 2
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 38

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 4/27/1866
City: Brady Township, MI
County: Kalamazoo County, MI
Country: US
 
Death
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City:
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Type of Burial:
Burial
Date:
City: Vicksburg, MI
County: Kalamazoo County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Schoolcraft Township Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Carrie B. Yates, dau. of Eden and Julia (Burdick) Yates, 10/28/1891; children: 3, Robert Eden, Dorothy J. (Wood) and Carleton E.

Number of Children: 3

Background

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Military Service:
Occupation: lawyer
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
district schools; attended Vicksburg High School at age 22; read law for 1 year in the offices of E.A. Crone in Kalamazoo

Biographical Sketch:
Son of Alexander and Anna (Valentine) Cropsey. He was admitted to the bar in Kalamazoo, 3/18/1890. Served as township clerk for several terms; served 2 terms as circuit court commissioner, and at least 4 terms as president of the board of education of the Vicksburg district. He was village attorney 13 years. Member of the Masons, Knights of Pythias and Knights of the Maccabees.

Notable Facts:
May have died in 1921 in New York state.

Sessions Served:

Forty-Fourth Legislature, 1907-1908
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Agricultural College , Apportionment , Asylum for Insane at Pontiac , Judiciary , Michigan Reformatory , Public Health , State Lands
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Vicksburg
County of Residence Kalamazoo
District: 9
District Description: Counties of Branch and Calhoun

Date Elected: 11/6/1906
Date Sworn In: 1/2/1907
Date Left Office:

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

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes: Chair of the Committees on the Asylum for Insane at Pontiac; and the Judiciary
Forty-Third Legislature, 1905-1906
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Asylum for Insane at Pontiac , Constitutional Amendments , Federal Relations , Judiciary , Normal School at Marquette , School for the Blind , School for the Deaf
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Vicksburg
County of Residence Kalamazoo
District: 9
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/8/1904
Date Sworn In: 1/4/1905
Date Left Office:

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

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes: Chair of the Committees on Federal Relations; and School for the Blind

Bibliography:

Nimmo p.33, includes portrait; MIBiog 1:211; Manual 1905 p.740; MIMarRec 1867-1952; USCen 1880, 1900, 1910; Fisher p.428 and 431
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