Legislator Details


David Turner Monteith
AKA:
Number of sessions served 1
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 30

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 5/21/1882
City: Port Huron, MI
County: Saint Clair County, MI
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 4/11/1925
City: Port Huron, MI
County: Saint Clair County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial:
Burial
Date: 4/14/1925
City: Martin, MI
County: Allegan County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: South Martin Cemetery

Marital Information:
single

Number of Children: 0

Background

Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: newspaperman, insurance
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
Martin and Port Huron high schools; attended Alma College

Biographical Sketch:
Son of Rev.Thomas Wilson and Sarah J. (Turner) Monteith. The family lived briefly in Vassar, MI, before moving to Crown< IN and then to Janesville, WI. 1890 took them to Martin, MI but by 1899 they were back in Port Huron. He entered newspaper work in 1905 as a reporter for the Port Huron Daily Times, rising to the position of city editor. Afterward, he was city editor of the Daily Herald and Times Herald until 1911. when he became managing editor of the Port Huron Times Herald. He later became a general agent for the Detroit Life Insurance Company. He served asPort Huron police commissioner.

Notable Facts:

Sessions Served:

Forty-Seventh Legislature, 1913-1914
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Labor , Michigan State Prison , Military Affairs , Public Health
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Port Huron
County of Residence Saint Clair
District: Saint Clair 1
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/5/1912
Date Sworn In: 1/1/1913
Date Left Office:

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

Maritial Status: Single
Notes:

Bibliography:

Manual 1913 p.753; Michiganology; WWIDraftRegCds 1917-18; Find-a-Grave.com; Jenks 2 p.297-98; Moore 2:940
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