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JUSTICE HOOKER. [Term expires December 31, 1913.]
Frank A. Hooker was born at Hartford, Connecticut, January 16, 1844. When twelve years of age he removed with his parents to Maumee, Ohio, and later to Defi- ance; attended the public schools, the law department of the University of Michigan, and was graduated 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. Mr. Hooker 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 for two terms, and in 1878 was appointed judge of the fifth judicial circuit by Governor 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 election of 1892, and reelected April 3, 1893, for the full term to succeed himself. Mr. Hooker was again reelected April 6, 1903, for a term of ten years, by a vote of 215,825 to 127,582 for James H. Pound, 14,611 for Winent H. D. Fox, 3,951 for Peter Friesema, Jr., and 6,402 for Herbert A. Hodge. Justice Hooker was chief justice during the years 1902 and 1903.
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JUSTICE MOORE.
[Term expires December 31, 1913.]
Joseph B. Moore, A. M., LL. D., was born at Commerce, Oakland county, Michigan, November 3, 1845. His early education was acquired in the common schools, supple- mented by parts of three years at Hillsdale College, and one year in the law department of the Michigan University. In June, 1879, Hillsdale College conferred upon him the degree of A. M. and in June, 1903, the degree of LL. D. 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., who went at once to Detroit, where he enlisted. He was in the bar- racks but ten days when, to his great disappointment, the surgeon in charge refused to accept him and sent him home. He was nineteen years old when he made this at- tempt. The next day after the surgeon's edict his brother went to Detroit, where he enlisted and served faithfully until the close of the war. Mr. Moore moved to La- peer in 1868 and engaged in the practice of the legal profession. He was elected mayor of Lapeer, prosecuting attorney of Lapeer county for two terms, was a prominent member of the state senate in 1879. He served as judge of the sixth judicial circuit for eight years. He was elected justice of the supreme court on the Republican ticket for the term of ten years, in the spring of 1895 and reelected April 3, 1905, for the term of eight years by a vote of 238,728 to 128,141 for Vernon H. Smith, 12,023 for Walter. S. Westerman, 6,235 for John H. Johnson, 2,745 for Anthony Louwet and 1,359 scatter- ing. Justice Moore was chief justice during the years 1904 and 1905.
JUSTICE BROOKE.
[Term expires December 31, 1915.]
Flavius Lionel Brooke was born in Norfolk county, Ontario, Canada, October 7, 1858. He was educated in the Canadian common schools; Albert University, Belle- ville, Ontario; and Osgoode Hall, Toronto, Ontario. At the age of nineteen he en- tered the university, taking a two years course in art; at the age of twenty began the reading of law and spent one year in Belleville and four years in Toronto, the four years in Toronto being in the law offices of Mowat, MacLennan & Downey. Mr. Mowat was then Attorney General for Ontario and leader of the Liberal party. Mr. Brooke was admitted to practice at Toronto in 1884, removed to Detroit in 1885, and entered the office of Col. John Atkinson and Judge Isaac Marston. In 1887 the firm of Atkinson, Carpenter & Brooke was formed and conducted for several years until Judge Carpenter went on the bench. The law firm of Brooke & Spalding was then formed and contin- ued from 1892 to 1896, after which Mr. Brooke continued the practice of law alone until 1900. He was married November 24, 1884, and has four children. He was ap- pointed by President Mckinley supervisor of the census for the first district of Mich- igan. Mr. Brooke was elected judge of the third judicial circuit, to fill vacancy, in No- vember, 1900, and reelected April 3, 1905. He was appointed a justice of the supreme court November 7, 1908, and was elected to fill the vacancy, caused by the resignation of Justice Carpenter, November 3, 1908, by a vote of 329,500 to 179,307 for Mark Nor- ris, 16,579 for Winent H. D. Fox, 10,439 for William B. Thompson and 92 scattering.
JUSTICE McALVAY.
[Term expires December 31, 1915.]
Aaron Vance McAlvay was born at Ann Arbor, Washtenaw county, Michigan, July 19, 1847. His early years, when not in school, were spent on his father's farın. Mr. McAlvay received his early education in the public schools of Ann Arbor, being gradu- ated in 1864. He was graduated from the literary department of the University of Michigan in 1868, with the degree of B. A., and in 1869 from the law department with
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the degree of LL. B. He taught school for one year before graduation, located at Manistee in 1871, and began the practice of law, continuing his practice until 1878, when he was appointed judge of the nineteenth judicial circuit to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Hon. H. H. Wheeler. At the expiration of the term he returned to practice and continued the same until June, 1901, when he was appointed judge of the same circuit, and was elected November, 1902, without opposition. He was ap- pointed a non-resident lecturer in the law department of the University of Michigan in 1897 and filled that position until his resignation in October, 1903. Mr. McAlvay was united in marriage with Miss Barbara Bassler of Ann Arbor in 1872, and six children have graced this union, five of whom are now living. He was elected justice of the supreme court for the three year term, November 8, 1904, and reelected for the full term April 1, 1907, by a vote of 220,044 to 114,567 for George P. Stone, 11,600 for Winent H. D. Fox and 5,126 for James H. McFarlan. Justice McAlvay was chief ustice during the year 1907.
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STATE OFFICERS.
GOVERNOR.
FRED M. WARNER,
Of Farmington, Oakland county, was born in Hickling, Nottinghamshire, England, July 21, 1865, his parents coming to this country when he was three months old. A few months later his mother died and he was adopted by Hon. P. D. Warner of Farmington. Mr. Warner graduated from the Farmington high school at the age of fourteen years, then attended the State Agricultural College for one term, after which he became a clerk in his father's store in Farmington. A few years later the mercantile business was turned over to him, and successfully conducted for twenty years. In 1889, Mr. Warner established a large cheese factory at Farmington and the success of that factory led to the establishment by him of like factories at other points in Oakland county and other parts of the state. He now operates twelve cheese factories, the combined annual output being 40,000 boxes or 1,500,000 pounds of cheese, nearly all of which is sold to the trade in Michigan. He is largely interested in farming, especially dairy farming, is a stockholder and director of the Farmington Exchange Bank, which he helped to establish in 1897 and is also vice president of the Detroit United Bank. Mr. Warner represented the twelfth senatorial district in the state senate for the years 1895-6 and 1897-8, being the youngest member at both sessions. He has always been an active Republican. He is a member of several secret societies among which are the Masons, (Shriner degree), Knights of Pythias, Elks, Loyal Guard and Maccabees. In 1888 he was married to Miss Martha M. Davis of Farmington and they have four children, Edessa, aged 18; Howard, aged 16; Harley, aged 14 and Helen, aged 10. In 1900 Mr. Warner was nominated to the office of secretary of state and was elected for the term of 1901-2 and reelected in 1902 for the term of 1903-4. At the Republican state con- vention held at Detroit, June 30, 1904, he was nominated to the office of governor and was elected November 8. Mr. Warner was the youngest secretary of state, and is the youngest governor of Michigan since the adoption of the constitution of 1850. In 1906 he was renominated, being the first governor to be nominated in Michigan under the direct voting system, and was elected November 6. He was again nominated at the primaries, September 1, 1908 and elected November 3, by a plurality of 9,530, being the first governor of Michigan to receive three consecutive terms.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
PATRICK HENRY KELLEY,
Of Lansing, Michigan, was born in Cass county, Michigan, October 7, 1867, of Irish parentage, and removed to Watervliet, Berrien county, when eight years of age. He obtained his education in the district and public schools, supplemented by a course in the Valparaiso, Indiana, normal school, being graduated therefrom in 1887, and after completing a two years' course at the Michigan State Normal, was issued a life certifi- cate by the state board of education. Mr. Kelley has held the positions of principal of schools at Galien and Hartford, and served five years as superintendent of the Mt. Pleasant schools, 1894 to 1899, when he entered the law department of the University of Michigan and was graduated in June, 1900. Since September, 1900, he has been engaged in the active practice of his profession at Detroit and Lansing. Mr. Kelley
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is married and has three children, Lena V., Philip Henry and Katherine Frances. He was appointed a member of the state board of education to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of E. Finlay Johnson in April, 1901, and was elected to the same position November, 1902. Mr. Kelley has always voted the Republican ticket and takes active part in the campaigns. He was the unanimous choice of the Republican state con- vention, held at Detroit, June 30, 1904, for the nomination, and was elected superin- tendent of public instruction, November 8. In 1906 he was nominated lieutenant governor under the direct voting system and elected November 6, 1906. Mr. Kelley was renominated at the September primary and elected November 3, 1908, by a vote of 322,210 to 188,412 for Stephen D. Williams, 16,314 for Henry C. Carpenter, 10,257 for Vernon F. King, 922 for Shepherd B. Cowles, 601 for C. H. Douglas and 1 scattering.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
FREDERICK C. MARTINDALE,
Of Detroit, was born in the Province of Ontario, December 18, 1865. He came to Mich- igan with his parents in 1867, settled on a farm in Greenfield township, and has since been a resident of Wayne county. He obtained his education in the Detroit grammar school, and Detroit high school, after which he taught for six years, and for three years had charge of the Delray public schools. Owing to loss of health he spent three years in the southern states, then took up the study of law at the Detroit College of Law and was admitted to practice in 1897. Mr. Martindale immediately formed a partnership with Edwin Henderson under the firm name of Henderson and Martindale and the firm has since continued. He was married to Miss Mary Tireman, February 23, 1899, whose grandfather settled on a farm near Detroit in the early part of the last century. He is a Republican, was a representative from the second district of Wayne county in the legislature of 1901-2 and was elected to the senate from the first district of Wayne county for the terms of 1905-6 and 1907-8. Mr. Martindale was the unanimous choice of the state convention, held at Detroit, September 29, 1908, for secretary of state, and was elected November 3, 1908, by a vote of 328,203 to 180,973 for Francis T. McDonald, 16,647 for George A. Parmenter, 10,366 for John J. Spouse, 1,002 for John A. Ingram, 517 for Ed. Levy and 148 scattering.
STATE TREASURER.
ALBERT E. SLEEPER,
Of Lexington, Lapeer county, was born at Bradford, Vermont, December 31, 1862. He was educated at the Bradford Academy and came to Lexington, Michigan, in the fall of 1884. For several years he engaged in mercantile pursuits but has been actively engaged in the banking business for over fifteen years. Mr. Sleeper was married July 30, 1901, to Mary C. Moore of Lexington. He is president of the First National Bank of Yale, State Savings Bank of Bad Axe, Commercial State Bank of Marlette and Citizens Bank of Ubly, and is also interested in several other prosperous business concerns. He has been trustee and president of Lexington village several terms and is president of the library board. He represented the twentieth senatorial district, known as the Thumb District, in the legislatures of 1901-2 and 1903-4. Mr. Sleeper is a Republican and has been a member of the state central committee. He was the unanimous choice of the state convention, held at Detroit, September 29, for state treasurer and was elected November 3, 1908, by a vote of 328,240 to 181,161 for Robert J. Whaley, 16,517 for George B. Wadham, Jr., 10,369 for J. Eugene Andrews, 970 for David Boyd, 606 for W. A. Clauser and 66 for John J. Spouse.
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AUDITOR GENERAL.
ORAMEL B. FULLER,
Of Ford River, Delta county, was born at Jersey City, New Jersey, January 22, 1858, coming to Michigan in 1869. He received his education in the public schools of Lansing and Muskegon, to which latter city he removed in 1874. He engaged in the lumber business which he has followed until the present time as lumber inspector and com- mission dealer. He removed to Ford River, Delta county, his present home, in 1884. Mr. Fuller was married to Miss Jennie L. Van Zalingen, of Muskegon, in 1887. He is a Mason, member of Escanaba Commandery, and Ahmed Temple of the Shrine at Marquette, and is also a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Elks. He represented the Delta district, composed of the counties of Alger, Delta and Schoolcraft, in the house in 1893, 1895 and 1897; was speaker pro tem. of the house in 1897. He represented the thirtieth senatorial district, composed of the counties of Chippewa, Delta, Luce, Mackinac, Menominee and Schoolcraft, in the senate in 1901, 1903 and 1907 and was president pro tem. of the senate in 1903. He has been supervisor of his township for the past ten years. He is president of the State Savings Bank of Escanaba and vice president of the Escanaba Street Railway Company. He has always been a Repub- lican. At the Republican state convention held in Detroit on September 29, 1908, he was placed in nomination for auditor general and was elected for the term of 1909- 10, by a vote of 329,078 to 175,852 for William F. Montague, 16,532 for Henry W. Wal- lace, 10,423 for Louis E. Henderson, 961 for Thomas Grabuski, 609 for William W. Rowley, 3,495 for James G. Tucker and 71 scattering.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
JOHN E. BIRD,
Of Adrian, Lenawee county, Michigan, was born at Clayton, Lenawee county, Mich- igan, December 19, 1862. He received his education in the high schools and at Adrian College. He was admitted to the bar in November, 1888 and has since been in active practice. He is a Republican, was prosecuting attorney of Lenawee county four years, 1895-99, was elected to the office of attorney general for the terms of 1905-6 and 1907-8, and elected for a third term November 3, 1908, by a vote of 329,076 to 176,409 for James G. Tucker, 16,514 for Ezra P. Beechler, 10,368 for Clyde E. Kern, 971 for Logan M. Cunningham, 606 for Thomas D. Adams, 3,479 for William F. Montague and 95 scattering.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
LUTHER L. WRIGHT,
Of Ironwood, Michigan, was born at Canton, New York, January 18, 1856. He is of Scotch-Irish descent. He was educated in the common schools of Wisconsin, and Ripon College, from which he was graduated with the degree of A. B. He was chosen county commissioner of schools of Gogebic county five successive terms without opposition; was superintendent of the public schools of Ironwood twenty years. Mr. Wright was united in marriage to Miss Nellie Corning of Portage, Wisconsin, in 1880, and has two children. He was appointed a member of the state board of education in 1901 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Lincoln Avery. At the Republican state convention, held at Detroit, June, 1902, he was unanimously chosen as nominee to succeed himself, and was elected that year. Mr. Wright was again nominated to that office by the Republican state convention at Detroit, June, 1904, and elected for the term ending, December 31, 1910. At the next Republican state convention held at Detroit in July, 1906, he was unanimously chosen candidate for superintendent of public in- struction and was elected November 6, 1906, for the term of two years. At the con-
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vention held at Detroit, September 29, 1908, Mr. Wright was nominated by acclamation to succeed himself and elected November 3, 1908, by a vote of 329,430 to 179,170 for W. Sherman Lister, 16,514 for John T. Ward, 10,408 for Orpha Royce, 976 for Charles H. Neumeier, 615 for Lucia Harrison and 66 for Harry W. Bassett.
LAND COMMISSIONER.
HUNTLEY RUSSELL,
Of Grand Rapids, Kent county, Michigan, was born at New Britain, Connecticut, in 1858, of Scotch descent. He acquired his education in the public, English and classical schools of Waterbury, Connecticut, completing his education at Trinity College, Hartford, in 1884. He married Clara C. Comstock, daughter of Congressman C. C. Comstock, and has a family of two sons. He was a civil engineer on the N. Y. & N. E. Railroad, and since coming to Michigan has given his attention to farming. Mr. Russell has been a resident of Michigan for twenty-four years. He is a director of the Commercial Savings Bank, Grand Rapids, and of the West Michigan State Fair Associa- tion; is a member of the Maccabees, M. W. A., I. O. O. F., B. P. O. E., and York Lodge F. & A. M. He represented the seventeenth senatorial district in the state senate for the years 1905-6 and 1907-8, having been elected for the second term without opposition. At the Republican state convention, held at Detroit, September 29, 1908, Mr. Russell was placed in nomination for commissioner of the state land office and was elected November 3, 1908, by a vote of 330,315 to 177,036 for William J. Terney, 16,549 for Wesley C. Richards, 10,356 for Harry W. Bassett, 972 for John H. Latta, 514 for Lewis Flint, 1,561 for William Terney and 162 scattering.
MEMBERS OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
WILLIAM A. COTTON,
[Term expires December 31, 1910.]
Of Escanaba, Delta county, was born at Saranac, Ionia county, Michigan, November 30, 1863. He received his education in the public schools of Saranac and Grand Rapids, and the University of Michigan, graduating from the Homeopathic department of the University in 1889. He located in Escanaba the same year and retired from the practice of medicine in 1903, since which time he has been engaged in manufacturing and lumber- ing. Mr. Cotton is married and has always resided in Michigan. He has served as state surgeon of the Sons of Veterans, member of school board and board of public works and chairman of the board of supervisors. He was appointed by Governor Warner, January, 1907, a member of the state board of education to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Luther L. Wright. He was nominated to succeed himself at the Republican state convention, held in Grand Rapids, February 14, 1907, and elected April 1, 1907, by a vote of 221,829 to 113,179 for Stanley E. Parkill, 11,571 for Frederic S. Goodrich, 5,165 for Andrew F. Kowalski and 1,217 for Stanley E. Parkhill.
DEXTER M. FERRY, JR., [Term expires December 31, 1912.]
Of Detroit, was born at Detroit, November 22, 1873. He was graduated from the Detroit high school in 1892, from the University of Michigan in 1896 and in 1898 Columbia University conferred on him the degree of bachelor of arts. Mr. Ferry has given his attention to mercantile and manufacturing business since graduation, oc- cupying many positions of trust and responsibility such as, treasurer of D. M. Ferry & Co., treasurer of the American Harrow Co,, treasurer of the National Pin Co,, and
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director of the First National Bank and the Wayne County Savings Bank of Detroit. He was a member of the house in the legislatures of 1901-2 and 1903-4. In January, 1906, Governor Warner appointed him to fill vacancy on the state board of education. He was nominated by the Republican state convention at Detroit, July 30, 1906, for the full term and was elected November 6, 1906, by a vote of 228,762 to 121,121 for James E. Sullivan, 8,809 for George A. Parmenter, 5,801 for J. Eugene Andrews and 1,091 for Henry Ulbricht.
WILLIAM J. McKONE,
Of Albion, was born at Montezuma, New York, August 23, 1866. He obtained a com- mon school education in his native village and afterwards attended the Port Byron Free School and Academy. Mr. McKone came to Michigan in 1884 and spent the three following years in the State Normal School at Ypsilanti, from which he was graduated in 1887. He at once began teaching school, having been superintendent of the Morrice schools three years, Almont two years, Mason six years, and is completing his eleventh year in the Albion schools. He has been prominently identified with national, state and local educational interests. He has conducted teachers' institutes in nearly one- half the counties of Michigan. He takes an active interest in church and social affairs, and has held many offices of trust and honor in different societies and fraternities. Mr. McKone is married and has three children. He is in demand as a lecturer, a frequent contributor to educational journals, and is the author of a popular text book, "Michigan, State and Local Government." Mr. McKone was the unanimous choice of the Grand Rapids Republican convention, February 14, to succeed Patrick H. Kelley, resigned, and was elected April 3, 1905, and reelected November 3, 1908 by a vote of 328,821 to 179,899 for Justin R. Whiting, 16,561 for Elmer Houser, 10,329 for Solomon Dill, 861 for W. S. Lanehart and 66 for Orpha Royce.
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STATE LEGISLATURE.
SENATORS. /
WILLIAM H. AITKIN,
Senator from the twentieth district, comprising the counties of Huron and Sanilac, was born at Port Sanilac, Sanilac county, Michigan, November 16, 1860, of Scotch descent. He was educated in the public schools at Port Sanilac, supplemented by private instruction. He was clerk and bookkeeper until 1882, when he became cashier of the Sanilac County State Bank of Croswell, Michigan. In 1888 he was admitted to the bar, since which time he has been engaged in banking and the practice of his profession. He is president of the Croswell Milling Company, president of the State Bank of Croswell, and connected with other banking institutions. He has always been a Republican and was a delegate to the National Republican Convention at St. Louis in 1896. Mr. Aitkin has been chairman of the Republican county and district committees but never has been a candidate for public office until nominated at the primaries, without opposi- tion, for state senator and was elected November 3, 1908, by a vote of 7,723 to 3,162 for George Murray and 1 for John Diebel.
JOHN N ANHUT,
Senator from the fourth district of Wayne county, was born at Detroit, January 8, 1884 of German descent. He received his education in the parochial high school and Detroit College of Law. He began his career as a lawyer under the tutelage of John D. Conely and has met with marked success at the bar. He is now a member of the firm of Miner & Anhut with offices in the Moffat building. Mr. Anhut is single and is the youngest member of the forty-fifth legislature. He is a Republican and was elected to the senate November 3, 1908, by a vote of 9,583 to 5,054 for Anthony Grosfield, 429 for Reuben Crosby and 327 for Fred C. Smith.
HORACE THOMAS BARNABY, JR.,
Senator from the seventeenth district, comprising every township of Kent county and the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth wards of the city of Grand Rapids, was born in North Star township, Gratiot county, Michigan, October 24, 1870, descending from the old English family of Barnabys who settled about Cape Cod early in Colonial times. Mr. Barnaby traces his ancestry back to the old Puritan stock. His education was obtained at Hartsville College, Hartsville, Indiana, Kalamazoo College, and the Ferris school at Big Rapids, Michigan. He has been a successful school teacher, and was graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan, in June, 1902. Mr. Barnaby is married. He has held the offices of school inspector, township clerk and supervisor, and has always been a staunch Republican. He was elected to the house of 1901-2, 1903-4 and was elected to the senate November 3, 1908, by a vote of 8,125 to 5,882 for Charles L. Brown, 392 for Frank Frazee and 745 for Frank D. Cutler.
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