Michigan legislative manual and official directory for the years 1899-1900, Part 56

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Publication date: 1899
Publisher: Lansing : [Secretary of State]
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MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

FIRST DISTRICT. DETROIT CITY, except 12th, 14th and 16th wards. Population 1894, 197,880.

JOHN B. CORLISS,

Of Detroit, was born in Richford, Vermont, June 7, 1851, and was educated at the Methodist university of that state. Graduating in 1871, he chose the profession of law and entered the office of Noble & Smith, counsel for the Vermont Central railroad. After two years' preparation he matriculated in the Columbian law college at Washington, D. C., and was graduated from that institution in 1875; came to Detroit, where he has since been engaged in the practice of his profession. In politics he is a republican, and active in political and municipal affairs ; was city attorney for the terms 1882-85, and revised the charter of the city as it was passed by the legislature of 1883. Was elected to the 54th and 55th congress, and re-elected to the 56th con- gress of the United States by a vote of 16,659 to 15,401 for James H. Pound, democratic people's union silver candidate.

SECOND DISTRICT.

COUNTIES .- Jackson, Lenawee, Monroe and Washtenaw; townships of Brownstown, Canton, Ecorse, Huron, Monguagon, Plymouth, Romulus. Sumpter, Taylor, and Van Buren, and city of Wyandotte, Wayne county. Population 1894, 199,209.

HENRY C. SMITH,

Of Adrian, was born at Canandaigua, Ontario county, New York, June 2. 1854, and received his early education in the common schools of New York and Michigan. His parents were educated people, but his father met with financial losses during the panic of 1857, removed to Michigan in 1860, located on a farm in Palmyra township, Lenawee county, and followed farming until his death. The subject of this sketch, being thrown upon his own re- sources at an early age, "worked out" and obtained the means for a college course, taught school winters, and graduated from Adrian college in June, 1878. While a student at Adrian Mr. Smith was selected as the orator for his college in the inter-state collegiate contest held at Kalamazoo, and was thus brought into public notice. After his graduation he went into the po- litical campaign of 1878 as a speaker under the direction of Zachariah Chandler. He subsequently read law in the office of Geddes & Miller, of Adrian; was admitted to the bar September 25, 1880; appointed city attor- ney a month later. and assistant prosecuting attorney January 1, 1881, in which position he served two years. December 10, 1883, he formed a part- nership with Judge Watts, which still continues. Mr. Smith is the com- plainant, and of counsel with Attorney General Maynard in the now cele- brated case against the L. S. & M. S. railway, which has reached the U. S. Supreme court, to compel that corporation to sell to Mr. Smith and wife a

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1,000 mile ticket at two cents a mile. He was elected to the 56th congress of the United States by a vote' of 21,912 against 19,999 for Orrin R. Pierce, democratic people's union silver candidate ; 779 for Porter Beal, prohibition, and 126 for Byron E. Niles, populist.

THIRD DISTRICT.

COUNTIES .- Branch, Calhoun, Eaton, Hillsdale and Kalamazoo. Population 1894, 178,625.

WASHINGTON GARDNER,

Of Albion, was born in Morrow county, Ohio, in February, 1845. Before the war he attended the public schools in his native state; after the war, entered an academy ; later was a student at Hillsdale college for three years, and graduated from the Ohio Wesleyan university in 1870. Subsequent to gradu- ation he studied theology in Boston, and law in New York. In 1861 he entered the army as a member of company D, 65th Ohio volunteer infantry; served over three years as a common soldier in the ranks; was in every campaign, skirmish and battle with his regiment from the time of its organization to May, 1864, when he was badly wounded in the engagement at Resaca, Georgia. Mr. Gardner represented his conference in the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church; has been twice chosen president of the Michi- gan state Sunday school association ; twice chosen a member to the triennial international, and once to the world's Sunday school convention. He has been regent of the grand [council of the Royal Arcanum, and for several years chaplain of the supreme body ; and served the department of Michigan G. A. R. as its commander. Since 1889 he has been a professor in, and public lecturer for Albion college. In politics he is a republican; was appointed secretary of state by Governor Rich, March 20, 1894, to fill the vacancy caused by the removal of John W. Jochim; was electedoto that position for the term of 1895-6, and re-elected to that of 1897-8. Mr. Gardner was elected to the 56th congress of the United States by a vote of 21,182 to 19,864 for Albert M. Todd, democratic people's union silver candidate.

FOURTH DISTRICT.

COUNTIES .- Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Cass, Stj Joseph and Van Buren] Population 1894, 185,845.

EDWARD LA RUE HAMILTON,

Of Niles, was born on a farm in Niles township, Berrien county, Michigan, in 1857. His early education was acquired in the Niles high school preparatory to a course in the Michigan university, but his father died in 1876 and he was obliged to take charge of the farm and provide a living for his invalid mother. In 1881, he, with his mother, moved to the city of Niles, where he entered the law office of Judge H. Coolidge. He was admitted to the bar in 1884, and has since been engaged in the practice of his profession. His political career began in 1884, when he began making political specches, and he has since been an active worker in every political campaign, stumping Berrien county in 1888, and in 1894 he spoke throughout the state of Michigan under the

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management of the state central committee. In 1892 he was the choice of Berrien county for congress, but was defeated in convention by Mr. Thomas. who received his hearty and loyal support. Mr. Hamilton was elected to the 55th congress, and was re-elected to the 56th congress of the United States by a vote of 21.740 to 17,146 for Roman I. Jarvis, democratic people's union silver candidate, 474 for George F. Comings, prohibition, and 321 for George F. Cuningham.

FIFTH DISTRICT. COUNTIES .- Ionia, Kent and Ottawa. Population, 1894, 195,811.

WILLIAM ALDEN SMITH,

Of Grand Rapids, was born in Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan, May 12, 1859 ; attended the public schools at that place, and at twelve years of age , removed with his parents to Grand Rapids, where he has since resided. As a boy he was engaged in many youthful enterprises: Sold newspapers; was messenger in Western Union telegraph office; appointed messenger in the house of representatives in the state legislature by John T. Rich, speaker ; studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1882, and has since been engaged in the practice of his profession in Grand Rapids, being at present a member of the firm of Smiley, Smith & Stevens. He is general attorney of the Chicago & West Michigan, the Detroit, Grand Rapids & Western, and the Saginaw & St. Louis Railroads, which position he has held since 1887. Congressman Smith is a self-made man, and by taking advantage o his opportunities, he has made himself what he is. In politics he is a staunch republican; was a member of the 54th congress of the United States. While in that honorable body he was appointed, by the speaker of the house, on the committee of foreign affairs, and was placed fifth upon a committee of fourteen. Also obtained an appropriation of fifty thousand dollars for the improvement of Grand river. For six years he was a member of the republican [state central committee; was elected to the 55th congress, and was re-elected to the 56th congress of the United States by a vote of 22,021 to 16,064 for George R. Perry, democratic people's union silver candidate, 586 for Charles Oldfield, prohibition, and 97 for Thomas J. Haynes.

SIXTH DISTRICT.

COUNTIES .- Genesee, Ingham, Livingston and Oakland; townships of Livonia, Nankin, Dearborn, Redford, Springwells and Greenfield, and 12th, 14th and 16th wards of Detroit city, Wayne county.

Population 1894, 205,031.

SAMUEL W. SMITH,

Of Pontiac, was born in the township of Independence, Oakland county, Michigan, August 23, 1852. His education was acquired in the Clarkston and Detroit public schools; taught school six years, and in 1876 commenced the study of law; was admitted to practice in 1877, and was graduated from the

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law department of the Michigan university with the class of '78, since which time he has been engaged in the practice of his profession at Pontiac. In politics he is a republican; was elected prosecuting attorney of Oakland county in 1880 and re-elected to the same position in 1882; was a member of the senate in 1884 and elected to the 55th congress, and was re-elected to the 56th congress of the United States by a vote of 22,981 to 17,171 for Charles Fishbeck, democratic people's union silver candidate ; 892 for Myron Voorheis, prohibition, and 164 for James M. Houghton, people's party.

SEVENTH DISTRICT.

COUNTIES. - Huron, Lapeer, Macomb, Sanilac and St. Clair; townships of Grosse Pointe and Hamtramck, Wayne county.

Population 1894, 187,238.

EDGAR WEEKS

Was born at Mt. Clemens August 3, 1839, and educated in the city schools until, at the age of fifteen years, he began learning the printing business in his native town. At the age of seventeen he took charge of a newspaper office at New Baltimore; was subsequently employed on the Lake Superior Journal, published at the time at Sault Ste. Marie, and afterwards at Mar- quette-the first newspaper ever published on Lake Superior; was afterwards employed on the Detroit Evening Tribune and for a short time on the Free Press. About 1858 he become assistant county clerk of Macomb county, began studying law, and soon after entered the law office of Eldredge & Hubbard at Mt. Clemens, where he remained until his admission to the bar in 1861. In June, 1861, he enlisted in Co. B, 5th Michigan volunteer infantry, was promoted to a first sergeantcy, went to the front about September 1, 1861, and ten months after was commissioned by Gov. Blair first lieutenant and adjutant of the 22d Michigan infantry and transferred to the new regiment, then being organized at Pontiac under ex-Gov. Moses Wisner, colonel of the regiment. In the winter of 1862-'63, while serving in Kentucky, was promoted to the captaincy of Co. F, in that regiment ; was appointed by Gen. Rosecrans acting assistant inspector general of the third brigade, second division of the reserve corps of the Army of the Cumberland, commanded by Gen. Gordon Granger, where he remained until after the battle of Chickamauga, when he returned to the line, took an active part in several engagements and skirmishes, was twice severely injured by accidents, resigned his commission during the winter of 1864 on account of sickness and terminated his army service. Returning to Mt. Clemens, he established the Mt. Clemens Monitor, a leading republican paper of Macomb county ; was elected circuit court commissioner in the fall of 1864, but was obliged to relinquish it because the law authoriz- ing soldiers to vote in the field was declared unconstitutional. Was elected prosecuting attorney of Macomb county two terms; appointed judge of pro- bate in 1875 to succeed Thomas L. Sackett, deceased, served nearly two years and retired. Has often been a candidate for office, but defeated for various causes, and has been prominent in republican national politics and Grand Army matters. Is at present practicing his profession at his old home, Mt. Clemens. Was elected to the 56th congress of the United States by a vote of 18,623 against 12,888 for Fred E. Burton, democratic people's union silver candidate, and 279 for James Henderson, prohibition.

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EIGHTH DISTRICT. COUNTIES .- Clinton, Saginaw, Shiawassee and Tuscola. Population 1894, 175,375.

JOSEPH W. FORDNEY,

Of Saginaw, Saginaw county, was born in Blackford county, Indiana, No- vember 5, 1853; lived with his parents on a farm until sixteen years of age, and received a common school education. Came to Saginaw in June, 1869. He began life in the lumber woods, logging and estimating pine timber, thus acquiring a thorough knowledge of the pine land and lumber business. In 1892 engaged in the manufacture of baskets, which with pine lands and lumber has occupied his attention since. Also interested in an artificial ice plant at Hartford City, Indiana. Is vice president of the Saginaw board of trade; was elected alderman in 1895, and re-elected in 1897. Mr. Fordney was elected to the 56th congress of the United States by a vote of 16,798 to 15.089 for Ferdinand Brucker, democratic people's union silver candidate.

NINTH DISTRICT.

COUNTIES .- Benzie, Lake, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason. Muskegon. Newaygo, Oceana and Wexford. Population 1894, 155,163.

ROSWELL P. BISHOP,

Of Ludington, Mason county, was born in Sidney, Delaware county, New York, January 6, 1843, and was educated at the Unadilla academy, Cooperstown seminary, Walton academy, New York, and Michigan University. When eighteen years of age, at the outbreak of the civil war, he enlisted in Co. C. 43d New York infantry volunteers. May 1, 1862, he lost his right arm. but remained with his regiment until December. Immediately on returning from the service he sought to acquire an education, and alternated between attending and teaching school until 1868, when he entered the university. January 2, 1872, he was appointed to a position under the sergeant-at-arms of the national senate and house of representatives; was elected alderman in the city of Ann Arbor, April, 1875: admitted to the bar in May, and has since been engaged in the practice of law at Ludington. In politics he is a republican ; was prosecuting attorney of Mason county 1876-84; member of the house of the state legislature of 1883-4, and 1893-4; elected to the 54th and 55th congresses and was re-elected to the 56th congress of the United States by a vote of 15,687 to 9,291 for Chauncey J. Chaddock, democratic people's union silver candidate; 505 for George M. Sprout, prohibition, and 127 for Norman B. Farnsworth. people's party.

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TENTH DISTRICT.

COUNTIES .- Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Bay, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet, Glad win, Iosco, Midland, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego and Presque Isle.

Population 1894, 169,419.

ROUSSEAU O. CRUMP,

Of West Bay City, was born of English parents in Pittsford, Monroe county, New York, May 20, 1843, and received his education in the Pittsford and Rochester schools. In 1868 he was married, settled at Plainwell. Allegan county, Michigan, and engaged in the manufacture of lumber, in which occu- pation he has since continued. In 1881 he removed to West Bay City, and in 1884 organized the Crump's manufacturing company, for the manufacture of boxes, being one of the largest of its kind in the country. In politics he is a republican, and cast his first vote in 1864 for Abraham Lincoln; has served his city two terms as alderman, and is now serving his second term as mayor; was elected to the 54th and 55th congresses, and re-elected to the 56th congress of the United States by a vote of 16,482 to 13,230 for Robert J. Kelley, demo- cratic people's union silver candidate, and 117 for James J. Miller, prohibition.

ELEVENTH DISTRICT.

COUNTIES .- Antrim, Charlevoix, Clare, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Isabella, Kalkaska, Mecosta, Missaukee, Montcalm, Osceola and Roscommon.

Population, 1894, 185,412.

WILLIAM S. MESICK,

Of Mancelona, Antrim county, was born in Newark, Wayne county, New York, in 1856. His early education was acquired in the district schools of his native state, and he came to Michigan in 1871. He attended the Kalamazoo commercial college and the law department of the University of Michigan; he located at Mancelona and has been continuously engaged in the practice of law for the past sixteen years. In politics he is a republican. He has held the offices of prosecuting attorney and circuit court commissioner of Antrim county ; was elected to the 55th congress, and re-elected to the 56th congress of the United States by a vote of 18,545 to 11,799 for Alva W. Nichols, democratic people's union silver candidate, and 610 for Harvey M. Lowell, prohibition.

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TWELFTH DISTRICT.

COUNTIES .- Alger, Baraga, Chippewa. Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon and Schoolcraft.

Population 1894, 206,590.

CARLOS D. SHELDEN,

Of Houghton, was born in Walworth county, Wisconsin, June 10, 1840; came to Michigan when seven years of age with his parents, locating at Houghton, where he has since made his home; obtained his education in the public schools and the Ypsilanti union school. His trade occupation has been that of a machinist, but for the past twenty years has been more exclusively engaged in real estate and steamboat business. He served in the war in the twenty-third Michigan infantry. In politics he is a republican; served as president of his village and supervisor of township; was a member of the house of 1893-4 from the second district of Houghton county, and a member of the senate of 1895-6; elected to the 55th congress, and re-elected to the 56th congress of the United States by a vote of 19,895 to 8,921 for Soloman S. Curry, democratic people's union silver candidate, and 825 for Harvey Bur- right Hatch, prohibition.

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JUSTICES OF SUPREME COURT.

CHIEF JUSTICE GRANT.

[Term expires December 31, 1899.]

Claudius B. Grant was born at Lebanon, York county, Maine, October 25, 1835. At the age of twenty he entered the university of Michigan, graduating from the classical course in 1859. The following three years he taught in the Ann Arbor high school, the last two years of which he was principal. He served in the civil war, entering the United States service as captain of company D. 20th Michigan infantry, was made major November 21. 1863, and lieutenant colonel December 20, 1864; resigning this position April 12, 1865, he returned to Ann Arbor and entered the law department of the university ; was admitted to the bar in June, 1866, and began the practice of law in Ann Arbor. He was elected recorder of Ann Arbor in 1866, and appointed post- master in 1867; was a member of the house of the state legislature in 1871-2, '73-4; was elected regent of the university in 1871, and in 1872 was appointed alternate commissioner of the state of Michigan under the law authorizing the centennial commission. In 1873 he moved to Houghton. where, until his election, he was engaged in the practice of law. He was elected prosecut- ing attorney in 1876; judge of the twenty-fifth judicial circuit in 1881, and re-elected in 1887; was elected justice of the supreme court in the spring of 1889, for full term, and re-elected April 3, 1899, by a vote of 216.828 to 165,482 for Thomas E. Barkworth, democratic people's union silver candidate ; 8,789 for Frank Baldwin Clark, prohibition; 4,856 for John M. Harris, people's party, and 3,190 for George A. Eastman, socialist labor; scattering. 1,042.

JUSTICE MOORE. [Term expires December 31, 1905.]

Joseph B. Moore was born at Commerce, Oakland county, Michigan, Novem- ber 3, 1845. His early education was acquired in the common schools, supple- mented by part of three years at Hillsdale college and one year in the law department of the Michigan university. At the outbreak of the civil war an elder brother enlisted. The two boys who were left at home also desired to go to the front; the family could spare but one of them, so on one December morning in 1864, they drew cuts for the privilege of serving their country. The lucky number fell to Joseph B. (now Justice Moore), who went at once to Detroit, where he enlisted. He was in the barracks but ten days, when to his great disappointment, the surgeon in charge refused to accept him and sent him home, being only nineteen years old when he made this attempt. The next day after the surgeon's edict, his brother went to Detroit, where he enlisted in his brother's place and served faithfully, while Joseph B. looked after the folks at home. He moved to Lapeer in 1868, where he has since been engaged in the practice of his profession. He has served as judge of the sixth judicial circuit for eight years; while in said position, he heard and disposed of upwards of four hundred and seventy criminal and fifteen hundred civil cases, among them the "Young" murder case and the celebrated election

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case of Reynolds vs. May. This work was so well done that but two criminal and thirteen civil cases have been reversed by the supreme court. He was a prominent member of the senate in 1879; was prosecuting attorney of Lapeer county two terms, and elected justice of the supreme court on the republican ticket, in the spring of 1895, by a vote of 189,294 to 108,807 for John W. McGrath, democrat; 25,943 for Robbins B. Taylor, people's party, and 18,116 for Myron H. Walker, prohibition.

JUSTICE MONTGOMERY.

[Term expires December 31, 1901.]

Robert M. Montgomery was born in Eaton Rapids, Michigan, May 12, 1849; attended the Eaton Rapids high school until eighteen years of age. when he entered the law office of F. J. Russell, at Hart. Oceana county, where he remained three years. During the war he enlisted and was mustered in the 7th Michigan cavalry, but never saw any active service. At the age of twenty-one he was admitted to the bar and began the practice of his profes- sion at Pentwater, continuing until 1877, when he moved to Grand Rapids. While at Pentwater he was prosecuting attorney of Oceana county four years, and on moving to Grand Rapids was appointed assistant United States attorney, which office he held until October, 1881. At the spring election of 1881 he was elected judge of the seventeenth judicial circuit, and was re- elected to a second term, which office he held until September. 1888, when he resigned and resumed the practice of his profession at Grand Rapids, con- tinuing as a member of the firm of Montgomery & Bundy until he assumed the duties of his present position, to which he was elected at the spring election of 1891 on the republican ticket, by a vote of 153,211 to 148,271 for John W. Champlin, democrat; 14,144 for A. Dodge, prohibition, and 9.260 for O'Brien J. Atkinson, people's party.

JUSTICE HOOKER.

[Term expires December 31, 1903.]

Frank A. Hooker, of Charlotte, was born in Hartford, Conneticut, January 16, 1844. When twelve years of age he removed with his parents to Maumee, Ohio, and later to Defiance; attended public school and the law department of the Michigan university, graduating from the latter in 1865. He began the practice of law at Bryan, Ohio, and after one year came to Charlotte, Michigan. where, until his election to the supreme bench, he was engaged in the practice of his profession; was married August 5, 1868, to Miss Emma E. Carter at Defiance, Ohio. In politics he is a republican; has held the office of superintendent of schools of Eaton county; was prosecuting attorney two terms, and in 1878 was appointed judge of the fifth judicial circuit, by Gov- ernor Croswell, to fill vacancy; was continued as circuit judge by a vote of the people at the following election and held that office until resigning to accept a position on the supreme bench made vacant by the resignation of Chief Justice Morse. He was elected to that position at the general elec- tion of 1892 and served as chief justice until December 31, 1893; re-elected April 3, 1893, for full term. to succeed himself, over George H. Durand, of Flint, democrat candidate, by a vote of 164,754 to 148,712: Edward S. Grece, people's party, received 14.469 votes, and Myron H. Walker, prohibition, received 14,526 votes.

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JUSTICE LONG.

[Term expires December 31, 1907.]

Charles Dean Long was born at Grand Blanc, Genesee county, Michigan, June 14, 1841. His early education was acquired at the district school and the Flint city schools. He taught for four years preparatory to a course at the university. The outbreak of the civil war caused him to substitute the battle-field for his university course, and in August, 1861, he enlisted in com- pany A, 8th Michigan infantry. In the battle of Wilmington Island, Georgia, April 16, 1862, he lost his left arm and received a ball in his left hip, passing through and lodging in the right groin, from which wound he is still a sufferer. He returned home, and later in the summer entered the law office of Oscar Adams, of Flint. In the fall of 1864 he was elected county clerk (Genesee county), which office he held for four successive terms. He was prosecuting attorney of his county from 1875 to 1880 inclusive, and was one of Michigan's four supervisors of the census for 1880. In 1885 he was com- mander of the department of Michigan, G. A. R. He has always resided at Flint until September, 1890, when he moved to Detroit and later to Lansing his present home. In politics he is a republican; was elected justice of the supreme court of the state of Michigan, April 4, 1887, by a vote of 174,924 to 140,315 for Charles H. Camp, democrat; 27,658 for John C. Blanchard, green- back, and 18,530 for Lemuel Clute, prohibition. In 1891 Judge Long was elected president of the Detroit college of law. This was upon its organi- zation, and he has remained at its head ever since. At the national encamp- ment of the G. A. R. held in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, September 11,. 1894, his friends insisted upon his standing for the office of commander-in-chief. With an election quite evident, he withdrew his name in the interest of harmony. On April 5, 1897, he was re-elected for the full term of ten years by a vote of 210,721 to 139,307 for George L. Yaple, democratic people's union silver party ; 30,729 for Dan P. Foote, democrat; 7,936 for Noah W. Cheever, prohibition; 3,906 for John O. Zabel, people's party; 2,166 for Lester H. Chappel, national; imperfect and scattering, 40.

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Michigan legislative manual and official directory for the years 1899-1900, Part 56

Author: Publication date: 1899 Publisher: Lansing : [Secretary of State] Number of Pages: 942

Author:
Publication date: 1899
Publisher: Lansing : [Secretary of State]
Number of Pages: 942