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1881-Supervisor, Moses J. Howe; clerk, Edgar W. Mead; treasurer, Wm. H. Hack; justice of the peace, Horace II. Allen.
1882-Supervisor, Moses J. Howe; clerk, Edgar W. Mead; treasurer, Albertus Densmore; justice of the peace, Benj. F. Painc.
1883-Supervisor, Moses J. Howe; clerk, Edgar W. Mead ; treasurer, Wm. Lec; justice of the peace, Peter M. Getty.
1884-Supervisor, Moses J. Howe; clerk, Edgar W. Mead; treasurer, Wm. Lee; justice of the peace, Buckley W. Marble.
Edgar W. Mead; treasurer, Wm. H. Hack; justice of the peace, Horace Allen.
1886 -Supervisor, Moses J. Howe; clerk, Edgar W. Mead; treasurer, Wm. H. Hack; justice of the peace, Benj. F. Paine.
1887 - Supervisor, Moses J. Howe; cierk, Edgar W. Mead; treasurer, Ferriden Phillips; justice of the peace, Nelson Rice.
1888 -- Supervisor, Moses J. Howe, clerk, Edgar W. Mead ; treasurer, Ferriden Phillips ; school inspector, Winfield A. Mead ; justice of the peace, Henry T. Van Wormer; highway commissioner, Edw. F. MeMullen ; constables, David C. Spears, Wm. Bidford, Edward Reeves, Josiah F. Derter.
MONROE TOWNSHIP OFFICERS, 1873 TO 1888 INCLUSIVE.
1873 -- Supervisor, Emerson Choate; clerk, Alex. T. Navarre; treasurer, Mike Brown ; justice of the peace, Levi Buck.
1874 -- Supervisor, Michael Brown; clerk, Alex. T. Navarre ; treasurer, George Loranger; justice of the peace, Stephen B Wakefield.
1875 -- Supervisor, Michael Brown; clerk, Alex. T. Navarre; treasurer, Henry Younglove; justice of the peace, Henry Herrman.
1876 -- Supervisor, Michael Brown; clerk, Alex. T. Navarre; treasurer, Henry Younglove; justice of the peace, John W. Grenning.
1877 - Supervisor, Michael Brown; clerk, Alex. T. Navarre ; treasurer, Henry Younglove; justice of the peace, Addison E. Dunbar.
1878 -- Supervisor, Alex. T. Navarre; clerk, A. E. Dunbar; treasurer, Henry Younglove; justice of the peace, Peter Hoffman.
1879-Supervisor, Alex. T. Navarre; clerk, A. E. Dunbar; treasurer, Henry Younglove; justice of the peace, Henry Kennman.
1880 -- Supervisor, Alex. T. Navarre; clerk, A. E. Dunbar; treasurer, Henry Younglove; justice of the peace, Geo. C. W. Grenning.
1881 - Supervisor, Stephen B. Wakefield; clerk, A. E. Dunbar; treasurer, Henry Herr- man, justice of the peace, Thomas Kegan.
1882 -- Supervisor, Geo. C. Loranger; clerk, A. E. Dunbar; treasurer, Charles Raw; justice of the peace, Levi Buck.
1883 -Supervisor, Geo. C. Loranger; clerk, A. E. Dunbar; treasurer, Charles Raw; justice of the peace, Frank C. Choate.
1884 - Supervisor, Geo. C. Loranger; clerk, A. E. Dunbar; treasurer, Isaac C. Bowen;
1885-Supervisor, Moses J. Howe; clerk, justice of the peace, Charles Alban.
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1885 -- Supervisor, Geo. C. Loranger; clerk, A. E. Dunbar; treasurer, Isaac C. Bowen ; justice of the peace, Alex. T. Navarre.
1886 -- Supervisor, Alex. T. Navarre: clerk, A. E. Dunbar; treasurer, Charles Alban; justice of the peace, Jacob Barringer.
1887 -- Supervisor, Geo. C. Loranger: clerk, A. E. Dunbar; treasurer, Charles Alban; justice of the peace, Frank C. Choate.
1888-Supervisor, Geo. C. Loranger; clerk, Addison E. Dunbar ; treasurer, Isadore G. Na- varre ; school inspector, Cornelius Rau ; justice of the peace, Chas. Albain ; highway commis- sioner, Hugh Gaffany ; constables, Stacy Clark, Philip Duval.
RAISINVILLE TOWNSHIP OFFICERS, 1873 TO 18SS IN- CLUSIVE.
1873 -- Supervisor, Geo. B. Delong; clerk, Wm. H. Gibson; treasurer, Hiram C. Stoddard; justice of the peace, Corridon Gibson.
1874 -- Supervisor, Geo. B. Delong; clerk, Wm. H. Gibson; treasurer, Walter Hackett; justice of the peace, Wm. Lassey, jr.
1875 -- Supervisor, Geo. B. Delong; clerk, Wm. II. Gibson; treasurer, Walter Hackett; justice of the peace, Nelson Ambrose.
1876 -- Supervisor, Geo. B. Delong; clerk, Wm. H. Gibson; treasurer, Walter Hackett; justice of the peace, Franklin Moses.
1877 -- Supervisor, Geo. B. Delong; clerk, Wm. H. Gibson; treasurer, Walter Hackett; justice of the peace, Corridon H. Gibson.
1878-Supervisor, Geo. B. Delong; clerk, Wm. H. Gibson; treasurer, Walter Hackett; justice of the peace, Nelson Ambrose.
1879 -- Supervisor, Wm. H. Gibson; clerk, Geo. H. Doty ; treasurer, Walter Hackett ; justice of the peace, Lewis W. Bond.
1880 -- Supervisor, Wm. H. Gibson ; clerk, Jacob Seitz; treasurer, William Wallace; justice of the peace, Fred'k M. Dowling.
1881-Supervisor, Wm. H. Gibson; clerk, Jacob Seitz; treasurer, John Wallace; justice of the peace, Corridon Gibson.
1882 - Supervisor, Wm. H. Gibson; clerk, Elias Brightbill; treasurer, John Wallace; justice of the peace, Abram Knapp.
1883 - Supervisor, Wm. H. Gibson ; clerk, Elias Brightbill ; treasurer, Walter Hackett; justice of the peace, Nelson Ambrose.
1884-Supervisor, John L. Hunter; clerk,
Elias Brightbill; treasurer, Walter Hackett; justice of the peace, Joseph D. Weiss.
1885 - Supervisor, John L. Hunter; clerk, Elias Brightbill; treasurer, Joseph B. Zimmer- man; justice of the peace, John Hendricks.
1886 -- Supervisor, John Kimberling; clerk, Charles Kronowith; treasurer, Joseph B. Zim - merman; justice of the peace, Emery Lindsley.
1887 -- Supervisor, John Kimberling; clerk, John S. Knapp; treasurer, Leonard Weber; justice of the peace, Lewis W. Bond.
1888-Supervisor, John Kimberling; clerk, John S. Knapp; treasurer, Leonard Wever; school inspector, Jesse Wakefield ; justice of the peace, Jacob Meyers; highway commissioners, Henry Anwiler.
SUMMERFIELD TOWNSHIP OFFICERS, 1873 TO 1SSS IN- CLUSIVE.
1873 -- Supervisor, George Peters; clerk, H. C. Mclaughlin; treasurer, C. N. Ellis; justice of the peace, Jas. H. Gage.
1874- Supervisor, James I. Russell; clerk, H. C. MeLaughlin; treasurer, C. N. Ellis; justice of the peace, Henry Hogle.
1875- Supervisor, James I. Russell; clerk, Robert L. Gage; treasurer, C N. Ellis; justice of the peace, Cyrus Wing.
1876 - Supervisor, Henry C. Mclaughlin; clerk, Robert L. Gage; treasurer, C. N. Ellis; justice of the peace, Andrew Spalding.
1877 -- Supervisor, Henry MeLaughlin; clerk, Robert L. Gage; treasurer, C. N. Ellis; justice of the peace, James H. Gage.
1878-Supervisor, Andrew Spalding; clerk, Robert L. Gage; treasurer, Kenneth Gunsolus; justice of the peace, Benj. F. Hilton.
1879 -- Supervisor, Charles N. Ellis; clerk, Andrew Mather; treasurer, Jerome Trombly; justice of the peace, Harlow Camburn.
1880 - Supervisor, Henry C. Mclaughlin; clerk, Andrew Mather; treasurer, Jerome Trom- bley; justice of the peace, John N. Tilmore.
1881-Supervisor, Charles N. Ellis; clerk, Andrew Mather; treasurer, Newton B. Russell; justice of the peace, James H. Gage.
1882-Supervisor, Charles N. Ellis; clerk, Andrew Mather; treasurer, Jerome Trombly; justice of the peace, H. B. Chittenden.
1883 -- Supervisor, Charles N. Ellis; clerk, Andrew Mather; treasurer, Jerome Trombly; justice of the peace, Wm. H. Heath.
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1884 -- Supervisor, Henry C. Mclaughlin; clerk, Andrew Mather; treasurer, Hiram B. Chittenden : justice of the peace, John Miller.
1885-Supervisor, Danford D. Vannocker ; clerk, Andrew Mather; treasurer, Hiram B. Chittenden; justice of the peace, James H. Gage.
1886 -- Supervisor, Danford D. Vannocker; clerk, Andrew Mather; treasurer, Jerome Trombley ; justice of the peace, Geo. C. Sayers.
1887 -- Supervisor, Danford D. Vannocker ; clerk, Andrew Mather; treasurer, Jerome Trombly ; justice of the peace, Charles F. Goodrich.
1888-Supervisor, D. D. Van Nocker; clerk, Eugene D. Russell : treasurer, Isaac L. Ellis; school inspector, Wm. C. Stahl, justice of the peace, Daniel Fisher ; highway commissioner, Edwin C. Camburn ; constables, Edgar Brun- ningstall, Robert Mears, Joseph Trombly, Frank Plumadore.
WHITEFORD TOWNSHIP OFFICERS, 1874 TO 1887 IN- CLUSIVE.
1874-Supervisor, C. M. Candee ; clerk, J. M. Ward; treasurer, Miles L. Smith ; justice of the peace, Miles L. Smith.
1875 -- Supervisor, C. M. Candee ; clerk, J. M. Ward; treasurer, Miles L. Smith ; justice of the peace, Christian Robert.
1876 -- Supervisor, Hiram Wakely ; clerk, J. M. Ward ; treasurer, Miles L. Smith ; justice of the peace, Roswell W. Graham.
1877-Supervisor, Hiram Wakely; clerk, J. M. Ward ; treasurer, Miles L. Smith ; justice of the peace, Anthony Bordeaux.
1878 -- Supervisor, Hiram Wakely; clerk, Edward R. Hobert; treasurer, Miles L. Smith; justice of the peace, Miles L. Smith.
1879 -- Supervisor, Hiram Wakely; clerk, Edward Hobert; treasurer, John Saxton; justice of the peace, Christian Robert.
1880 -- Supervisor, Hiram Wakely ; clerk, Levi M. Ward; treasurer, James G. Saxton; justice of the peace, Wm. B. Ryns.
1881 -- Supervisor, Hiram Wakely; clerk, George Canen; treasurer, J. J. Ward; justice of the peace, Anthony Bordeaux.
1882 -- Supervisor, Josiah P. Hall; clerk, George Canen; treasurer, J. J. Ward; justice of the peace, Miles L. Smith.
1883 - Supervisor, Josiah P. Hall; clerk,
George Canen; treasurer, Charles Bennis; justice of the peace, R. W. Graham.
1884 - Supervisor, Josiah P. Hall; clerk, George Canen; treasurer, Charles Bennis; justice of the peace, Jared Ward.
1885 -- Supervisor, Josiah P. Hall; clerk, Clarence Bell ; treasurer, Henry Ostrander; justice of the peace, Henry Beis.
1886 - Supervisor, Josiah P. Hall; clerk, Clarence Bell; treasurer, Henry Ostrander ; justice of the peace, C. D. Luce.
1887 -- Supervisor, Joseph P. HIall; clerk, Clarence Bell; treasurer, Christian Stout; justice of the peace, R. W. Graham.
1888 -- Supervisor, Josiah Hall ; clerk, Lewis Young ; treasurer, Christian Stout; school in- spector, Jared Ward.
SUPERVISORS ELECTED IN APRIL, 1889.
Ash, Robert Stumm. Bedford, Arthur O. Kinney. Berlin, Eli Bronchan. Dundee, Horace A. Wilkerson. Erie, Peter Trabick. Frenchtown, Alexander Campan. Ida, John E. Sykes. LaSalle, Orrin J. Leonard. London, Thomas E. Howard. Milan, Moses J. Howe. Monroe, George C. Loranger. Raisinville, Joseph B. Zimmerman. Summerfield, D. D. VanNocker. Whiteford, Josiah Hall.
MONROE COUNTY OFFICERS, 1842-SS.
1842 -- Sheriff, Jefferson S. Bond. County clerk, Carlos Colton. Treasurer, Harry V. Man. Register of deeds, James E. Skinner. Surveyor, Samuel M. Bartlett.
1844-Sheriff, James McBride. Clerk, Carlos Colton. Treasurer, Harry V. Man. Register of deeds, James E. Skinner. Judge of probate, Laurent Durocher. Surveyor, Harmon Allen.
1846 -- Sheriff, James McBride. Clerk, Carlos Colton. Treasurer, Harry V. Man. Register of deeds, James E. Skinner. Surveyor, James Barber.
1848 -- Sheriff, Frazey M. Winans. Clerk, Titus Babcock. Treasurer, Benj. F. Fifield. Register of deeds, John T. Gilbert. Judge of probate, Daniel S. Bacon. Surveyor, Robert Talford.
1850-Prosecuting attorney, Junius Tilden. Sheriff, Jas. McBride. Clerk, Laurent Durocher. Treasurer, Benj. F. Fifield. Register of deeds, Seba Murphy. Surveyor, Harmon Allen.
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1852-Prosecuting attorney, Junius Tilden. Sheriff, Jas. McBride. Clerk, Jas. E. Skinner. Treasurer, Seba Murphy. Register of deeds, Constant Luce. Judge of probate, Laurent Durocher. Surveyor, Harmon Allen.
1854-Prosecuting attorney, Hiram P. Vroo- man. Sheriff, Henry B. Marvin. Clerk, Jas. E. Skinner. Treasurer, Seba Murphy. Regis- ter of deeds, Constant Luce. Surveyor, Nathan Hubble.
1856-Sheriff, Silas W. Eaton. County clerk, Titus Babcock. Register of deeds, William Van Miller. County treasurer, John T. Gil- bert. Judge of probate, Alexander D. Ander- son. Prosecuting attorney, Franklin Johnson. Circuit court commissioner, Titus Babcock. County surveyor, Harmon Allen. Coroners, Arvin W. Potter, Eli Valiquett.
1858 -- Sheriff, Henry B. Marvin. County clerk, Titus Babcock. Register of deeds, Con- stant Luce. Treasurer, John T. Gilbert. Judge of probate, Alexander D. Anderson. Prosecut- ing attorney, Franklin Johnson. Circuit court commissioner, Titus Babcock. Surveyor, Rob't Talford. Coroners, Arvin W. Potter, Benj. W. Latham.
1860-Judge of probate, Franklin Johnson. Sheriff, Henry B. Marvin. Treasurer, George Landon. Clerk, Frank B. Clark. Register of deeds, John M. Oliver. Circuit court com- missioner, Alexander D. Anderson. Surveyor, Harmon Allen. Prosecuting attorney, Edwin Willetts.
1862-Sheriff, William Dunbar. Treasurer, Gouverneur Morris. Clerk, Stephen G. Clark. Register of deeds, Thomas Doyle. Circnit court commissioner, Alexander D. Anderson. Surveyor, Nathan Hubble. Prosecuting attor- ney, Frank Raleigh.
1864 -Judge of probate, Talcott E. Wing. Sheriff, William Dunbar. Treasurer, Philip J. Loranger. Clerk, Stephen G. Clark. Register of deeds, Thomas Doyle. Circuit court com- missioner, Charles Toll. Surveyor, Addison E. Dunbar. Prosecuting attorney, Frauk Raleigh.
1870-Sheriff, Philip Nadeau. Treasurer,
Amos Hicock. Clerk, James J. Donohoe. Reg- ister of deeds, Constant Luce. Circuit court commissioners, Elam Willard and Gouv'r Mor- ris. Surveyor, Addison E. Dunbar. Prosecut- ing attorney, Wm. A. Rafter.
1872-Judge of probate, Otis A. Critchett. Sheriff, Llewellin E. Wooden. Treasurer, John L. C. Godfroy. Clerk, James J. Donohoe. Register of deeds, Charles F. Gruner. Circuit court commissioners, Edwin Willetts and Bur- ton Parker. Surveyor, Delos F. Wilcox. Pros- ecuting attorney, Joseph D. Ronan.
1874-Sheriff, Llewellin Wooden. Treasurer, Fred'k Niedemier. Clerk, Edw. R. Gilday. Register of deeds, Frank B. Clark. Circuit court commissioners, Elam Willard and H. Shaw Noble. Surveyor, Samuel M. Bartlett. Prosecuting attorney, Joseph D. Ronan.
1876-Judge of probate, Rufus E. Phinney. Sheriff, John J. Ellis. Treasurer, Frederick Niedemier. Clerk, Edw. R. Gilday. Register of deeds, Frank B. Clark. Circuit court com- missioners, Chas. A. Golden and H. Shaw Noble. Surveyor, Fred G. Bulkley. Prosecut- ing attorney, Geo. M. Landon.
1878 - Sheriff, John J. Ellis. Treasurer, Fred'k Niedemier, Clerk, Patrick Matthews. Register of deeds, Frank B. Clark. Circuit court commissioners, Ira A. Nadeau and O. E. Augstman. Surveyor, Fred G. Bulkley. Pros- ecuting attorney, Geo. M. Landon.
1880-Judge of probate, Rufus E. Phinney. Sheriff, Geo. H. Ellis. Treasurer, Alex. G. Navarre. Clerk, Patrick Matthews. Register of deeds, Edw. Raeder. Circuit court commis- sioners, Ira A. Nadeau and Ira G Humphrey. Surveyor, Samuel M. Bartlett. Prosecuting attorney, Edw. R. Gilday.
1882 - Sheriff, Geo. H. Ellis. Treasurer, Alex. G. Navarre. Clerk, Patrick Matthews. Reg- ister of deeds, Thurlow Strong. Circuit court commissioners, Wm. T. Soleau and Ira G. Humphrey. Surveyor, Willis Baldwin. Pros- ecuting attorney, Edw. R. Gilday.
1884 Judge of probate, George M. Landon. Sheriff, Job C. Eaton. Treasurer, Augustus Niedemier. Clerk, Patrick Matthews. Reg-
1868-Judge of probate, Gouverneur Morris. Sheriff, Philip Nadeau. Treasurer, Benjamin Curtis. Clerk, James J. Donohoe. Register of . ister of deeds, Thurlow Strong. Circuit court deeds, Constant Luce. Circuit court commis- comissioners, Wm. T. Soleau and Alonzo Brag- don. Surveyor, Willis Baldwin. Prosecuting attorney, Chas. A. Golden. sioners, Elam Willard and Gouverneur Morris. Surveyor, Addison E. Dunbar. Prosecuting attorney, Wm. A. Rafter.
1886 - Sheriff, Job C. Eaton. Treasurer, Augustus Niedemier. Clerk, John W. Bell-
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mier. Register of deeds, Thurlow Strong. Circuit court commissioners, Wm. T. Soleau and Alonzo Bragdon. Surveyor, Willis Bald- win. Prosecuting attorney, Chas. A. Golden. Coroners, Victor A. Dusseau, John Davis.
1888-Judge of circuit court, twenty-second district, Edwin D. Kinne. Judge of probate,
Addison E. Dunbar. Sheriff, Joseph S. Hilton. Clerk, Charles H. Caldwell. Treasurer, Walter Hackett. Register of deeds, George Crow. Prosecuting attorney, Sewell Baker. Surveyor, Willis Baldwin. Circuit court commissioners, John P. Jaminet and Alonzo B. Bragdon. Coroners, John B. Haynes, Benj. J. Adams.
CHAPTER XXII.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF UNITED STATES SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES .*
JAMES McMILLAN,
F Detroit, was born in Hamilton, Ontario, 0
May 18, 1838. He received a thorough English education in the Hamilton Grammar School. He passed four years in a retail hard- ware establishment in that city. From thenee he came to Detroit, and spent two years in the wholesale hardware house of Buhl & Ducharme. Leaving that establishment he became succes- sively purchasing agent of the Detroit and Milwaukee Railway, a railroad contractor's agent, again purchasing agent of the Detroit and Milwaukee Railway, and in 1864 com- menced his phenomenally successful career as a manufacturer, by founding, with others, the Michigan Car Company, from which have sprung numerous other enterprises, until now he is the head and front of manufacturing establishments which employ over three thou- sand men the year round, and do a business aggregating from five to seven millions of dol- lars annually. He is also heavily interested in Michigan railroads, being president of the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad, and a director of other roads.
Mr. McMillan was married in 1860 to Miss Mary L. Wetmore. He has four sons and one daughter living. His beautiful residence in Detroit is adorned with choice works of art, and hospitality dwells therein. He has traveled extensively, both in this country and in Europe.
Mr. McMillan has always been a staunch Re- publican, and has been actively engaged in politics for the last twelve years, serving two terms as chairman of the Republican State Cen-
tral Committee. In January, 1889, he was nominated by acclamation for United States Senator by the joint Republican caucus, and the Legislature elected him on the first ballot to succeed Thomas W. Palmer for the full term of six years from March 4, 1889.
FRANCIS B. STOCKBRIDGE,
Of Kalamazoo, was born in the town of Bath, Maine, April 9, 1826. When sixteen years of age he left his native place and went to Boston, and was employed as a mercantile clerk. He is of English origin, his great-great-grandfather having been a member of the Plymouth colony, though not of the Mayflower party. When Mr. Stockbridge was only sixteen years old his school advantages ceased, and he began his struggle, penniless and alone, in the great New England metropolis. He remained in Boston five years, when in 1847 he went to Chicago and commenced business in a small way as a dealer in lumber. Three years later he began manufacturing lumber in Allegan county, and continued in this business twenty- four years. In 1859 he formed a partnership with Otis R. Johnson. He is now part owner of the lumber mills on Green Bay, with head- quarters at Menominee ; president of the Mack- inaw Lumber Company, having mills at St. Ignace, and president of the Black River Lum- ber Company, mills at Gilchrist, Michigan. His mining interests are with the Lumber- man's Mining Company, at Iron Mountain, Michigan, and the Crescent silver mines at Park City, Utah. With Senator Palmer, Jay Hubbell, W. A. Moore, of Detroit, and seven others, he is owner of 100,000 acres of pine in Mississippi ; and with ex-Governor Alger and O. R. Johnson owns the Fort Bragg Redwood Lumber Company, of Fort Bragg, California. Besides these great interests Mr. Stockbridge is also president of the Kalamazoo Spring and
#For biographical sketches of Hon. Alpheus Felch and of Hon. Isaac P. Christiancy, United States Sena- tors from Monroe county, see pages 24S and 246.
For biographical sketches of Hon. Robert McClel- land and Hon. David A. Noble, members of the United States House of Represenatives from Con- gressional district embracing Monroe county, see pages 245 and 250.
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Axle Company, and with Mr. S. A. Browne, of Kalamazoo, Mr. Stockbridge is engaged in breeding thoroughbred trotting and roadster horses at the Kalamazoo Stock Farm.
Senator Stockbridge has always been an ardent Republican of Whig extraction, and received the title of colonel from a position which he occupied on Governor Blair's staff. In 1868 he was elected Representative, and the next election advanced to the Senate. In 1876 he was proffered by President Grant the posi- tion of Minister to the Hague, but diplomatic life not being to his liking, this was declined. In 1863 Mr. Stockbridge married Miss Bessie Arnold, of Gun Plain, Allegan county, whose father came to Michigan from Vermont in 1836. Mrs. Stockbridge is a sister of Judge Dan J. Arnold, of the twentieth judicial circuit. Re- moving from Saugatuck to Kalamazoo in 1874, Mr. Stockbridge purchased a large mansion with ample grounds, and there has made a home and filled it with treasures of art and literature. Mr. Stockbridge was elected United States Senator, January 19, 1887, for a full term of six years from March 4, 1887.
HON. HENRY WALDRON.
Henry Waldron was born in Albany, New York, October 11, 1819. His father, Henry Waldron, was a merchant in that city.
He pursued his preparatory studies at the Albany Academy. He entered Rutger's Col- lege, New Jersey, in 1834, and was graduated in the class of 1836. Among his distinguished classmates were ex-Secretary of State Freling- huysen, Chief Justice Bradley, Governor Newell and Hon. Cortland Parker.
In 1837 he came to Monroe, Michigan, as a civil engineer, and was engaged in the con- struction of the Michigan Southern Railroad from Monroe to Hillsdale. In 1839 he became a resident of Hillsdale, where he lived until his death, September 23, 1880.
In 1842 he was elected a member of the Michigan Legislature. He served six terms in Congress, 1854 to 1860 and 1870-76.
In the War of the Rebellion he took an carnest and active part, contributing liberally of his means and by his influence for the preservation of the Union.
He was instrumental in organizing the Eighteenth Regiment of Michigan Infantry,
which did such good service in the Union army. At the reunion of this regiment at Monroe, August 25th, 1873, he delivered the oration. In this oration he gave a brief sketch of the honorable record the regiment made, which we quote, as it may be of interest to the sur- viving veterans who are with us, and which will call up to them the memories of nearly a quarter of a century ago :
" We watched with anxious eyes the move- ments of the regiment, following it from post to post - from Nashville to Decatur - from Decatur to Pond Springs, where you surprised and captured a corps of rebel cavalry, routing another detachment a few days later at Cort- land. Then leaving to re-enforce the garrison at Athens, arriving there just in time to pre- vent the rebel general Rodney from captur- ing and pillaging the town, afterwards pursuing Wheeler to Shoal Creek. Then the pursuit being abandoned you returned to Decatur, and the same month a detachment of your regiment numbering about 250 is sent to re enforce the garrison at Athens. It arrived within two miles of the fort, finds it in the hands of the enemy, is met by a rebel force of thousands under General Forrest, and after five hours of desperate fighting, during which its ammunition is all exhausted, the detachment with but few exceptions are all killed, wounded or captured.
" In October of the same year the regiment participated in the successful defense of Deca- tur against the rebel army under General Hood, and during that siege a detachment of fifty men dislodged the enemy's sharpshooters from a line of rifle pits, driving them from their cover, taking one hundred and fifteen prisoners, with the loss to the detachment of only two men wounded."
Among this group of biographies, we feel that notone will call back more kindly or affectionate memories than the one at the head of thissketch, Hon. Henry Waldron, always one of Hillsdale's most honored and respected citizens. He died September 13, 1880, and his remains are at rest in beautiful Oak Grove Cemetery, but he will ever live in the hearts of those who knew him well.
HON. FERNANDO C. BEAMAN
Was born at Chester, Vermont, June 28, 1814. His parents removed to Franklin county, New
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York, in 1819, where in 1834 both died within six weeks of each other.
Mr. Beaman, with a strong desire for an ed- ucation, applied himselfto study ; taught school seven winters and three summers, and in the meantime fitted himself at the Malone Academy for college. In the spring of 1837 he entered the law office of Haight & Elwood, and after- wards read law in the office of Wm. S. Bishop, a prominent member of the New York City bar.
In the fall of 1838 he emigrated to Michigan, and in 1839 was admitted to the bar of Lena- wee county and commenced practicing at Manchester in that county. He remained there but a short time, when he removed to Adrian and became the law partner of Consider A. Stacy. Was appointed prosecuting attor- ney of Lenawee county by Governor John S. Barry in 1843; was twice re-appointed prose- cuting attorney, holding that position six years. ITis practice increased, and he associated him- self with Judge A. R. Tiffany; later became a law partner of the Hon. T. M. Cooley. The partnership soon included Robert R. Beecher, and the firm was known as Beaman, Beccher & Cooley. Mr. Beaman was appointed city attorney of Adrian.
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