Legislator Details


Garry E. Sanders
AKA:
Number of sessions served 1
Sessions served
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
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 7/12/1946
City: Mason, MI
County: Ingham County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Maple Grove Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Carrie A. Bishop, dau. of Richard C. and Lucy (Hayden) Bishop, 8/26/1891 in Leslie, MI; children: 1, Hayden B. [died in childhood]

Number of Children: 1

Background

Religion:
Military Service: United States Army
Occupation: lawyer, farmer
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
district schools of Indiana and Michigan; graduated from Mason (MI) high school, 1886

Biographical Sketch:
Of Swiss and English descent. He moved to Alaiedon Township, MI with his parents, David and Minerva (Rhodes) Sanders, 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.

Notable Facts:
Death certificate says he was born in Spencerville, IN. DIed of heart disease.

Sessions Served:

Forty-Fifth Legislature, 1909-1910
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: General Taxation , Military Affairs , Revision and Amendment of the Statutes , State House of Correction
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Mason
County of Residence Ingham
District: Ingham 2
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 Elected: 11/3/1908
Date Sworn In: 1/6/1909
Date Left Office: 12/31/1910

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

Maritial Status: Unknown
Notes:

Bibliography:

MIBiog 2:261-62; HJ 1946 p.32, HR9 [2nd extra session]; Manual 1909 p.742; MIMarRec 1867-1952; USCen 1910; Find-a-Grave.com; Michiganology
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