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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 L.L. D. At the outbreak of the Civa 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
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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 Lapeer 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. Justice Moore is much interested in the subject of international arbi- tration, and for several years has been a member of the executive committee of the Lake Mohonk Conference. He was elected justice of the supreme court on the Repub- lican 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 scattering. 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 Michigan. Mr. Brooke was elected judge of the third judicial circuit, to fill vacancy, in November, 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 Norris, 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 farm. 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 A. B., and in 1869 from the law department with 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. In 1910 the
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University of Michigan conferred upon him the degree of LL. D. 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 McAIvay was chief justice during the year 1907.
JUSTICE BLAIR.
[Term expires December 31, 1917.]
Charles A. Blair was born at Jackson, Jackson county, Michigan, April 10, 1854 He is of Scotch descent. His father was Austin Blair, the famous "War Governor" of Michigan. Mr. Blair was graduated from the Jackson high school in June, 1872, and from the literary department of the University of Michigan in June, 1876. He studied law in his father's office and was admitted to practice September 5, 1878. He has been prosecuting attorney of Jackson county, besides holding several minor offices. He was married October 8, 1879, to Miss Effie C. North and has two children, George F. and Helen Marie. Mr. Blair was elected to the office of attorney general November 4, 1902, and was the unanimous choice of the Republican state convention, held at Detroit, June 30, 1904, for the second term nomination to that office. Mr. Blair's name was placed before the judicial convention at Saginaw, September 8, 1904, as a candidate for justice of the supreme court, and was nominated for the five year term. He withdrew his name as a candidate for attorney general, and was elected to the supreme bench by a vote of 343,659 to 155,473 for Allen C. Adsit and 7,835 for John D. Hunt. At the Republican state convention held at Grand Rapids, February 12, 1909, Justice Blair was the unanimous choice of the convention for the nomination to succeed himself and was elected April 5, 1909, by a plurality of 136,837. Justice Blair was chief justice during the year 1909.
JUSTICE STONE. [Term expires December 31, 1917.]
John W. Stone was born at Wadsworth, Medina county, Ohio, July 18, 1838, of American parentage. He is a widower, Mrs. Stone having died in January, 1902. He was educated in the public schools and academy at Spencer, Olio. In April, 1856, he came to Michigan and settled in Allegan county. He was elected county clerk of Allegan county in 1860 and reelected in 1862. He was admitted to the bar in January, 1862, and in 1864 was elected prosecuting attorney of Allegan county and twice reelected. In April, 1873, he was elected circuit judge of the twentieth judicial circuit, comprising the counties of Allegan and Ottawa. In November, 1874, he resigned the office and removed to Grand Rapids and resumed the practice of law. In 1876 he was elected a member of Congress to represent the fifth congressional district, composed of Kent, Allegan, Ottawa, Muskegon and Ionia counties, and was reelected in 1875 In 1882 he was appointed United States Attorney for the western district of Michi gan. He removed to Houghton in May, 1887, and practiced law there until April. 1890, when he was elected circuit judge of the twenty-fifth judicial circuit, composed of Marquette, Delta, Menominee, Dickinson and Iron counties. He held this office until December 31, 1909. Mr. Stone was elected justice of the supreme court April &, 1909, for the term beginning January 1, 1910, by a plurality of 134,341.
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JUSTICE BIRD.
[Term expires December 31, 1919.]
John E. Bird was born at Clayton, Lenawee county, Michigan, December 19, 1862. He was educated in the high school and at Adrian College. He was admitted to the bar November, 1888, and has since been in active practice. He was prosecuting attorney of Lenawee county from 1895 to 1899; was elected to the office of attorney general for the terms of 1905-6 and 1907-8 and reelected November 3, 1908. He was appointed by Governor Warner June 6, 1910, justice of the supreme court to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Justice Montgomery, and was elected November 8, 1910, to fill out the unexpired term. At the election held April 3, 1911, he was elected for the full term by a plurality of 131,286.
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STATE OFFICERS.
GOVERNOR. CHASE SALMON OSBORN,
Of Sault Ste. Marie, was born in a log house in the woods of Huntington county, Indiana, on January 22, 1860, of English, Irish and French descent. His father and mother were both regular physicians. He was educated in the schools of Lafayette, Indiana, and at Purdue University. Mr. Osborni was engaged in newspaper work at Lafayette, Chicago, and Milwaukee until 1883. He was married to Miss Lillian G. Jones, of Milwaukee, May 7, 1881. In 1883, he purchased the Florence, Wisconsin, Mining News, sold it in 1887, and purchased the Sault Ste. Marie News. In 1902 Mr. Osborn, with Walter J. Hunsaker, purchased the Saginaw Courier-Herald. He discovered the Moose Moun- tain iron range in Canada in 1903. Mr. Osborn has travelcd in every state in the union. and in all countries of Europe, North and South America, in most countries of Asia and Africa, Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, Philippines, Siberia, Sandwich Islands. etc. He is the author of "The Andean Land", a two volume work on South America He has held the offices of state game and fish warden, state railroad commissioner and postmaster of Sault Ste. Marie. He is a member of many fraternal orders and scientific societies, has always been a student and is a member of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Osborn is a Republican; was nominated at the primaries September 6, 1910, for the office of governor and was elected November 8, 1910, by a plurality of 43,033.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. JOHN Q. ROSS,
Of Muskegon, Michigan, was born on a farm near Jamestown, Ohio, Junc 28, 1873, and received a common school education. He studied law with Joncs and Clark at Muskegon, was admitted to the bar July 9, 1894, and has since been engaged in the active practice of law. He is a member of the firm of Cross, Vanderwerp, Foote and Ross. Mr. Ross has for several years been actively interested in the growth and development of the city of Muskegon and western Michigan. For a number of years he has been a director of the Muskegon Chamber of Commerce and was its president in 1909. He was the first president of the Western Michigan Development Company. Mr. Ross was married June 12, 1900, to Katherine B. Schwedler and they have two children, Raymond F. and Florence A. He was nominated for lieutenant governor at the September primary and clected November 8, 1910, by a plurality of 82,606.
SECRETARY OF STATE. FREDERICK C. MARTINDALE,
Of Detroit, was born in the Province of Ontario, December 18, 1865. He came to Michigan with his parents in 1867, settled on a farm in Greenfield township, and has since been a resident of Wayne county. Hc obtained his education in the Detroit grammar school, and Detroit high school, after which he taught for six years, and für 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 Colleg 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 lias 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. The secretary of state is by statute a member of the Public Domain Commission and at the annual meeting in Mar.
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1911, Mr. Martindale was chosen president of the Commission. 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. He was renominated without opposition at the state convention held at Detroit, October 6, 1910, and elected November 8, 1910, by a vote of 220,859 to 132,035 for Adolph W. Peterson, 9,704 for George A. Youngs, 10,413 for George H. Sherman, 1,225 for Thomas J. Grabuski and 1 for Alfred Lilja.
STATE TREASURER.
ALBERT E. SLEEPER,
Of Lexington, Sanilac 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. He was renominated at the state convention held at Detroit, October 6, 1910, and was elected November 8, 1910, by a vote of 220,993 to 131,680 for Thomas Gordon, Jr., 9,707 for Frederick M. Beall, 10,372 for Henry A. Amrhein and 1,187 for Archie McInnis.
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 con- 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 and is at present prominently connected with many business enterprises of Escanaba. He has always been a Republican. 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. At the Republican convention held at Detroit, October 6, 1910, he was renominated without opposition and was elected November 8, 1910, by a vote of 220,881 to 130,484 for Rial V. McArthur, 9,769 for Elmer R. Thompson, 10,390 for Burton A. Hills, 1,182 for Henry Ulbricht, 11 for Henry Ulbright and 1,041 for Rial B. McArthur.
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,
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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 Association, 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. He was renominated at the state convention held at Detroit, October 6, 1910, and elected November 8, 1910, by a vote of 221,189 to 130,900 for Orlando F. Barnes, 9,704 for George W. Pierce, Sr., 10,383 for George W. Eldridge, 1,154 for Michael Andzelewski and 46 scattering.
ATTORNEY GENERAL. FRANZ C. KUHN,
Of Mt. Clemens, Michigan, was born at Detroit, Michigan, February 8, 1872, of German parents. He was educated in the public schools of Mt. Clemens. In 1893 he graduated from the literary department of the University of Michigan and in 1894 from the law department. From 1894 to 1896 he served as circuit court commissioner of Macomb county; served three terms as prosecuting attorney; elected probate judge in 1904; reelected 1908, resigned June 6, 1910, and was appointed attorney general by Governor Warner. He was nominated for the office of attorney general at the Republican state convention, held at Detroit, October 6, 1910, and elected November S, 1910, by a vote of 221,281 to 130,980 for Thomas J. Bresnahan, 9,783 for William S. McCor- mick, 10,366 for Hamilton S. McMaster and 1,211 for Fred N. Hitchcock.
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 1SS0, and has two children. He was appointed a member of the state board of education in 1901 to tor 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 Detmit in July, 1906, he was unanimously chosen candidate for superintendent of putifie il. struction and was elected November 6, 1906, for the term of two years June 15, 100%, Mr. Wright received the degree of Master of Arts from the University of Michigan At the convention held at Detroit, September 29, 1908, Mr. Wright was nominatel Iv acclamation to succeed himself and elected November 3, 1908. The new constitution provided for another election in 1909, and at the election held on April 5, 1909, he was elected for the term ending June 30, 1911. At the election held on April 3, 1911, he was reelected by a vote of 256,729 to 123,204 for John B Cleveland, 13,537 for Hlamlif A Millican, 17,057 for Deufay B. Hovey, 3,727 for Frederick Hitchcock and 198 watthing
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MEMBERS OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
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., vice-president of the Standard Accident Insurance Company, treasurer of the American Harrow Co., director of the First National Bank, the Wayne County Savings Bank and the Security Trust Company, 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 at the Repub- lican state convention at Detroit, July 30, 1906, for the full term and was elected Novem- ber 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, [Term expires June 30, 1915.]
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 thirteenth 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. The constitution of 1909 provided for the election of one member at the April election in 1909 and on April 5, 1909, Mr. McKone was elected by a vote of 258,823 to 123,811 for Henry Kremers, 23,321 for Leroy H. White and 8,167 for Alexander M. Stirton.
THOMAS WILLIAM NADAL,
[Term expires June 30, 1917.]
Of Olivet, Michigan, was born on a farm near Milroy, Indiana. He spent his boyhood on the farm, attending the district school, and later the township high school in the village of Milroy. At the age of sixteen he entered De Pauw university and worked his way entirely through college, graduating in 1898. At the age of seventeen he taught school near Milroy. In college he was a member of the University Debating Team and represented Indiana in the Inter State Oratorical Contest of 1898. On graduating he was elected to membership in the Phi Beta Kappa society. He spent three years
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in Harvard from which institution he received the degrees of A. M. and Ph. D. He has spent considerable time in travel and study abroad. Since 1898 he has been pro- fessor of English and Oratory in Olivet College and for the past six years has been dean of the college. Mr. Nadal is married. He was appointed by Governor Osborn, Febru- ary 2, 1911, a member of the state board of education to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of William A. Cotton. He was nominated at the Republican convention held at Saginaw on March 3, 1911, and was elected April 3, 1911, by a vote of 255,723 to 123,816 for James A. King, 13,881 for Wesley C. Richards, 17,125 for Nelly Knott and 201 scattering.
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STATE LEGISLATURE.
SENATORS.
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 legisla- tures of 1901-2 and 1903-4, was a member of the constitutional convention of 1907, and was elected to the senate of 1909-10 and reelected November 8, 1910, by a vote of 5,158 to 3,600 for John E. Goul, 265 for Amherst B. Cheney and 316 for D. H. Warren.
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