Legislator Details
Number of sessions served 4
Gender: Male
Age at election: 55
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 7/30/1881
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County: Mitchell County, IA
Country: US
Death
Date: 1/1/1952
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Date: 1/1/1952
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Married Grace Anna Van Horn of Three Rivers on December 28, 1904; children: three.
Number of Children: 3
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Occupation: sheriff, newspaper publisher
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Graduated from Galesburg, Michigan high school
Biographical Sketch:
Father of Michigan State Rep. Sterling Eaton.
Worked as a newspaper reporter. For nearly fifteen year he was associated with Kalamazoo newspapers in various editorial capacities. In 1916 he was elected sheriff of Kalamazoo county and soon after completing his second term he entered newspaper work in Lansing. In 1923 he was appointed executive secretary to Governor Alex J. Groesbeck and continued in that capacity until the end of Governor Groesbeck's administration. Upon leaving Lansing, he purchased The Northville Record in Wayne county and published it for five years when he sld it and purchased The Plymouth Mail. He has served as president of the Michigan Association of Sheriffs, Prosecuting Attorneys and Chiefs of Police, the Michigan Press Association, The Northville Rotary Club and was president of The Plymouth Chamber of Commerce.
Notable Facts:
Candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1940; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1942. Member of the Rotary
Worked in Galesgurg Argus office while in high school.
Elected to the legislature on the Republican ticket in 1936, and re-elected November 8, 1938,
Sessions Served:
Committees Served On: Apportionment , General Taxation , Metropolitan Affairs, Newberry State Hospital , Revision & Amendment of the Constitution , Social Aid and Welfare
City of Residence: Detroit
County of Residence Wayne
District Description: Townships of Canton, Dearborn, Livonia, Nankin, Northville, Plymouth, and Redford, and the cities of Garden and Plymouth
Reason for Leaving Office: Lost Election
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on General Taxation
Committees Served On: Apportionment , Elections , Labor , Public Utilities , University of Michigan
City of Residence: Plymouth
County of Residence Wayne
District Description: Townships of Canton, Dearborn, Livonia, Nankin, Northville, Plymouth, and Redford, and the cities of Garden and Plymouth
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Labor
Committees Served On: Elections , Metropolitan Affairs, Military Affairs , Social Aid and Welfare
City of Residence: Plymouth
County of Residence Wayne
District Description: Townships of Canton, Dearborn, Huron, Livonia, Nankin, Northville, Plymouth, Redford, Romulus, Sumpter, Taylor, and Van Buren, and the cities of Garden and Plymouth in Wayne County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Notes: Chair of the Committee on Social Aid and Welfare
Committees Served On: Apportionment , General Taxation , Metropolitan Affairs, Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science, Social Aid and Welfare
City of Residence: Plymouth
County of Residence Wayne
District Description: Townships of Canton, Dearborn, Huron, Livonia, Nankin, Northville, Plymouth, Redford, Romulus, Sumpter, Taylor, and Van Buren, and the cities of Garden and Plymouth in Wayne County
Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Re-elected
Bibliography:
PolGryd;Manual, 1947, pp. 676-77; Manual 1939, p. 612; MI Legislative Handbook 1945-46, p.148
