Sixty-Fourth Legislature,1947-1948
Session Details
Start Date: 1/1/1947
End Date: 12/31/1948
Elect Date: 11/5/1946
Sworn in Date: 1/1/1947
House Leadership
Speaker
Victor Knox
Senate Leadership
President Pro Tempore
Harry Hittle
House Committees
Aeronautics
Spencer Howarth
Robert Henderson
James Goulette
Richard Deadman
Robert Baldwin
William Romano
Neil Patterson
Louis Mezzano
Luther Lodge
Agriculture
James Kirk
J. Hutchinson
Walter Herrick
Clarence Hoffman
George Gillespie
Byron Courter
David Young
Floyd Town
John Ptaszkiewicz
E. Metcalfe
Harry McDonald
Apportionment
Arthur Kurtz
Mark Jenema
Clarence Hoffman
Henry Geerlings
Elton Eaton
James Cochran
Andrew Bolt
William Romano
Loomis Preston
Louis Mezzano
Arthur MacKinnon
Sherman Loupee
Boys' Vocational School
Charles Block
Jacob Schepers
Robert Montgomery
George Mathieson
Sherman Loupee
Caro State Hospital
James Kirk
Alpheus Decker
Robert Baldwin
Paul Arnold
Sherman Littlefield
Central Michigan College of Education
Palmer Landon
Clarence Graebner
Louis Anderson
Bernice Watson
Nelson Merritt
City Corporations
Harold Hungerford
Arthur Hauffe
Louis Freye
Edward Frey
Albert Dimmers Jr.
Patrick Doyle
William Cleary
Andrew Bolt
Wade VanValkenburg
Coldwater State Home and Training School
James Cochran
Andrew Bolt
Robert Brown
Homer Bauer
Charles Block
Conservation
Palmer Landon
Spencer Howarth
Mark Jenema
Carl Graves
Charles Feenstra
Edward Frey
Clyde Cooper
Richard Deadman
Patrick Doyle
Robert Brown
William Romano
Louis Mezzano
Hugo Nelson
Luther Lodge
Drainage
George Gillespie
Byron Courter
William Cleary
John Bannasch
David Young
Floyd Town
Education
Harold Hungerford
Roy Jensen
G. Haley
Robert Henderson
Thomas Dowling
Rupert Stephens
Bernice Watson
Glenn Robinson
Edson Root
Sherman Loupee
Elections
Spencer Howarth
Roy Jensen
Walter Herrick
Howard Carroll
Lewis Christman
Robert Brown
Rupert Stephens
Loomis Preston
Robert Montgomery
Federal Relations
John Kruse
Clarence Hoffman
John Ptaszkiewicz
E. Metcalfe
Sherman Littlefield
Fish and Fisheries
Arthur Kurtz
James Goulette
Thurber Cornell
Eugene Betz
Charles Block
Louis Anderson
Emil Peltz
Hugo Nelson
George Mathieson
General Taxation
John Karel
Arthur Hauffe
Walter Herrick
James Gardner
Elton Eaton
Lewis Christman
Charles Block
Louis Anderson
Paul Arnold
Wade VanValkenburg
Alvin Richards
Jacob Schepers
Emil Peltz
Geological Survey
James Goulette
Charles Feenstra
Floyd Town
D. Reid
Girls' Training School
Roy Jensen
Thomas Dowling
Patrick Doyle
Thomas Whinery
Sherman Loupee
Horticulture
Palmer Landon
J. Hutchinson
Thurber Cornell
Thomas Dowling
Patrick Doyle
William Cleary
Glenn Robinson
Edson Root
Insurance
Louis Freye
Henry Gage
Clarence Graebner
Thurber Cornell
Alpheus Decker
Andrew Bolt
Charles Stephens
Thomas Morgan
Ionia State Hospital
John Karel
Walter Herrick
Charles Feenstra
John Fitzgerald
Bert Storey
Judiciary
Arthur Kurtz
Albert Dimmers Jr.
Howard Carroll
Homer Bauer
John Bannasch
M. Trembley
Thomas Whinery
D. Reid
Loomis Preston
Neil Patterson
Nelson Merritt
Kalamazoo State Hospital
Henry Geerlings
Chester Ferris
Edward Frey
Wade VanValkenburg
Thomas Morgan
Labor
Robert Henderson
Harry Hermann
James Gardner
George Gillespie
Chester Ferris
John Fitzgerald
Floyd Town
Lapeer State Home and Training School
Spencer Howarth
G. Haley
Robert Henderson
Byron Courter
Albert Dimmers Jr.
Liquor Control
Henry Geerlings
James Goulette
Howard Estes
Joseph Cihak
James Cochran
Philip Williams
Glenn Robinson
Edson Root
Alex Polk
George Mathieson
Local Taxation
Harry Hermann
Homer Bauer
Paul Arnold
M. Trembley
Harry McDonald
Metropolitan Affairs
Spencer Howarth
Carl Graves
Elton Eaton
Patrick Doyle
Howard Carroll
Lewis Christman
Eugene Betz
Charles Block
Paul Arnold
Philip Williams
Charles Stephens
Harry McDonald
Luther Lodge
Michigan Children's Institute
John Kruse
J. Hutchinson
Clarence Hoffman
Lewis Christman
D. Reid
Michigan College of Mining and Technology
J. Hutchinson
Harry Hermann
James Goulette
Neil Patterson
Louis Mezzano
Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind
Arthur Hauffe
Clarence Graebner
Clyde Cooper
Richard Deadman
David Young
Michigan Reformatory
Byron Courter
Alpheus Decker
Patrick Doyle
Howard Carroll
Joseph Cihak
Michigan School for the Blind
Arthur Kurtz
Harold Hungerford
Eugene Betz
Robert Baldwin
Michigan School for the Deaf
James Gardner
George Gillespie
Eugene Betz
John Bannasch
M. Trembley
Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science
Harold Hungerford
Mark Jenema
Howard Estes
Thurber Cornell
Rupert Stephens
Jacob Schepers
Maurice Post
Robert Montgomery
Arthur MacKinnon
Michigan Veterans' Facility
John Kruse
Louis Freye
Richard Deadman
Bert Storey
Thomas Morgan
Military and Veterans' Affairs
John Kruse
G. Haley
Henry Geerlings
Howard Estes
Alpheus Decker
Bert Storey
M. Trembley
Thomas Morgan
Nelson Merritt
Mount Pleasant State Home and Training School
Palmer Landon
Henry Geerlings
Richard Deadman
Joseph Cihak
Homer Bauer
Newberry State Hospital
Roy Jensen
Henry Gage
James Goulette
Elton Eaton
William Cleary
Northern Michigan College of Education
Arthur Hauffe
Harry Hermann
Walter Herrick
Louis Anderson
Alvin Richards
Northern Michigan Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Louis Freye
Howard Estes
Charles Feenstra
Howard Carroll
Emil Peltz
Pontiac State Hospital
Mark Jenema
Carl Graves
Howard Estes
George Mathieson
Luther Lodge
Printing
James Gardner
Henry Geerlings
Thomas Whinery
Nelson Merritt
Private Corporations
John Karel
Howard Carroll
Andrew Bolt
Charles Block
John Bannasch
D. Reid
Alex Polk
Neil Patterson
Harry McDonald
Public Health
Clarence Graebner
Howard Estes
Charles Feenstra
Bernice Watson
Thomas Whinery
Jacob Schepers
Sherman Littlefield
Public Safety
Spencer Howarth
Clarence Hoffman
Henry Gage
James Gardner
Clarence Graebner
Clyde Cooper
Joseph Cihak
Public Utilities
Palmer Landon
G. Haley
Charles Feenstra
Paul Arnold
Floyd Town
Charles Stephens
Alex Polk
E. Metcalfe
Arthur MacKinnon
Religious and Benevolent Societies
Roy Jensen
Robert Henderson
Chester Ferris
John Fitzgerald
Edward Frey
Revision & Amendment of the Constitution
Elton Eaton
Alpheus Decker
David Young
Bernice Watson
Alvin Richards
William Romano
Loomis Preston
E. Metcalfe
Nelson Merritt
Revision and Amendment of the Statutes
Carl Graves
Albert Dimmers Jr.
Thomas Dowling
John Bannasch
Louis Anderson
Philip Williams
Glenn Robinson
Edson Root
Sherman Littlefield
Luther Lodge
Roads and Bridges
John Kruse
Palmer Landon
Harold Hungerford
Harry Hermann
Clyde Cooper
Alpheus Decker
William Cleary
Emil Peltz
Hugo Nelson
Rules and Resolutions
James Kirk
Mark Jenema
Walter Herrick
Henry Gage
George Gillespie
Thomas Dowling
Joseph Cihak
John Ptaszkiewicz
Sherman Loupee
Social Aid and Welfare
John Karel
Mark Jenema
Arthur Hauffe
Carl Graves
Elton Eaton
James Cochran
Homer Bauer
Bion Bates
Rupert Stephens
Bernice Watson
State Affairs
John Kruse
Harry Hermann
John Fitzgerald
Eugene Betz
Bion Bates
Bert Storey
Maurice Post
Robert Montgomery
Arthur MacKinnon
Sherman Littlefield
State Capitol and Public Buildings
Carl Graves
Byron Courter
Albert Dimmers Jr.
James Cochran
Robert Brown
State House of Correction & Branch of the State Prison in the Upper Peninsula
John Karel
James Kirk
Robert Brown
Alvin Richards
Louis Mezzano
State Library
James Kirk
G. Haley
Walter Herrick
Henry Gage
Bernice Watson
State Normal College
Robert Montgomery
Arthur MacKinnon
George Mathieson
Harry McDonald
State Prison of Southern Michigan
Floyd Town
Wade VanValkenburg
E. Metcalfe
Thomas Morgan
Hugo Nelson
State Psychopathic Hospital
Emil Peltz
Alex Polk
Maurice Post
Neil Patterson
Hugo Nelson
State Sanatorium
James Gardner
Thurber Cornell
Alex Polk
Maurice Post
Loomis Preston
Supplies and Expenditures
Louis Freye
Chester Ferris
John Fitzgerald
Edward Frey
Andrew Bolt
Towns and Counties
Richard Deadman
Joseph Cihak
William Cleary
Homer Bauer
David Young
Bert Storey
Alvin Richards
Maurice Post
Robert Montgomery
Transportation
Louis Freye
Thurber Cornell
Albert Dimmers Jr.
Lewis Christman
Louis Anderson
Philip Williams
Thomas Morgan
Arthur MacKinnon
George Mathieson
Traverse City State Hospital
John Ptaszkiewicz
D. Reid
William Romano
Jacob Schepers
Charles Stephens
University
Glenn Robinson
University of Michigan
Arthur Kurtz
Clarence Graebner
John Bannasch
Bert Storey
M. Trembley
Wade VanValkenburg
Edson Root
Village Corporations
Byron Courter
Robert Baldwin
Thomas Whinery
Maurice Post
Louis Mezzano
Ways and Means
T. Hoxie
Arnell Engstrom
John Espie
Frank Calvert
Rollo Conlin
Edward Baker
Ural Acker
Joseph Warner
Harry Phillips
David Morrison
Thomas Lane
Carl Lindquist
Alexander MacKay
Western Michigan College of Education
Joseph Cihak
Rupert Stephens
Thomas Whinery
John Ptaszkiewicz
Charles Stephens
Ypsilanti State Hospital
Lewis Christman
Philip Williams
David Young
Emil Peltz
Hugo Nelson
Senate Committees
Agriculture
Don VanderWerp
Charles Prescott
Elmer Porter
Bruce Clothier
John Fletcher
Apportionment
Robert Baldwin
Banks and Corporations
Arthur Wood
William Vandenberg
Henry Kozak
George Girrbach
Fred Burritt
Conservation
Harold Tripp
Charles Prescott
James Quinlan
James Milliken
Fred Burritt
Education
Don VanderWerp
Joseph Cloon
Bruce Clothier
Edgar Down
Joseph Brown
Elections
Arthur Wood
John Wright
John Schuch
Edwin Klump
Charles Blondy
Finance and Appropriations
Don VanderWerp
James Milliken
Elmer Porter
Frank Heath
George Girrbach
Gordon Bonine
Otto Bishop
Highways
James Quinlan
Henry Kozak
Haskell Nichols
Joseph Cloon
Otto Bishop
Insurance
Robert Baldwin
Colin Smith
Edwin Klump
Stanley Nowak
Edgar Down
Robert Hamilton
Interstate Cooperation
James Milliken
Elmer Porter
Harry Hittle
Gordon Bonine
Otto Bishop
Judiciary
John Wright
Colin Smith
Clarence Reid
Haskell Nichols
Harry Hittle
Matthew Callahan
Edgar Down
Labor
Stanley Nowak
Harry Hittle
Matthew Callahan
Gordon Bonine
Bion Bates
Liquor Control
Harold Tripp
William Vandenberg
Henry Kozak
Frank Heath
Harry Hittle
Municipalities
Frank Heath
John Fletcher
Perry Greene
Joseph Brown
Robert Hamilton
Public Health
Bion Bates
Public Health and Social Aid
James Quinlan
Edwin Klump
Perry Greene
Gordon Bonine
Public Utilities and Transportation
Charles Prescott
Clarence Reid
Haskell Nichols
Matthew Callahan
Joseph Brown
Senate Business and Rules
Colin Smith
Elmer Porter
Charles Blondy
Otto Bishop
Robert Hamilton
State Affairs
John Schuch
Harold Tripp
William Vandenberg
Joseph Cloon
Perry Greene
Fred Burritt
Taxation
Clarence Reid
James Milliken
Stanley Nowak
Bruce Clothier
George Girrbach
Veterans' and Military Affairs
Arthur Wood
John Wright
John Schuch
John Fletcher
Charles Blondy