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Governor General.
1774-78
7
Sir Frederick Haldimand.
Governor General.
1778-84
8
Henry Hamilton (b).
Lieutenant Governor ..
1784
9
Colonel Henry Hope.
President of Council ..
1785
10
Guy Carleton (as Lord Dorchester) (c).
Governor General
1785
11
John Graves Simcoe.
Lieut. Governor of U. P. Canada ..
1792
(a) Same as No. 4.
(b) Captured at Vincennes, Ind., February 24, 1778, by General George Rogers Clarke, U. S. A.
(c) Same as Nos. 4. and 6.
GOVERNORS OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. (d)
No.
Name.
Title.
Year.
1
General Arthur St. Clair.
Governor.
1787
2
Winthrop Sargent.
Secretary and acting
Governor. .
1796
(d) Ordinance of 1787 made Michigan part of the Northwest territory.
GOVERNOR OF INDIANA TERRITORY.
No.
Name.
Title.
Year.
1
General William Henry Harrison
Governor.
[ 1800 Į 1805
( 1800
33
FORMER OFFICIALS OF MICHIGAN.
GOVERNORS OF MICHIGAN TERRITORY.
No.
Governor.
Date of appointment.
2
1 General William Hull, Governor. Stanley Griswold, Secretary and Acting Governor. General William Hull, Governor ...
March 1, 1805. 1806. April 1, 1808. January 12, 1811.
4
General Lewis Cass, Governor ..
5 General Lewis Cass, Governor.
William Woodbridge, Secretary and Acting Governor
January 21, 1817. August 17, 1818.
6
General Lewis Cass, Governor .... William Woodbridge, Secretary and Acting Governor.
January 24, 1820. August 8, 1820; Sept. 18, 1821.
7 General Lewis Cass, Governor. William Woodbridge, Secretary and Acting Governor.
Dec. 20, 1822.
Sept. 29, 1823; May 28, 1825.
8 General Lewis Cass, Governor William Woodbridge, Secretary and Acting Governor.
Dec. 22, 1825.
August 31, 1826; October 3, 1826; July 25, 1827.
9 General Lewis Cass, Governor James Witherell, Secretary and Acting Governor
Dec. 24, 1828 January 1, 1830, to April 2, 1830.
General John T. Mason, Secretary and Acting Governor.
Sept. 24, 1830, to Oct. 4, 1830; Apr. 4 to May 27,1831. Aug. 1, 1831, to Sept. 17, 1831. Aug. 6, 1831.
Stevens Thompson Mason, Sec'y and Acting Governor (c)
10
George B. Porter, Governor (d). Stevens Thompson Mason, Sec'y and Acting. Governor.
Oct. 30, 1831, to June 11, 1832; May 23, to July 14, 1833; Aug.13, to Aug. 28, 1833; Sept. 5, to Dec. 14, 1833; Feb. 1, to Feb. 7, 1834.
July 6, 1834. August 29, 1835. Sept. 8, 1835.
(a) Court martialed at Albany, January 3, 1814, for his surrender of Detroit, Aug. 16, 1812, and sentenced to be shot. Sentence remitted.
(b) Hull's appointment would have expired in 1814. The territorial records were destroyed by the British at the capture of Detroit, so that we have no official data on that point.
(c) On the resignation of General Cass, Aug. 1, 1831, who was appointed secretary of war by President Jackson, July, 1831. (d) Died July 6, 1834.
(e) Henry D. Gilpin was appointed governor by President Jackson, November 5, 1834, but the nomination was rejected. No other appointment was made for the office, while Michigan was a territory.
(f) To supersede Mason as secretary, but the appointment was declined ..
(g) Vice Shaler, resigned. Appointed Secretary of Wisconsin territory by President Jackson, May 6, 1836.
5
11
Stevens Thompson Mason, ex officio Governor as Secretary of Territory (e) .. Charles Shaler (f) . John S. Horner, Secretary and Acting Governor (g).
1811-12. October 29, 1813.
3 General William Hull, Governor (a) (b).
Reuben Atwatter, Acting Governor.
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MICHIGAN MANUAL.
GOVERNORS OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN.
No.
Governor.
Date of inauguration.
Under the Constitution of 1835.
Stevens Thompson Mason, Governor
1 2 Stevens Thompson Mason, Governor ..
Edward Mundy, Lieut. Governor and Acting Governor (a) ..
3 William Woodbridge, Governor (b)
James Wright Gordon, Lieut. Gov. and Acting Governor.
4
John S. Barry, Governor
January 3, 1842. January 1, 1844.
5
John S. Barry, Governor.
January 5, 1846.
William L. Greenly, Lieut. Governor and Acting Governor.
March 4, 1847.
7
Epaphroditus Ransom, Governor.
8
John S. Barry, Governor.
Under the Constitution of 1850.
9 Robert McClelland, Governor ..
10
Robert McClelland, Governor (d).
Andrew Parsons, Lieut. Governor and Acting Governor ...
11 12
Kinsley S. Bingham, Governor.
January 3, .1855. January 7, 1857.
15 16 17
Henry H. Crapo, Governor.
18
Henry P. Baldwin, Governor.
19
Henry P. Baldwin, Governor
20 John J. Bagley, Governor,
21 John J. Bagley, Governor
January 6, 1875.
22 Charles M. Croswell, Governor
Charles M. Croswell, Governor
23 24 David H. Jerome, Governor ..
25
Josiah W. Begole, Governor.
26 27
Cyrus G. Luce, Governor.
28
Cyrus G. Luce, Governor.
29
Edwin B. Winans, Governor.
January 1, 1891.
30 John T. Rich, Governor.
John T. Rich, Governor.
January 1, 1893. January 1, 1895. January 1, 1897. January 1, 1899.
33 Hazen S. Pingree, Governor.
34 Aaron T. Bliss, Governor.
36
Fred M. Warner, Governor.
January 1, 1901. January 1, 1903. January 2, 1905.
37
Fred M. Warner, Governor
January 12, 1907.
(a) During the absence of the governor.
(b) Resigned Feb. 23, 1841. Elected senator Feb. 3, 1841.
(c) Resigned March 3, 1847. Elected United States senator Feb. 2, 1847.
(d) Resigned March 7, 1853. Appointed secretary of the interior by President Pierce.
January 1, 1851. January 5, 1853. March 8, 1853.
13 Moses Wisner, Governor.
January 5, 1859. January 2, 1861.
14 Austin Blair, Governor.
Austin Blair, Governor.
Henry H. Crapo, Governor.
January 7, 1863. January 4, 1865. January 2, 1867. January 6, 1869. January 4, 1871. January 1, 1873.
Russell A. Alger, Governor
January 3, 1877. January 1, 1879. January 1, 1881. January 1, 1883. January 1, 1885. January 1, 1887. January 1, 1889.
31 32 Hazen S. Pingree, Governor
35 Aaron T. Bliss, Governor.
Nov. 3, 1835. January 1, 1838. April 13 to June 12, 1838; Sept. 19 to Dec. 9, 1838. January 7, 1840. Feb. 24, 1841.
6 Alpheus Felch, Governor (c).
Kinsley S. Bingham, Governor.
January 3; 1848. January 7, 1850.
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FORMER OFFICIALS OF MICHIGAN.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS.
Appointed.
Edward Mundy. 1835-1840
Jas. Wright Gordon (a) 1840-Feb. 24, 1841
Thomas J. Drake, (acting) .. . . 1841-1842
Origen D. Richardson ... 1842-1846
William L. Greenly (a) 1846-Mar. 4, 1847
Charles P. Bush (acting). 1847-1848
William M. Fenton. . . 1848-1852
Elected.
Calvin Britain 1852-1853
Andrew Parsons (a) .. 1853-Mar. 8, 1853
George R. Griswold (acting) ... 1853-1854
George A. Coe. 1855-1858 Edmund B. Fairfield. .1859-1860
James Birney . . 1861-April 3, 1861
Jos. R. Williams (acting). . 1861-1862
Henry T. Backus (acting) .1862-1862
Elected.
Charles S. May. 1863-1864
Ebenezer O. Grosvenor. 1865-1866
Dwight May 1867-1868
Morgan Bates. 1869-1872
Henry H. Holt. 1873-1876
Alonzo Sessions 1877-1880
Moreau S. Crosby. 1881-1884
Archibald Buttars. 1885-1886
James H. McDonald (b) 1887-1889
William Ball (acting) 1889-1890
John Strong. 1891-1892
J. Wight Giddings 1893-1894
Alfred Milnes (c) 1894-1895
Jos. R. McLaughlin (acting) 1895-1897
Thomas B. Dunstan. 1897-1898
Orrin W. Robinson 1899-1902
Alexander Maitland. 1903-1906
Patrick H. Kelley . 1907-1908
SECRETARIES OF STATE.
Appointed.
Kintzing Pritchette .. . Nov. 13, 1835-1838
Randolph Manning. . . Feb. 6, 1838-1840
Thomas Rowland .... . Feb.
6, 1840-1842
Robert P. Eldredge .. . Feb. 2, 1842-1846
Ebenezer G. D. Holden
1875-1878
William Jenney. 1879-1882
Harry A. Conant
1883-1886
Gilbert R. Osmun ..
1887-1890
Daniel E. Soper (d)
1891-1892
Robert R. Blacker (e)
-1892
John W. Jochim (f). 1893-1894
Washington Gardner (g)
1894-1896
Washington Gardner.
1897-1898
Justus S. Stearns 1899-1900
Fred M. Warner. 1901-1904
George A. Prescott .. 1905-1908
STATE TREASURERS.
Appointed.
Henry Howard .. Mar. 1, 1836-1839
Peter Desnoyers April 27, 1839-1840
Robert Stuart ... Jan. 23, 1840-1841
George W. Germain ... Jan., 1841-1842
John J. Adam ... . Jan. 13, 1842-1845
George Redfield .. May 24, 1845-1846
George B. Cooper ... Mar. 17, 1846-1850
Bernard C. Whittemore Mar. 13, 1850-1850
Elected.
Bernard C. Whittemore. 1851-1854
Silas M. Holmes.
1855-1858
John McKinney
1859-1860
John Owen. 1861-1866
Elected.
Ebenezer O. Grosvenor. 1867-1870
Victory P. Collier 1871-1874
William B. McCreery. 1875-1878
Benjamin D. Pritchard. 1879-1882
Edward H. Butler 1883-1886
George L. Maltz. 1887-1890
Frederick Braastad. 1891-1892
Joseph F. Hambitzer (f) .
1893-1894
James M. Wilkinson (g)
1894-1896
George A. Steel. 1897-1900
Daniel McCoy 1901-1904
Frank P. Glazier (h). 1905-1908
John T. Rich (¿). -1908
AUDITORS GENERAL.
Appointed.
Robert Abbott Feb. 25, 1836-1839
Henry Howard. May 1,1839-1840
Erotus P. Hastings. . . Jan.
1, 1840-1842
Alpheus Felch. Feb. 1842-1842
Henry L. Whipple ... April 4, 1842-1842
(d) Resigned December 19, 1891.
(e) Appointed December 24, 1891.
(f) Removed March 20, 1894.
(g) Appointed March 20, 1894.
(h) Resigned January 22, 1908.
(2) Appointed January 23, 1908.
(a) Acting governor subsequently.
(b) Killed in railroad accident, January 19, 1889.
(c) Elected member of fifty-fourth con- gress, April 1, 1895. Resigned office of lieutenant governor May 31, 1895.
Elected.
James B. Porter. 1861-1866
Oliver L. Spaulding 1867-1870
Daniel Striker. 1871-1874
Gideon O. Whittemore Jan. 28, 1846-1848
George W. Peck ..... . Feb. 4, 1848-1850
George Redfield .... .. Feb. 16, 1850-1850
Charles H. Taylor. ... April 11, 1850-1850
Elected.
Charles H. Taylor. 1851-1852
William Graves.
1853-1854
John McKinney. 1855-1858
Nelson G. Isbell. 1859-1860
Appointed.
Chas. G. Hammond ... April 13, 1842-1845 John J. Adam. May 24, 1845-1846
Digby V. Bell. Jan. 28, 1846-1848
John J. Adam. May 9, 1848-1850
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MICHIGAN MANUAL.
AUDITORS GENERAL .- Concluded.
Elected.
Elected.
John Swegles, Jr. 1851-1854
William C. Stevens 1883-1886
Whitney Jones. . .
1855-1858
Henry A. Aplin. 1887-1890
Daniel L. Case .. ..
1859-1860
George W. Stone. 1891-1892
Langford G. Berry
1861-1862
Stanley W. Turner .1893-1896
Emil Anneke ..
1863-1866
Roscoe D. Dix. 1897-1900
William Humphrey. 1867-1874
Ralph Ely.
1875-1878
James B. Bradley.
1905-1908
COMMISSIONERS OF STATE LAND OFFICE. Appointed.
Elected.
Digby V. Bell. Feb. 2, 1844-1846
Leverett A. Clapp. 1873-1876
Abiel Silver.
Feb. 16, 1846-1850
Benjamin F. Partridge 1877-1878
James M. Neasmith, 1879-1882
Minor C. Newell. 1883-1886
Elected.
Porter Kibbee .. 1851-1854
Seymour B. Treadwell. 1855-1858
John G. Berry (a) 1893-1894
James W. Sanborn. 1859-1860
Samuel S. Lacey.
1861-1864
Cyrus Hewitt
1865-1866
Benjamin D. Pritchard 1867-1870
Charles A. Edmunds.
1871-1872
Elected.
Daniel LeRoy July 18, 1836-1837
Dwight May. 1869-1872
Peter Morey. Mar. 21, 1837-1841
Zephaniah Platt.
Mar. 4, 1841-1843
Isaac Marston. April 1, 1874-1874
Elon Farnsworth. Mar. 9, 1843-1845
Andrew J. Smith. 1875-1876
Henry N. Walker. Mar. 24, 1845-1847
Otto Kirchner. 1877-1880
Jacob J. Van Riper.
1881-1884
Geo. V. N. Lothrop .. April 3, 1848-1850
Moses Taggart. 1885-1888
Stephen V. R. Trowbridge (d) ... 1889-1890 Benjamin W. Huston.Mar. 25, 1890-1890
Jacob M. Howard.
1855-1860
Charles Upson.
1861-1864
Albert Williams.
.1865-1866
Charles A. Blair. 1903-1904
William L. Stoughton
1867-1868
John E. Bird .. 1905-1908
SUPERINTENDENTS OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. Appointed. Elected.
Jolın D. Pierce ... . . . July 26, 1836-1841
Horace S. Tarbell (e) 1877-1878
Cornelius A. Gower (f). Sept. 3, 1878-1881
Varnum B. Cochran (g). 1881-1883
Herschel R. Gass (h)
1883-1885
Francis W. Shearman. Mar. 28, 1849-1850
Theodore Nelson (i) 1885-1886
Joseph Estabrook. 1887-1890
Ferris S. Fitch .. 1891-1892
Francis W. Shearman 1851-1854
Henry R. Pattengill
1893-1896
Ira Mayhew .. 1855-1858
John M. Gregory.
1859-1864
Delos Fall. 1901-1904
Oramel Hosford.
1865-1872
Patrick H. Kelley. 1905-1906
Daniel B. Briggs
1873-1876
Luther L. Wright. 1907-1908
(a) Removed March 20, 1894.
(b) Appointed March 20, 1894.
(c) Resigned April 1, 1874. Isaac Marston appointed to fill vacancy. (d) Resigned March 25, 1890. Benjamin W. Huston appointed to fill vacancy.
e) Resigned August 31, 1878. Cornelius A. Gower appointed to fill vacancy, and elected in November, 1880, for the full term of two years.
(f) Resigned May 10, 1881. Varnum B. Cochran appointed to fill vacancy.
(g) Elected in November, 1882, for the full term of two years. Resigned February 21, 1883. Herschel R. Gass appointed to fill vacancy, and elected in November, 1884, for the full term of two years.
(h) Appointed to fill vacancy February 21, 1883. Elected for two years in Noveni- ber, 1884. Resigned April 2, 1885.
(i) Appointed to fill vacancy April 15, 1885.
.
Elected.
William Hale ... 1851-1854
Adolphus A. Ellis. 1891-1894
Fred A. Maynard.
1895-1898
Horace M. Oren ..
1899-1902
Franklin Sawyer, Jr ... April 8, 1841-1843
Oliver C. Comstock .... May 8, 1843-1845
Ira Mayhew. . April 17, 1845-1849
William A. French. 1897-1900
Edwin A. Wildey. 1901-1904
William H. Rose. 1905-1908
ATTORNEYS GENERAL.
Appointed.
Porter Kibbee. April 2, 1850-1850
Roscoe D. Dix. 1887-1890
George T. Shaffer. 1891-1892
William A. French (b) 1894-1896
Byron D. Ball (c) 1873-1874
Edward Mundy. Mar. 12, 1847-1848
Perry F. Powers. 1901-1904
W. Irving Latimer
1879-1882
Elected.
Jason E. Hammond. 1897-1900
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FORMER OFFICIALS OF MICHIGAN.
MEMBERS OF STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. (a)
Name.
Date of appointment.
Term of office.
Remarks.
Samuel Newberry
March 30, 1849. March 30, 1849. March 30, 1849. March 29, 1850.
3 years.
Samuel Barstow
2 years.
Randolph Manning
1 year.
Isaac E. Crary.
George N. Skinner
March 29, 1850.
3 years.
Vice Sam'l Newberry. Died during term of office.
Elias M. Skinner.
April 19, 1850. .
Until close of Sess. Leg. '51. 3 years.
Consider A. Stacy Chauncey Joslin.
April 2, 1851. .. April 2, 1851. . .
Until March 28, '53.
Vice Geo. N. Skinner.
Isaac E. Crary.
Nov. 2, 1852
6 years
Gideon O. Whittemore ...
Nov. 2, 1852. .
4 years.
Chauncey Joslin
Nov. 2, 1852.
2 years.
John R. Kellogg.
Nov. 7, 1854. .
Nov. 7, 1854.
Vice Isaac E. Crary. Vice G. O. Whittemore.
George Willard ..
Mar. 28, 1856. . Nov. 4, 1856. . July 21, 1857. . Nov. 6, 1860. .
6 years.
Daniel E. Brown.
Nov. 4, 1862. .
6 years.
Witter J. Baxter
Nov. 8, 1864. .
6 years.
Edwin Willits.
Nov. 6, 1866 ..
6 years.
Daniel E. Brown.
Nov. 3, 1868. .
6 years.
Witter J. Baxter
Nov. 8, 1870. .
6 years.
Edward Dorsch.
Nov. 5, 1872. .
6 years.
David P. Mayhew (d)
Jan. .3, 1874. .
Edgar Rexford.
Nov. 3, 1874 ..
6 years.
Witter J. Baxter
Nov. 7, 1876. .
6 years.
George F. Edwards
Nov. 5, 1878. .
6 years.
Edgar Rexford ..
Nov. 2, 1880. .
6 years.
Bela W. Jenks (d)
April 21, 1881. .
Vice Witter J. Baxter resigned.
Bela W. Jenks.
Nov. 7, 1882. .
6 years.
James M. Ballou.
Nov. 4, 1884. .
6 years.
Samuel S. Babcock,
Nov. 2, 1886. .
6 years.
Perry F. Powers.
Nov. 6, 1888. .
6 years.
David A. Hammond.
Nov. 4, 1890. .
6 years.
Eugene A. Wilson ..
Nov. 8, 1892. .
6 years.
Perry F. Powers.
Nov. 6, 1894. . Aug. 17, 1896. .
6 years.
James W. Simmons (d)
James W. Simmons. Elias F. Johnson (d)
Nov. 3, 1896. . May 18, 1898. .
6 years.
Elias F. Johnson
4 years.
Frederick A. Platt.
6 years.
James H. Thompson
6 years.
Vice E. F. Johnson, resigned.
Patrick H. Kelley
Lincoln Avery (d)
Nov. 4, 1902 .. April 10, 1901. .
6 years.
Resigned. Vice F. A. Platt, re- signed.
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6 years.
Hiram L. Miller (b) D. Bethune Duffield (c).
Witter J. Baxter (d)
Vice Hiram L. Miller.
Edwin Willits.
Deceased. Resigned Oct. 26, 1876.
Vice Daniel E. Brown, deceased.
Resigned April 6, 1881.
Resigned August 1, 1896.
Vice David A. Ham- mond, resigned. Resigned May 13, 1898. Vice James W. Sim- mons, resigned.
Resigned. Resigned. Resigned.
Patrick H. Kelley (d)
Nov. 8, 1898. . Nov. 8, 1898. . Nov. 6, 1900 .. April 10, 1901. .
6 years.
Died during term of office. Resigned Mar. 28, 1856.
Date of Election.
Until March 20, '52.
Resigned Mar. 22, 1850.
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MICHIGAN MANUAL.
MEMBERS OF STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. (a)-Concluded.
Name.
Date of election.
Term of office.
Remarks.
Luther L. Wright (d). .
Sept. 11, 1901. . Nov. 4, 1902. .
2 years.
Edward C. Hinman (d).
Nov. 10, 1905. .
Vice J. H. Thompson, resigned.
D. M. Ferry, Jr. (d).
Jan. 11, 1906.
William J. McKone (e)
April 3, 1905 ..
Luther L. Wright ..
Nov. 8, 1904. .
6 years.
Resigned.
William A. Cotton (d).
Jan. 18, 1907. .
Vice L. L. Wright, re- signed.
William A. Cotton (f) D. M. Ferry, Jr
April 1, 1907 .. Nov. 6, 1906. .
6 years.
(a) Was established by act No. 138 of the session laws of 1849. The members were appointed by the governor until the adoption of the constitution of 1850, since which time the members have been elected. Prior to 1850 the lieutenant governor was ex officio a member. The superintendent of public instruction is ex officio a member and secretary of the board.
(b) Resigned July 15, 1857.
(c) Appointed by governor; appointment revoked Dec. 1, 1856; reappointed Dec 13, 1856.
(d) Appointed by governor.
(e) Term expires Dec. 31, 1908; succeeds Patrick H. Kelley.
(f) Term expires Dec. 31, 1910.
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY BY APPOINTMENT.
Name.
Date of appointment.
Term expires.
Remarks.
John Norvell
Mar. 21, 1837
1838
Ross Wilkins
Mar. 21, 1837
1838
John J. Adam.
Mar. 21, 1837
1838
Lucius Lyon. .
Mar. 21, 1837
1839
Isaac E. Crary
Mar. 21, 1837
1839
Thomas Fitzgerald.
Mar. 21, 1837
1839
John F. Porter.
June 2, 1837
Jonathan Kearsley.
Mar. 9, 1838
Samuel Denton.
Mar. 21, 1837
1840
Gideon O. Whittemore
Mar. 21, 1837
1840
Michael Hoffman.
Mar. 21, 1837
1840
Gurdon C. Leach
Mar. 9, 1838
Zina Pitcher.
Mar. 21, 1837
1841
Henry R. Schoolcraft.
Mar. 21, 1837
1841
Robert McClelland.
Mar. 21, 1837
1841
Seba Murphy .
Dec. 1, 1837
Joseph W. Brown
July 1, 1839
Daniel Hudson.
Feb. 20, 1840
John J. Adam
Mar. 9,1838
1842
John Norvell.
Mar.
9,1838
1842
Resigned in 1839.
Ross Wilkins ...
Mar. 9,1838
1842
Charles T. Trowbridge
July
1,1839
Michael A. Patterson.
Feb.
4,1840
Vice John Norvell. Vice John J. Adam.
Rev. George Duffield.
Feb. 15, 1840
Resigned in 1837. Vice T. Fitzgerald. Re- signed in 1838. Vice J. F. Porter.
Resigned in 1838. Vice Michael Hoffman.
Resigned in 1837. Vice Robert McClelland. Resigned in 1839. Vice Seba Murphy. Re- signed in 1840. Vice Joseph W. Brown. Resigned in 1840.
Vice L. Lyon, resigned. Confirmed by the senate.
Luther L. Wright. .
Vice L. Avery, resigned.
Hinman, resigned.
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FORMER OFFICIALS OF MICHIGAN.
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY BY APPOINTMENT .- Concluded.
Name.
Date of appointment.
Term expires.
Remarks.
Lucius Lyon.
Feb. 27, 1839
Jonathan Kearsley.
Feb. 27, 1839
1843 1843
Resigned in 1839.
Isaac E. Crary ..
Feb. 27, 1839
1843
George Duffield.
July 1, 1839
Vice Lucius Lyon.
William Draper.
Feb. 4, 1840
1844
Charles C. Trowbridge.
July
1,1840
Vice Norvell. Confirmed
Francis J. Higginson
Feb. 20, 1840
1844 1844
Resigned in 1841.
John Owen ..
Mar. 18, 1841
Vice Francis J. Higginson.
Oliver C. Comstock.
Mar. 11, 1841
Vice Samuel W. Dexter. Resigned in 1843.
Lewis Cass.
April 1, 1843
Vice Oliver C. Comstock.
Zina Pitcher.
Mar. 4, 1841
1845
Martin Kundig
Mar. 18, 1841
1845
George Goodman.
April 5, 1841
1845
Dewitt C. Walker.
Mar. 8, 1843
Vice George Goodman.
Robert R. Kellogg.
Mar. 11, 1844
Andrew M. Fitch.
Feb. 16, 1842
1846
Randolph Manning.
Feb. 16, 1842
1846
Elisha Crane.
Feb. 16, 1842
1846
William A. Fletcher
April 5, 1842
Vice Randolph Manning.
Jonathan Kearsley
Mar. 8, 1843
1847
Isaac E. Crary.
Mar. 8, 1843
1847
William A. Fletcher.
Mar. 8, 1843
Marvin Allen.
Mar. 9,1843
1847
Alexander H. Redfield
Mar. 11, 1844
Edward Mundy. .
Mar. 11, 1844
1848
John Owen.
Mar. 11, 1844
1848
George Duffield.
Mar. 12, 1844
1848
Zina Pitcher .. .
Mar. 17, 1845
1849
Austin E. Wing.
Mar. 17, 1845
1849
Minot T. Lane.
Mar. 17, 1845
1849
Charles C. Taylor
Mar. 16, 1846
1850
Elijah Pilcher ..
Mar. 16, 1846
1850
Elon Farnsworth.
Mar. 16, 1846
1850
Jonathan Kearsley
Feb. 16, 1847
1851
Alexander H. Redfield.
Feb. 16, 1847
1851
Marvin Allen ..
Feb. 18, 1847
1851
John G. Atterbury
Feb. 14, 1848
1852
Justus Goodwin.
Feb. 14, 1848
1852
Benjamin F. H. Witherell.
Feb. 14, 1848
1852
Zina Pitcher ..
Feb. 2, 1849
1852
Austin E. Wing.
Feb.
2,1849
1852
Edwin M. Cust.
Feb. 2,1849
1852
Gustavus L. Foster.
Маг. 2, 1850
Epaphroditus Ransom
Jan. 8, 1850
Robert McClelland.
April 2, 1850
1852
Elon Farnsworth.
April 2, 1850
1852
Elijah Pilcher ..
Nov. 20, 1850
1852
Jonathan Kearsley.
July 5, 1851
1852
Alexander H. Redfield.
July 5, 1851
1852
Marvin Allen
July
5,1851
1852
Elijah Pilcher.
July
5,1851
Until January 1, 1852.
by the senate.
Resigned in 1841.
Samuel W. Dexter.
Feb. 20, 1840
Resigned in 1843.
Resigned in 1844.
Vice Dewitt C. Walker.
Resigned in 1842.
Resigned in 1843.
Vice Manning until Mar. 9,
'46. Confirmed by senate.
Vice Isaac E. Crary.
Resigned in 1850. Resigned in 1849. Vice Austin E. Wing. Vice Edwin M. Cust.
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MICHIGAN MANUAL.
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY BY ELECTION.
The constitution of 1850 provided for the election of a regent in each judicial circuit, to hold office for the period of six years. Act No. 25, laws of 1851.
By an amendment of the constitution, adopted in 1862, it was provided that eight regents should be elected in 1863, to enter upon their office in 1864, two for two years, two for four years, two for six years, and two for eight years, and at every regular election of a justice of the supreme court thereafter, there should be elected two regents for eight years. In accordance with this provision the following were elected and the term of their office was determined by lot, according to law. Act No. 143, laws of 1863.
Name.
Term begins.
Term expires.
Remarks.
Michael A. Patterson. .
Jan. 1,1852
Dec. 31, 1857
1st circuit.
Edward S. Moore ...
Jan.
1,1852
Dec. 31, 1857
2d circuit.
Elon Farnsworth ..
Jan.
1,1852
Dec. 31, 1857
3d circuit.
James Kingsley
Jan.
1,1852
Dec. 31, 1857
4th circuit.
Elisha Ely. .
Jan.
1,1852
Dec. 31, 1857
5th circuit.
Deceased, 1884.
Charles H. Palmer.
Jan.
1,1852
Dec. 31, 1857
6th circuit.
Andrew Parsons.
Jan.
1,1852
Dec. 31, 1857
7th circuit. Vice Andrew Parsons.
H'y Horatio Northrop. William Upjohn ..
Jan.
1,1852
Dec. 31, 1857
8th circuit.
Jan.
1,1858
Dec. 31, 1863
1st circuit.
Jan.
1,1858
Dec. 31, 1863
2d circuit.
Jan.
1,1858
Dec. 31, 1863
3d circuit.
Donald Mcintyre.
Jan.
1,1858
Dec. 31, 1863
4th circuit.
Ebenezer L. Brown ...
Jan.
1,1858
Dec. 31, 1863
5th circuit.
George W. Pack
Jan.
1,1858
Dec. 31, 1863
Luke H. Parsons.
Jan.
1,1858
Dec. 31, 1863
John Van Vleck
Jan.
1,1858
Dec. 31, 1863
Oliver L. Spaulding, Jr
Jan.
1,1858
Dec. 31, 1863
Jan.
1, 1858
Dec. 31, 1863
Edward C. Walker ..
Jan.
1,1864
Dec. 31, 1865
George Willard
Jan.
1,1864
Dec. 31, 1865
Jan.
1,1864
Dec. 31, 1867
Jan.
1, 1864
Dec. 31, 1867
Henry C. Knight ..
Jan.
1,1864
Dec. 31, 1869
J. Eastman Johnson. Alvah Sweetzer
Jan.
1,1864
Dec. 31, 1871
Jan.
1,1864
Dec. 31, 1871
Jan.
1,1866
Dec. 31, 1873
Edward C. Walker.
Jan.
1,1866
Dec. 31, 1873
Hiram A. Burt
Jan.
1,1868
Dec. 31, 1875
Thomas D. Gilbert.
Jan.
1,1868
Dec. 31, 1875
Jonas H. McGowan ..
Jan.
1,1870
Dec. 31, 1877
Joseph Estabrook .:
Jan.
1,1870
Dec. 31, 1877
Victory P. Collier (a). .
Mar.
8, 1877
George Duffield.
Sept. 27, 1877
Claudius B. Grant
Jan.
1,1872
Dec. 31, 1879
Charles Rynd.
Jan.
1,1872
Dec. 31, 1879
Edward C. Walker.
Jan.
1,1874
Dec. 31, 1881
Andrew Climie.
Jan.
1,1874
Dec. 31, 1881
Austin Blair (a).
Oct. 10, 1881
Samuel S. Walker.
Jan.
1,1876
Dec. 31, 1883
Byron M. Cutcheon ...
Jan.
1,1876
Dec. 31, 1883
Lyman D. Norris (a) ..
Jan. 19, 1883
Victory P. Collier. ...
Jan. 1,1878
Dec. 31, 1885
George L. Maltz ....
Jan.
1,1878
Dec. 31, 1885
George Duffield (a) ...
Jan. 14, 1878
Vice Victory P. Collier, who did not qualify.
Jacob J. VanRiper(a) ..
Mar. 16, 1880
7th circuit. Deceased, 1862. 8th circuit. Resigned in 1858. Vice John Van Vleck. 9th circuit.
10th circuit.
Deceased, March 26, 1867.
Jan.
1,1864
Dec. 31, 1869
Deceased, 1864.
James A. Sweezey. Cyrus M. Stockwell. J. M. B. Sill. George Willard
Vice Alvah Sweetzer. Vice Henry C. Knight.
Resigned Jan. 2, 1877.
Vice Jonas H. McGowan. Resigned Sept. 24, 1877. Vice Victory P. Collier.
Resigned. Vice Andrew Climie.
Resigned Jan., 1883. Vice Byron M. Cutcheon. Resigned. Resigned Feb. 16, 1880.
Vice George L. Maltz.
Deceased, 1854.
Benjamin L. Baxter .. J. Eastman Johnson. . Levi Bishop
Henry Whiting.
6th circuit. Did not qualify. Vice George W. Pack.
William M. Ferry ..
George Bradley.
Thomas D. Gilbert ... Thomas J. Joslin ..
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FORMER OFFICIALS OF MICHIGAN.
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY BY ELECTION .- Concluded.
Name.
Term begins.
Term expires.
Remarks.
Ebenezer O. Grosvenor
Jan. 1,1880
Dec. 31, 1887
James Shearer ..
Jan.
1,1880
Dec. 31, 1887
James F. Joy.
Jan.
1,1882
Dec. 31, 1889
Austin Blair.
Jan.
1,1882
Dec. 31, 1889
Charles S. Draper.
Dec.
21,1886
Vice James F. Joy.
Arthur M. Clark ..
Jan. 1, 1884
Dec. 31, 1891
Charles J. Willett. .. .
Jan.
1, 1884
Dec. 31, 1891
Moses W. Field ..
Jan.
1,1886
Dec. 31, 1893
Deceased.
Charles R. Whitman ..
Jan.
1,1886
Dec. 31, 1893
Herman Kiefer (a) ....
Jan.
1,1888
Dec. 31, 1895
Roger W. Butterfield. .
Jan. 1,1888
Dec. 31, 1895
Charles S. Draper. .
Jan. 1,1890
Dec. 31, 1897
William J. Cocker ..
Jan.
1,1890
Dec. 31, 1897
Levi L. Barbour (a) ..
Aug. 25, 1892
Vice Chas. S. Draper, de- ceased.
Henry Howard. Henry S. Dean (a)
June
1,1894
Dec. 31, 1899
Peter N. Cook
May 19, 1891
Dec. 31, 1899
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