Michigan legislative manual and official directory for the years 1899-1900, Part 58

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Publication date: 1899
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CHARLES BARNARD COLLINGWOOD,

Senator from the fourteenth district, composed of the counties of Ingham and Shiawassee, was born at Plymouth, Massachusetts, May 1, 1860. During 1 his early years he attended the public schools of Plymouth and Boston, and at the age of fourteen entered the publishing house of James R. Osgood & Co. Mr. Collingwood remained in Boston until 1878, when he turned his face toward the "Great West" and went to Colorado, but retraced his steps east- ward, and one year later his name was enrolled as a freshman on the roster of the Michigan agricultural college.' Leaving college soon after the close of his first year, Mr. Collingwood spent two years in Utah and California, engag- ing in civil engineering and other occupations until he had earned sufficient to complete his college course, when he returned and graduated from that institution in the class of 1885. After graduation he taught school at Pewamo and Howard City, where he also studied law. In 1888 he was appointed adjunct professor of chemistry in the university of Arkansas, and went from there to Tucson, Arizona, as chemist in the new university of that state. He returned to Lansing in 1894, was admitted to the bar, and has since been engaged in the practice of law Mr. Collingwood has held no public position excepting that of city attorney, to which he was appointed in 1897, and still holds He is a zealous republican, and has twice served his party acceptably as chairman of their county committee. Was elected to the senate of 1899- 1900 by a vote of 8,851 against 7,472 votesi for Henry S. Hadsall, domocratic people's union silver candidate, and 116_votes for John Storer, prohibition.

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GEORGE B. DAVIS,

Senator from the twelfth district, comprising the counties of Macomb and Oakland, was born in Detroit, Michigan, June 23, 1858. His early education was acquired in the public schools. At the age of sixteen he clerked one year in the wholesale oil house of M. V. Bently, of Grand Rapids, after which he traveled for a wholesale house in Detroit. In 1882 he started in business for himself in Utica, Macomb county, where he has since been engaged as manufacturer and dealer in hardwood lumber. In 1890 he organized the Utica hoop and lumber company, also organized the Detroit sand and gravel com- pany, and is now its sole owner. In politics he is a republican ; has never been a candidate for any office before 1895-6, when he was elected to the house of 1895-6: re-elected to that of 1897-8 by a vote of 2.129 to 1,624 for William L. Dicken, democratic people's union silver candidate, and 65 for C. Elmer Cussman, prohibition. Was elected to the senate of 1899-1900 by a vote of 8.944 to 7,559 for William E. Carpenter, democratic people's union silver candidate, and 434 for W. Durfee Pettibone, prohibition.

JAMES K. FLOOD,

Senator from the twenty-sixth district, comprising the counties of Lake, Manistee, Mason and Oceana, was born of American parents in Oxford county. Ontario. July 24, 1846. He was educated in the public schools; moved to Pentwater, Michigan, in 1864 and worked in the mills and at lumbering until 1869. then he moved to Hart, where he was engaged in the drug busi- ness until 1878; since then he has been engaged in various mercantile pursuits. In 1874, with Judge Russel and A. S. White as co-partners, they organized the Citizens' Exchange bank, which is still under the same management. The same company in 1892 organized the Hart Cedar and Lumber Company, of which Mr. Flood is secretary and manager. In politics he is a republican ; was postmaster from 1881-86; six years a member of the board of education of the union schools of Hart; was a member of the house of 1895-6 and elected to the senate of 1897-8 by a vote of 8,326 to 6,268 for Norman B. Farnsworth, democratic people's union silver candidate, and 194 for Lysander W. Mills, prohibition. Was elected to the senate of 1899-1900 by a vote of 6,269 to 4.943 for Andrew C. Gongwer, democratic people's union silver candidate, and 223 for William A. Wheatley, prohibition.

CHARLES W. GIDDINGS,

Senator from the nineteenth district. comprising the counties of Gratiot and Clinton. was born at Sherman, Fairfield county. Connecticut, February 9. 1847. While yet a lad he removed to Ohio, and received his education at the public and select schools of Palmyra. He came to St. Louis, Michigan, with his parents in 1866. It was then a town of about 150 people. Here he fol- lowed various avocations, such as a new lumber town offered to a boy and young man, until 1872, when he began the study of law. Mr. Giddings was under sheriff of Gratiot county from January 1. 1873. to January 1. 1877, and was also deputy U. S. marshal for the eastern district of Michigan during the same period. accepting of these positions to maintain himself and family while pursuing his studies. Mr. Giddings began the practice of law at St. Louis in January. 1877, and has continued until the present time. He has not

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been a candidate or held public office since 1880, with the exception of city attorney, and member of the common council of the city of St. Louis, although several times tendered nominations on the county ticket. He was at one time connected with the First National Bank of St. Louis, and one of its board of directors. Mr. Giddings was elected to the senate of 1899- 1900 by a vote of 6,373 against 5,598 for Peter L. Ryker, democratic people's union silver candidate.

ROBERT D. GRAHAM,

Senator from the seventeenth district, comprising the tenth and eleventh wards of the city of Grand Rapids and the townships of Kent county, was born in Union, Ontario, November 11, 1855. When about one year of age he moved with his parents to Minnesota, and eight years later came to Michigan, locat- ing. on a farm near Grand Rapids, where he has since resided. His early education was acquired in the district school and the schools of the city of Grand Rapids. He studied law four winters in a law office in Grand Rapids, attending the farm summers; was admitted to the bar, but did not engage in the practice of his profession to any extent. He has devoted his time prin- cipally to farming and fruit-growing. Is a member of the executive board of the State Horticultural and State Agricultural societies; also a director of the West Side Building and Loan association; is a director of the Citizens' Telephone company and president of the Fifth National bank of Grand Rapids. In politics he is a republican ; was a member of the legislature of 1895-6. and served on the judiciary, university and liquor traffic committees: was elected to the house of 1897-8, and elected to the senate of 1899-1900 by a vote of 6,933 to 4,012 for Joseph A. Pearce, democratic people's union silver candi- date, and 300 for Valentine Geib, prohibition.

PERLEY C. HEALD,

Senator from the twenty-fourth district, comprising the counties of Bay, Midland and Arenac, was born at Lovell, Oxford county, Maine, May 5, 1849, and was educated in the schools of his native place, and at Fryeburg, and removed to Midland county, Michigan, in September, 1965, where he has since resided. Mr. Heald was elected the first mayor of Midland in 1887 and re-elected in 1888, has for many years pursued the avocation of a surveyor and is also a dealer in real estate. Mr. Heald has also served three years under Land Commissioner French, as inspector of certain lands held by the state. He is also a prominent Mason, and belongs to several secret societies. Mr Heald also bears the distinction of being the first republican who ever carried the twenty-fourth senatorial district by a clear majority. He was elected to the senate of 1899-1900 by a vote of 6,876 to 5,956 for George B. Stanford, democratic people's union silver candidate, and 118 for Archibald McLellan, prohibition, thus giving Mr. Heald 802 majority.

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JAMES W. HELME, JR.,

Senator from the fifth district, comprising the counties of Lenawee and Monroe, was born in the city of Adrian, March 3, 1860, and has resided there ever since. He graduated from Adrian high school at the age of fifteen years, and at eighteen was for a time night editor of the Daily Press. For three years he taught school winters and read law summers, and on March 2, 1881, was admitted to the bar and began the practice of law in Adrian city, which he still continues. In 1882 he was elected circuit court commis- sioner for Lenawee connty, being the first democrat to hold that office for thirty years. He was re-elected to that office in 1890. In 1884 he was appointed city attorney of the city of Adrian, and served for six years by successive reappointments. In 1892 was appointed assistant prosecuting attorney for Lenawee county, and served two years. He was candidate for prosecutor on the democratic ticket in 1896, but was defeated. During Mr. Helme's entire life he has resided on his farm within the city of Adrian, which he carries on personally. The principal features of the farm are its Jerseys and dairy. Mr. Helme has been for years an authority on all dairy topics and a frequent speaker at farmers' institutes and dairy conventions ; also a' con- tributor to many farm journals. He is a member of the Michigan Jersey Cattle club, the Michigan State Dairyman's association, Adrian Grange, and other agricultural societies. In politics, although generally acting with the democrats, he claims to be independent of all parties. Is unmarried. Was elected to the senate on the democratic ticket, receiving 8,885 votes to 8,776 votes cast for Joseph R. Rogers, republican, 344 votes for Darwin H. Warren, prohibition, and 64 votes for Casper Moore, populist.

JAMES W. HUMPHREY,

Senator from the eighth district, composed of the counties of Allegan and Van Buren, was born in Powell, Deleware county, Ohio, August 19, 1846, He passed his childhood and youth on his father's farm, attending school and preparing for the University. He enlisted in the 26th Ohio Infantry, saw active service in Tennessee and Georgia, was severely wounded at Kenesaw Mountain, June 18, 1864, but recovered sufficiently to rejoin his regiment in November, to take part in the Hood campaign, which ended in the battle of Nashville and the destruction of Hood's army. At the close of the war he accompanied his regiment as part of "Sheridan's Army of Observation" in Texas. Returning home he began his studies in the Ohio Wesleyan Uni- versity. He came to Michigan in 1869, and was married to Miss Beulah A. Sooy of Dorr, October 13 of that year, since which time he has been engaged almost exclusively in educational work-six years in the village school of Dorr, ten in Wayland, one as superintendent of Holland city schools, and one as teacher of pedagogy in Hope College. He had charge of the schools of Ottawa county one year, and was serving his sixth year as school com- missioner of Allegan county (the last term elected without opposition) when he resigned to become a candidate for the State senate. For eight years he conducted_the summer normal classes at Hope College, and in 1894 this college conferredZuponthim the degree of M. A. He has written two books for the teacher's desk-"Review Diagrams," and "Manual of Reading,"-both of which have met with favor, "Review Diagrams" passing through its fourth

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edition. He is much interested in Sunday school aud church work. For six years he was president of the Allegan county Sunday school association. Is a member and an ordained minister of the church of Christ (Disciples ). While he has never devoted his time exclusively to ministerial labor, he has served several churches acceptably. In politics he is a republican ; was elected to the senate of 1893-1900 by a vote of 7,851 to 5,418 for Charles C. Rogers, democratic people's union silver candidate, and 104 votes for Alfred B. Palmer, prohibition.

W. IRVING LATIMER,

Senator from the twenty-fifth district, comprising the counties of Isabella, Mecosta, Newaygo and Osceola, was born in Duchess county, New York, in 1836. He acquired a common school education, and in 1859 came to Michigan, and has since taken prominent part in public affairs. During thirty-seven years residence in the state he has held the offices of city treasurer of Big Rapids and mayor of said city; was county treasurer of Mecosta county three terms; was auditor general of the state for 1879-80, 1881-82; was a member of the republican state central committee in 1876; was a member of the house of 1895-96, and elected to the senate of 1897-98 by a vote of 10,235 € to 7,844 for John T. Clark, democratic people's union silver candidate. Was elected to the senate of 1899-1900 by a vote of 7,493 to 4,919 for Samuel W. Hopkins, democratic people's union silver candidate.

JOHN LEIDLEIN,

Senator from the twenty-second district, comprising Saginaw county, was born September 3, 1864, in Buena Vista township, Saginaw county, Michigan, and received his education in the public schools of that county. His parents were Germans, who came to Saginaw county from Bavaria fifty years ago. Mr. Leidlein was twice elected township clerk of Buena Vista, the first time when he was but 21 years of age. When 22 years of age he was elected secretary of the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance company of Saginaw county, an important and responsible position, which he held for five years, declining a re-election which was tendered him. He was elected supervisor of Buena Vista seven years ago, and was six times re-elected without oppo- sition. Buena Vista is the largest township in Saginaw county. For the past two years he has been chairman of the board of supervisors of Saginaw county, being twice chosen for that position, the last time unanimously. For the past three years, in addition to conducting his large farm, he has been treasurer and manager of the Buena Vista cheese company, an important and growing institution. In politics Mr. Leidlein has always been a democrat. He was elected to the senate of 1899-1900 by a vote of 6,369 to 6,059 for George Housner, republican.

ROBERT B. LOO WIS,

Senator from the sixteenth district, comprising the city of Grand Rapids (excepting the tenth and eleventh wards), was born at Newcastle, Lincoln county, Maine, September 25, 1832. His parents moved to Boston in 1838, and the subject of this sketch grew up in the public schools of that city. Mr. Loomis subsequently removed to Washington, D. C., and was engaged in

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mercantile business in that city from 1862 to 1866, when he removed to Grand Rapids, Michigan, and engaged in the boot and shoe business. In 1881 he established the firm of R. B. Loomis & Co., fire insurance, and has continued in that business to the present time. Mr. Loomis has served his city and county in several important positions. He was elected supervisor from the second ward of the city of Grand Rapids in 1877, and served in that office until 1896; was chairman of the county board two terms; was several times a member of the State Board of equalization from Kent, and was chairman of the building committee having the erection of the county court house in charge. In 1896 Mr. Loomis was elected to the state senate, and served on the committees on cities and villages, normal schools, insane asy- lums at Kalamazoo and Traverse City, public buildings, and religious and benevolent societies. Politically he is a republican, and was elected to the senate of 1899-1900 by a vote of 6,410, against 5,311 for Eli P. Harrington, democratic people's union silver candidate, and 181 for S. P. Kinsey, prohibi- tion.

FRANK A. LYON,

Senator from the sixth district, comprising the counties of St. Joseph, Branch and Hillsdale, was born at Walworth, Wayne county, New York, January 4, 1855. His father, Newton T. Lyon, removed to Michigan a year later, and the family settled on a farm in the township of Quincy, Branch county. The subject of this sketch was educated in the country schools of Quincy and Butler townships, Branch county, until 18 years of age, when he attended the Quincy and Coldwater high schools, and graduated from the northern Indiana normal school at Valparaiso, Indiana. He worked at farm- ing and carpenter work in the meantime, taught school winters until 1877, and then taught one year in a graded school. He was married in 1878, and subsequently studied law with Hon. Charles Upson of Coldwater; was admit- ted to the bar in February, 1880, and received an appointment as clerk at Winnebago Indian agency, Nebraska, in March of that year, which he held until August. He then returned to Michigan and commenced the practice of law in Montcalm county in November, 1880. His wife died in December, 1881. He remained at Stanton until February, 1886, and then returned to the old home at Quincy on account of ill health, remaining until July 14, 1891, when he removed to Hillsdale, succeeded A. B. St. John in the practice of law, and has since resided there. He was married a second time, in August, 1885, to Emma Fink of Ionia. While in Stanton he served on the county board of school examiners about three years; in Branch county was elected circuit court commissioner one term, and declined re-election; and was village attorney of Quincy one year, declining re-election. Since September, 1898, Mr. Lyon has conducted a mercantile business in Hillsdale. He has been urged repeatedly to become a candidate for various offices since coming to Hillsdale, but invariably declined. He was nominated for the senate of 1899- 1900 against his protest, and was elected by a vote of 9,823 against 8,911 votes received by Edward E. Bostwick, democratic people's union silver candidate, and 174 by George W. Tuthill, prohibition.

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WILLIAM T. MCGRAW,

Senator from the fourth district, comprising the twelfth, fourteenth, and sixteenth wards of the city of Detroit, the city of Wyandotte, and the townships of Brownstown, Canton, Dearborn, Ecorse, Huron, Monguagon, Nankin, Romulus, Springwells, Sumpter, Taylor and Van Buren, was born in Livonia township, Wayne county, May 12. 1868. He was educated in the public schools of Plymouth, graduating from the high school of that village. and subsequently took a course in Detroit business university. He served two years in the First National Bank of Plymouth, and then accepted a posi- tion as traveling salesman for the Globe Tobacco company, subsequently organizing the Detroit Tobacco Company. He is at present engaged in the tobacco business and is also chairman of the Globe Cash Register company, of which invention he is the patentee. Mr. McGraw has served in the city council of Detroit as a representative of the twelfth ward and was elected to the senate of 1899-1900 by a vote of 6,702 to 4,766 for John F. Cullen, and 115 for Andrew Baetz.

DANIEL P. MCMULLEN,

Senator from the twenty-ninth district, comprising Emmet, Cheboygan. Presque Isle, Otsego, Montmorency and Alpena counties, was born in Kent county, Canada, September 8, 1852, was educated in the common schools of that county, and entered a printing office at the age of fourteen years. Two years later he came to Michigan, where he continued in the printing and publishing business, starting the Wenona (now West Bay City) Herald, and conducting it successfully for several years, and subsequently engaging in job printing at Bay City. In 1880 he purchased the Alpena Reporter and conducted it for two years. In 1882 he settled at Cheboygan, first connect- ing himself with the Democrat, but a year later he accepted a position with the Tribune and has since been connected with that paper. Senator McMullen has always been an active republican, and highly popular in his community. He was elected mayor of Cheboygan, and re-elected in 1892. In April, 1898, he was nominated for the third time, and elected over his democratic com- petitor by 252 votes-the largest majority ever given any candidate in the city. Mr. McMullen is past grand chancellor of Michigan, K. P., has filled all the prominent positions in the fraternal orders of A. O. U. W. and Woodmen of the World, and is an active member of the Maccabees and National Union. He was elected to the senate of 1899-1900 by a vote of 6.554 to 4,501 for Geo. J. Robinson, democratic people's union silver candidate.

ALEXANDER MAITLAND,

Senator from the thirty-first district, composed of the counties of Alger. Dickinson, Iron and Marquette, was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, June 20, 1844. where he acquired his early education; moved to America with his parents, locating in Canada in 1856, where his education was supplemented by a high school course. In 1864 he came to Michigan, locating at Negaunee, and entered the employ of the Iron Cliff Mining company ; for thirteen years he held the position of surveyor and engineer for the said company, and during most of the time he served as acting manager; was formally appointed to that position in the spring of 1880, and the following year was appointed gen-

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eral manager, which responsible position he now holds. He is also manager of the Cambria and Lillie Mining companies. In politics he is a republican; was postmaster four years and county surveyor two terms; was mayor of the city of Negaunee, and elected to the senate of 1897-8 by a vote of 9,403 to 3,511 for Robert Blemhuber, democratic people's union silver candidate ; was elected to the senate of 1899-1900 by a'vote of 6,446 to 2,374 for Henry C. Russell, democratic people's union silver candidate, and 60 for Victor E. Cox, prohibition.

JAMES W. MILLIKEN,

Senator from the twenty-seventh district, composed of the counties oi Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, and Wex- ford, was born at Denmark, Maine, May 20, 1848. What schooling he received was obtained in the common schools of Saco, Maine. At the age of sixteen he was obliged to leave school, and engaged as a clerk in a retail drygoods store in Saco, remaining there for three years, when he removed to Traverse City, Michigan, arriving in June, 1868. He was employed by Hannah, Lay & Co., for five years, when the firm of Hamilton, Milliken & Co. was organized to do a drygoods and clothing business. Increasing trade made it desirable to separate the two stores, which was done in 1892, Mr. Milliken succeeding to the dry goods store, which he has conducted for twenty-five years. Mr. Milliken served as an alderman in Traverse City for a single term, but declined a re-election. He was elected to the senate of 1899-1900 by a vote of 7,906 to 3,256 for Heman B. · Sturtevant, democratic people's union silver candidate, and 316 for Prentice E. Whitman, prohibition.

GEORGE FRANCIS MONAGHAN,

Senator from the third district, comprising the fourth, sixth, eighth and tenth wards of Detroit, was born in the city of Detroit October 28, 1875. His early education was obtained in Trinity school of Detroit, and at the age of eleven he began his collegiate studies in Detroit college. After eight years study of science and the classics he graduated from the institution with the degree of A. B .. two years later receiving the degree of A. M. He then entered upon his duties as professor of Latin, Greek and mathematics in his Alma Mater, and at the same time served as principal of night schools under the direction of the Detroit board of education. He remained at Detroit college as one of its professors only two years, and having meanwhile commenced the study of law at the Detroit college of law, graduated from the latter in the class of 1895, and has since been in the active practice of his profession. In the year 1898 he became associated with James H. Pound, one of Detroit's leading lawyers. Being a staunch democrat, he took an active part in the politics of his city and state, even previous to the time of his first vote. The district represented by him has been for many years strongly republican, and in 1897 the normal republican majority was named as 2,500, according to Hon. C. W. Moore, the senatorial candidate for that year. In 1899, at the age of 23 years, Mr. Monaghan was nominated on the democratic ticket, and his majority over the opposition of over 1,600 indicated a change of senti- ment in the people of the third district of more than 4,000 votes. He holds the distinction of being the youngest senator yet elected in the state. He was elected to the senate of 1899 1900 by a vote of 6,275 to 4,532 for John A. Mathews, republican, and 55 for Edward Locher, prohibition,

PERRY F. POWERS, Member State Board of Education.

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GEORGE W. MOORE,

Senator from the eleventh district, comprising the county of St. Clair, was born in St. Clair township April 12, 1859, and received his education in the district school of his neighborhood. At the age of seventeen he left his native place, and secured work in a saw mill at Muskegon, but subsequently engaged in logging, and built and operated a steam logging road in Missaukee county. Returning to St. Clair county, Mr. Moore organized the St. Clair County Savings Bank of Port Huron in 1890, of which he is now cashier. He has been chairman of the St. Clair county republican committee since 1896; was a member of the board of supervisors, and chairman of the board. Mr. Moore was elected to the senate of 1899-1900 by a vote of 5.533 against 4,264 votes received by Fletcher Blagborne, democratic people's union silver can- didate.

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Michigan legislative manual and official directory for the years 1899-1900, Part 58

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