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JAMES BROOKS KNIGHT,
Representative from Dickinson county, was born at Mineral Point, Wisconsin, March 19, 1850, of English parents. He was educated in the public schools of the Upper Pe- ninsula, supplemented by work in some private schools. Mr. Knight is married. He has held the office of commissioner of mineral statistics and inspector of mines. He is a Republican in politics, and was elected to the legislature of 1903-4 and reelected November 8, 1904, by a vote of 2,931 to 356 for Thomas E. Dillon.
WILLARD A. KNIGHT,
Representative from the second district of Calhoun county, was born at Battle Creek, Calhoun county, Michigan, November 10, 1876. He acquired his education in the Battle Creek high school, Bryant & Stratton's Business College of Chicago, and is a graduate of the law department of the University of Michigan. Mr. Knight is a prac- ticing attorney. While in Ann Arbor he was connected with the U. of M. daily, the col- lege publication, as business manager, and edited and published the U. of M. Republi- can, the students' Republican organ at the University. He has always been a Repub- lican, and was elected to the legislature of 1905-6 by a vote of 3,543 to 1,936 for Edward Austin, the largest majority ever received by a Republican representative in this district.
FRANK LADNER,
Representative from the third district of Kent county, was born at Newlyn, Cornwall county, England, February 25, 1845. In March, four years later, he together with his parents removed to this country, settling on a farm in Cannon township, Kent county, where he has since resided. He received his education in the district schools of Kent county. In politics he is a Republican and has held the offices of justice of the peace, treasurer, and was for many years supervisor. He was engaged in the lumbering busi- ness for eighteen years, and has since resided on his farm. He was elected to the leg- islature of 1903-4 and reelected November 8, 1904, by a vote of 3,032 to 1,275 for Charles M. Wilson and 14 for Winfield S. Fisk.
ORVILLE B. LANE,
Representative from Hillsdale county, was born at Geneva, Ohio, October 13, 1850. He received his education in the public schools of Ohio and Michigan. He is married and lives on his farm in Hillsdale county. He has represented his township as super- visor for fifteen years, and served as chairman of the board for a number of years. He is president and treasurer of the Hillsdale County Farmer's Mutual Fire Insurance Company, having served the company in that capacity for nine years. He is a Republi- can and was elected to the legislature of 1903-4, and reelected November 8, 1904, by a vote of 4,689 to 1,970 for Frank E. McConnel and 344 for Charles S. Schermerhorn.
GEORGE LORD,
Representative from the first district of Wayne county, was born in England, January 7, 1865. He is practically self-educated, and in early life was thrown upon his own re- sources. Mr. Lord is married, and has resided in Michigan twenty years. He was in- terested in mining for several years. In 1893 he was appointed to a clerkship in the Department of State, organized the building and loan division of the department, and for several years was chief of the division. He was honored with the appointment as
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deputy secretary of state under Hon. Fred M. Warner in 1901, and at present is con- nected with the National Loan & Investment Co., of Detroit. He is an active Repub- lican, and was elected to the legislature November 8, 1904, by a plurality of 16,558.
NATHAN V. LOVELL,
Representative from the second district of Berrien county, was born in Livingston county, New York, in 1844. His parents were of Scotch and Dutch descent. He was educated in the district schools and attended school one year at Kalamazoo. He en- listed, June 12, 1861, in company B, 9th Michigan infantry, and served with his regi- ment until July 13, 1862, when he was taken prisoner at Murfreesboro, Tenn. On be- ing exchanged he was transferred to the 7th Michigan cavalry, and was promoted to sergeant. He was mustered out August 25, 1865. After prospecting in the northwest part of the country he settled in Berrien county where he has been engaged in farming and manufacturing. Mr. Lovell is married. He is a Republican, and was elected to the legislature of 1903-4, and reelected November 8, 1904, by a vote of 3,395 to 2,424 for John W. Bedford.
JAMES H. MCAULEY,
Representative from the first district of Wayne county, was born in Macomb county, Michigan, July 1, 1855, of Irish parentage. He received his education in the public schools of Detroit. Mr. McAuley practiced dentistry for several years, and has always resided in Michigan. He is married. He is a Republican, and was elected to the leg- islature of 1905-6 by a plurality of 16,113.
ARTHUR MCCAIN,
Representative from the first district of Jackson county, was born in Summit township, Jackson county, Michigan, June 17, 1865, of Scotch and Irish descent. He entered the public school of Jackson in 1879, and graduated in 1885. He then attended the Univer- sity of Michigan until 1887, when he engaged in farming for twelve years, and in 1899 moved to the city of Jackson and took up the real estate business. In 1904 he was ap- pointed secretary of the Jackson Business Men's Association. Mr. McCain is a Repub- lican and was supervisor of Summit township in 1898. He was elected to the legisla- ture of 1905-6 by a vote of 3,686 to 2,770 for Norris H. Branch and 111 for B. A. Welds.
THOMAS W. McCALL,
Representative from the second district of St. Clair county, was born at Columbus, St. Clair county, November 17, 1849, of Scotch and Irish descent. He acquired his educa- tion in the district schools at Columbus. Mr. McCall is married and has always been a resident of Michigan. He was engaged in farming for a period of thirty years, and in later years has been interested in grain and elevator business. He is an active Repub- lican; has held the office of treasurer two years, supervisor of Riley township for seven years, and was chairman of the board of supervisors two years. He was elected to the legislature of 1905-6 by a vote of 3,319 to 1,898 for Darius Allen and 64 for James Blackie.
JOHN J. MCCARTHY,
Representative from the Iosco district, composed of the counties of Iosco, Alcona, Arenac and Ogemaw, was born in the township of Pine River, Gratiot county, Michi- gan, January 7, 1858, his parents being among the first settlers of that county. He
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was educated in the common schools of the township and the St. Louis high school. He studied law in an office in St. Louis, Michigan, and was admitted to the bar in 1884. He was elected circuit court commissioner for Gratiot county for the term of 1885-6. He moved to Mio, Oscoda county, in 1887, and was elected prosecuting attorney for the terms of 1889-90 and 1891-2. He located in Standish, Arenac county, in 1896, and was elected prosecuting attorney for the term of 1899-1900. He was united in marriage to Miss Gertrude E. Barden in 1886, and has two children. Mr. McCarthy is a Republican and was elected to the legislature of 1903-4, and reelected November 8, 1904, by a vote of 4,924 to 1,094 for John LaChappelle, and 534 for George W. LaChappelle.
HARRY N. MCCRACKEN,
Representative from the first district, Oakland county, was born on a farm in the town- ship of Farmington, Oakland county, Michigan, July 14, 1865. His early life was spent on the farm on which he was born, working summers and attending district school in the winter until he received sufficient education to qualify him as a teacher. He taught district school for seven years and attended the State Normal School at Ypsilanti, and Cleary's Business College of the same place. He was superintendent of the Farming- ton high school for seven years, and resigned to become editor and proprietor of the Farmington Enterprise, which paper he conducted for two years. He then returned to the farm and is at present following that occupation. In August, 1902, he was married to Isabella F. Mckenzie of Pictou, Nova Scotia. He has held the offices of village trus- tee, member of the school board for two years and for four years was a member of the board of county school examiners. He is a Republican, and was elected to the legis- lature of 1905-6 by a vote of 3,203 to 2,283 for Clinton McGee.
WILLIAM McKAY,
Representative from Tuscola county, was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, September 9, 1840, his education being acquired in the schools at Kilmarnock, Scotland. In April, 1854, he immigrated to the United States, coming direct to Almont, Lapeer county. January 1, 1863, on the day the emancipation proclamation of President Lincoln took effect, he was married to Mary A. Mackie at Romeo, Michigan. In 1876 he removed to Dayton township, Tuscola county, where he followed farming. He was elected super- visor in 1877 and held that office for six consecutive years. Was elected sheriff in 1882 and held that office for two terms. He is a Republican, and was elected to the house for the terms of 1889-90, and 1899-1900, and reelected to the house of 1901-2. November 8, 1904, Mr. McKay was again elected to the legislature by a vote of 4,722 to 1,818 for Lewis C. Merritt and 37 for Theodore W. Wisner.
CHARLES MANZELMANN,
Representative from the first district, Wayne county, was born in Stralzund, Ger- many, November 11, 1861, and came to Detroit, Michigan, thirty-three years ago, where he has since resided. He received his education in the St. Paul and Trinity Evangeli- cal Lutheran schools of Detroit. He is married and has two children. Mr. Manzel- mann worked as an apprentice at broom-making until twenty years of age. He en- gaged in the manufacture of brooms with Peter Farley, January 1, 1881, and continued the partnership until the death of Mr. Farley, August 6, 1891, when he assumed entire control of the business, making the institution the largest establishment of this kind in the state. He has always been an ardent worker in the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and served as elder for seven years in the St. Mark's English Evangelical Lutheran Church. He has also served as director for nine years in the Evangelical Lutheran Deaf and Dumb Institute at North Detroit, and still serves in that capacity. He has always
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been a Republican, but never entered active politics until nominated, and elected to the legislature of 1905-6 by a plurality of 16,386.
CARL E. MAPES,
Representative from the first district of Kent county, was born in Eaton county, Michi- gan, December 26, 1874. He is a graduate of Olivet College and of the law department of the University of Michigan. He is engaged in the law business at Grand Rapids. Mr. Mapes is a Republican, and has always made his home in Michigan. He was elected to the legislature of 1905-6 by a plurality of 6,856.
DIGHTON R. MARVIN,
Representative from Osceola county, was born in the township of Elbridge, Onondaga county, New York, June 2, 1852, of English and Irish descent. His boyhood was spent on a farm in New York, and he acquired his education in the common schools of Onon- daga county. In the fall of 1872 he removed with his parents to the state of Virginia, where he resided until the spring of 1873, when he left the parental roof and came to Lansing, Michigan. In 1874 he was married to Carrie A. Bailey, left Lansing and set- tled on land in Sherman township, Osceola county, where he has resided for more than a quarter of a century. He has held many of the township offices, including super- visor for eight years, and has been chairman of the board of supervisors. He was elected register of deeds at the general election in 1900 and held that office for two terms. He was elected to the state legislature of 1905-6 by a vote of 2,663 to 871 for Warren M. Holmes.
SHERIDAN F. MASTER,
Representative from the first district of Kalamazoo county, was born in Canada, March 7, 1869. He was educated at Albion College, graduating from that institution in 1888. He is married, and is a lawyer by profession, having practiced law since 1891. Mr. Master was prosecuting attorney of Kalamazoo county from 1899 to 1902, inclusive. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislature of 1903-4, and reelected Novem- ber 8, 1904, by a vote of 4,141 to 1,877 for Walter Hock, 305 for Howard G. Colman and 372 for William Wilkowsky. Mr. Master was unanimously chosen speaker of the house of 1905-6.
ADOLPHUS MERRITT,
Representative from the first district, Wayne county, was born at Detroit, Michigan, December 3, 1846, of French parentage. He was left an orphan at the age of twelve, and worked on a farm for his board and education, attending the Barstow public school of Detroit. He spent one year in the U. S. survey service, and at the age of sixteen tried to enlist in a Michigan regiment in the fall of '63, but was rejected on account of age and height. He went to New York state and was accepted in the 9th New York cav- alry at Rochester, and joined his regiment in the Shenandoah valley. He was with Sheridan during the Shenandoah campaign, participating in all battles through the val- ley until the end of the campaign at Appomattox Court House. He was mustered out of the service at Cloud's Mill, Virginia. He returned to Detroit and served one enlist- ment in the Michigan National Guard and Detroit Scott Guard. He is married, and has worked at his trade of painter and decorator for the past thirty years. He is a Republican, served one term on the board of estimates, and was elected to the legisla- ture of 1905-6 by a plurality of 15,964.
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FRED R. MING,
Representative from Cheboygan county, was born at Rochester, New York, October 13, 1865, of German parentage. He received his education at the Ontario Veterinary Col- lege of Toronto, Canada, and at Belleville College, Belleville, Canada. He came to Che- boygan at the age of fourteen, and at the age of eighteen began teaching school, continu- ing this work for five years and at the same time studying veterinary surgery. He is married, and has been a resident of Michigan for twenty-five years. He was interested in the organization of the fire department of Cheboygan, and was chief of the depart- ment for three years. He was chief of police for three years and has held the office of sheriff for six years. Mr. Ming has been interested in fruit growing and general farm- ing, livery and sale stable, and selling agricultural implements. He was elected to the legislature of 1905-6 by a vote of 2,439 to 1,155 for James Finan.
JAMES H. MONROE,
Representative from Grand Traverse county, was born in Steuben county, New York, August 5, 1847. He was educated in the common schools, and was for a number of years engaged in farming. He was a member of the board of supervisors of Grand Tra- verse county for several years, and served the county as judge of probate for eight years. Mr. Monroe is a Republican, and was elected to the legislature of 1903-4, and reelected November 8, 1904, by a vote of 3,344 to 1 for Charles Ebner.
JAMES SMITH MONROE,
Representative from Gogebic county, was born in the city of Paterson, New Jersey, December 29, 1854. He was reared on a farm in West Milford, New Jersey. He was educated in the public and private schools of his native state and in the state of New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1880, and came to Michigan in the same year, settling at Ontonagon, where he lived six years. He moved to Ironwood in 1886 and has since resided there. He was admitted to the bar in 1886 and has since practiced his profession. Mr. Monroe has held numerous township, city and county offices. He was elected to the legislature of 1901-2, 1903-4, and again reelected to the legislature of 1905-6 by a vote of 1,929 to 680 for Charles Graves.
JAMES L. MORRICE,
Representative from Emmet county, was born on a farm in Ionia county, Michigan, March 21, 1847. He received his education in the district schools, the common high school, Olivet College, and the Agricultural College, and was graduated from the latter in 1873. He was married to M. Ella Lance, March 31, 1885, and has one child. He has held the offices of county examiner of teachers, county treasurer, register of deeds, and for four years represented his township on the board of supervisors. He has always been a Republican, and was elected to the legislature of 1903-4, and reelected Novem- ber 8, 1904, by a vote of 2,466 to 1,204 for Albert B. Klise and 245 for Ruben G. Porter.
WILLIAM F. NANK,
Representative from Macomb county, was born in Schoenhousen, Germany, July 21, 1867. He came to America with his parents in 1873 and settled in the township of Ster- ling, Macomb county, Michigan, attending the public and Lutheran schools of the town- ship until he was thirteen years of age. He worked for a time on a farm and in the brick
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yards until the spring of 1890, when he purchased his father's farm in Sterling township. He was married December 3, 1891, to Anna Oehmke of Warren township, and has three children. He was elected clerk of Sterling township in 1893, then considered a strong Democratic township, and was reelected in 1894. He was elected sheriff of Macomb county in 1894 and .reelected in 1896, the first Republican sheriff since 1880 in that county. After serving his second term as sheriff he engaged in the livery business at Mt. Clemens. Mr. Nank is an active Republican, a director of the Citizen's Savings Bank, ex-member of the board of public works, and was elected to the legislature of 1905-6 by a vote of 4,327 to 3,508 for John Priehs and 154 for Fred S. Hurlburt.
DAVID M. NOTTINGHAM,
Representative from the first district of Ingham county, was born January 5, 1855, in Marion, Indiana, of French and English parents. He lived on a farm until sixteen years of age. He taught school, attended college, and worked at the harness trade un- til he attained the age of twenty-three. He graduated from Hahnemann Medical Col- lege, Chicago, Ill., in 1881, and practiced three years in Bronson, Branch county, Mich- igan. In 1884 he commenced the practice of medicine at Lansing, where he has since practiced. He was a member of the common council of Lansing for two years. He has been city health officer and at present is a member of the board of education. Mr. Nottingham is a Republican, and was elected to the house of 1903-4 and reelected No- vember 8, 1904, by a vote of 3,841 to 2,764 for Alva M. Cummins, 153 for Alfred A. Howell and 85 for Seneca R. Curry.
DANIEL B. OVIATT,
Representative from Antrim county, was born at Wellsville, New York, March 5, 1847, of Scotch and Irish parents. He acquired his education in the district and private schools, and at Battle Creek College, and has made his way in life by hard work. He was married, February 17, 1867, and has two children, both graduates of the Wyoming State University. He came to Michigan in 1877, returning to New York for a time and entered the ministry; returned to Michigan in 1887, and held the pastorate of sev- eral churches. While living in New York he was elected village assessor for several terms. He has edited and published the Alden Wave for the past eight years, and has held the offices of supervisor of Helena township six years and justice of the peace seven years. He is a Republican, and was elected to the legislature of 1903-4 and reelected November 8, 1904, by a vote of 1,908 to 1,185 for Archibald Cameron.
WARREN J. PARKER,
Representative from the first district of Lenawee county, was born at Clarence, Erie county, New York, December 18, 1844, of English parents. He received his educa- tion in the district schools of Clarence, New York. Mr. Parker was married to Adell E. Stowell, December 20, 1865, and has five sons. At the age of seventeen he enlisted in the 100th regiment, New York volunteer infantry, served two years and eleven months, and was mustered out in September, 1865. He moved to Lenawee county, Michigan, February 1, 1867, and settled in Tecumseh, working on a farm until July, 1868, when he purchased a farm of seventy-two acres in Woodstock township. He has since followed farming as an occupation, and now owns a fine farm of 220 acres in Woodstock township. Mr. Parker has always been an active Republican, and has held the offices of township clerk, justice of the peace, supervisor and register of deeds of Lenawee county. He was elected to the legislature of 1905-6 by a vote of 3,294 to 2,180 for Willard D. Van Tuyle and 194 for Joseph Eaton.
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LEVI P. PARTLOW,
Representative from Clinton county, was born in Eagle township, Clinton county, in 1846, his father having settled there in 1835 on the spot which his posterity now holds. He took up the occupation of a farmer when he was eighteen years of age, which pur- suit he has followed until the present time. He has held several offices of trust, being elected justice of the peace for five consecutive terms. He was also postmaster for twelve years. Mr. Partlow has been a life-long Republican, and was elected to the legislature of 1903-4 and reelected November 8, 1904, by a vote of 3,795 to 2,445 for Murrit Frink.
ALVIN D. PETTIT,
Representative from the third district of Houghton county, was born in Emerson town- ship, Gratiot county, December 6, 1856. He was educated in the district schools and the public schools of Ithaca village. He was left an orphan at the age of ten, and the next five years of his life were spent in working upon farms in summer and attending school in winter. At the age of fifteen he entered a printing office, and with the ex- ception of four years as postmaster, 1891-5, at Ithaca, has continually followed the printing business to the present time. He is a Republican, and has been prominent in the party both in Gratiot and Houghton counties, having been chairman of the Repub- lican county committee of the former county, also a member of the county committee of the latter county. He was elected to the legislature of 1903-4 and reelected Novem- ber 8, 1904, by a vote of 3,319 to 680 for William Van Orden and 361 for John Freder- ick Johnson.
RANDALL D. POWERS,
Representative from Branch county, was born in the village of Bronson, Branch county, Michigan, November 25, 1859, of English descent. He has continued to live in this vicinity since his birth, and was educated in the village schools and Hillsdale College. At the age of seventeen he began clerking in his father's store, and after thirteen years became proprietor. The business is now carried on by he and his brother, C. H. Pow- ers. He is married, and is prominent in social and business affairs of his locality. He is an active member of several secret orders, including I. O. O. F., A. O. U. W., F. & A. M., and Knights Templar. He has held the offices of village clerk, treasurer, trus- tee, and has been a member of the school board. Mr. Powers is a life-long republi- can, and was elected to the legislature of 1905-6 by a vote of 4,109 to 2,007 for James F. Knapp and 138 for William Shipway.
HALLEY H. PROSSER,
Representative from the first district of Genesee county, was born in Lansing, Ingham county, Michigan, March 13, 1870, of English parentage. He received his education in the public schools at Lansing and South Lyon, and in 1889 he passed the examina- tion of the State Board of Pharmacy, and engaged in the drug business for eight years. He entered the produce business in 1897 with J. E. Ottaway & Co., of Flushing, and still continues in that business. Mr. Prosser was married, January 6, 1897. Mr. Prosser has always been a Republican, but never gave much attention to politics until nomi- nated and elected to the legislature of 1905-6 by a vote of 2,650 to 1,830 for Wilbert E. Morrish and 242 for Nathan A. Seelye.
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J. HERBERT READ,
Representative from Manistee county, was born in the township of Potter, Yates county, New York, January 24, 1858, and resided there until March, 1884, when he came to Manistee county. Mr. Read was educated in the district school of Yates county with the exception of two terms spent in the union school at Rushville. He was married in 1885 and has two children. He has held the offices of township clerk, supervisor for seven years, and was chairman of the board of supervisors for two years. He has been a Republican all his life, and was elected to the legislatures of 1899-1900, 1901-2, 1903-4 and again reelected to the legislature of 1905-6 by a vote of 2,832 to 1,628 for Noah W. Mottinger and 124 for Abraham Mohr.
WALTER CLARENCE ROBINSON,
Representative from the first district of Wayne county, was born at Uxbridge, Onta- rio, November 21, 1871, of Scotch and English parents. He was educated in the Sagi- naw common and high schools and Detroit College of Law, receiving the degree of LL.B, from the latter in June, 1893. He carried papers for two years while in high school, later spent five years in newspaper work, and was admitted to the bar in 1892. He studied law as a member of the Cooley Law Club, out of which grew the Detroit Col- lege of Law, and has been in active practice since 1892, in the city of Detroit. He is married and has been a resident of Michigan for twenty-seven years. Mr. Robinson is a Republican, and was elected to the legislature of 1903-4 and reelected November 8, 1904, by a plurality of 16,268.
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