Legislator Details
George Sedgwick
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Number of sessions served 1
Gender: Male
Age at election: 49
Vital Records Information:
Birth
Date: 9/11/1806
City: Great Barrington, MA
County: Berkshire County, MA
Country: US
Death
Date: 6/21/1877
City: Chicago, IL
County: Cook County, IL
Country: US
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Marital Information:
married Martha Pope Hopkins, 5/10/1833 in Great Barrington, MA
Number of Children: 0
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Occupation: lawyer, judge
Race: Caucasian or White
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Biographical Sketch:
Son of Samuel and Marion (Henry) Sedgwick. He moved to Ann Arbor, as a lawyer, about 1835. He was Judge of Probate of Washtenaw County from 1840-44. He served as Ann Arbor Village president from 1845-49 and mayor of Ann Arbor, 1851-53.He was the head of the law firm of Sedgwick, Gott & Walker . He went to Chicago early in 1853 and became a leading lawyer there, serving a railroad company .
Notable Facts:
First mayor of Ann Arbor.
Sessions Served:
Chamber: House
Party: Whig
Committees Served On: Education , Judiciary
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City of Residence: Ann Arbor
County of Residence Washtenaw
District: Washtenaw
District Description:
Date Elected: 11/5/1849
Date Sworn In: 1/7/1850
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Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed
Maritial Status: Unknown
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