Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 1
Gender: Male
Age at election: 43
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 10/4/1865
City: near Saint Joe, IN
County: DeKalb County, IN
Country: US
Death
Date: 7/10/1946
City: Coldwater, MI
County: Branch County, MI
Country: US
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Marital Information:
district schools of Indiana and Michigan; graduated from Mason high school, 1886
Number of Children: 0
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Military Service: United States Army
Occupation: lawyer, farmer
Race: Caucasian or White
Education:
Graduated from Mason High School (MI),1886
Biographical Sketch:
Of Swiss and English descent. He moved to Alaiedon Township, MI with his parents in April, 1877. He was admitted to the bar in spring 1891; practiced law in Owosso and Eaton Rapids for 2 years before moving to Mason, 11/29/1892, staying until 4/22/1897. He moved to Nevada and practiced law there from then until 1898. At the beginning of the Spanish American War, he organized a company of infantry and was commissioned as a captain. He mustered out in September of 1898 and practiced law again in Mason, MI until 2/1/1902 when he moved to a farm in Vevay Township.
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Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: General Taxation , Military Affairs , Revision and Amendment of the Statutes , State House of Correction
County of Residence Ingham
District Description: City of Mason; townships of Alaiedon, Aurelius, Bunker Hill, Delhi, Ingham, LeRoy, Leslie, Locke, Meridian, Onondaga, Stockbridge, Vevay, Wheatfield, White Oak and Williamstown
Date Left Office: 12/31/1910
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Bibliography:
MIBiog 2:261-62; HJ 1946 p.32, HR9 [2nd extra session]; Manual 1909 p.742
