Legislator Details


Walter Yeomans
AKA:
Number of sessions served 2
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 56

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 2/13/1848
City: Easton Township, MI
County: Ionia County, MI
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 9/9/1930
City: Easton Township, MI
County: Ionia County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 9/12/1930
City:
County: Ionia County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Oak Hill Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Jane Herrick, 7/2/1868, in Saranac, MI; children: 4, Eugene, Leroy and 1 other married Harriet ? Byron [stepson], Roy [stepson], a step daughter, Edward and Frank

Number of Children:

Background

Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: farmer, real estate, banker
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
district and high schools of Ionia County.

Biographical Sketch:
Son of Rep. Sanford A. and Abigail Yeomans. He retired from farming in 1892 and moved to Ionia.Served as Vice-president and director of the First National Bank of Ionia. He was Supervisor and Chairman of the Board of Easton Township.

Notable Facts:
Grandson of Erastus Yeomans who was among the first settlers of Ionia County in May of 1833. Son of Rep. Sanford A. Yeomans, an 1867 Constitutional Convention member and 1877-1879 Representative. Death certificate gives cemetery as Oak Hill; Find-a-Grave says Highland Park Cem.

Sessions Served:

Forty-Fourth Legislature, 1907-1908
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Counties and Townships , Executive Business , Insurance , Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind , Roads and Bridges , State Prison at Marquette , State Public School
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Ionia
County of Residence Ionia
District: 18
District Description: Counties of Ionia and Montcalm

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 Counties and Townships; and State Prison at Marquette
Forty-Third Legislature, 1905-1906
Chamber: Senate
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Agricultural Interests , Education and Public Schools , Forestry Interests , Home for Feeble Minded , Industrial School for Boys , Mining Interests , Religious and Benevolent Societies
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Ionia
County of Residence Ionia
District: 18
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 Industrial School for Boys; and Religious and Benevolent Societies

Bibliography:

MIBiog 2:480; PolGryd; Manual 1907; SeekMI; USCen 1880, 1910, 1930; MIMarRec 1867-1952; Ionia Sentinel-Standard 9/9/1930; Ionia Co. News 9/11/1930
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