Michigan official directory and legislative manual for the years 1913-1914, Part 75

Author: Michigan. Dept. of State. cn
Publication date: 1913
Publisher: Lansing : [State of Michigan]
Number of Pages: 1014

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FRANK CHAMBERLAIN,

Representative from the second district of Allegan county, was born in Branch county, Michigan, August 31, 1858, of English parentage. He was educated in the public schools and at the Valparaiso, Indiana, Normal. His parents died when he was five years of age and he afterwards resided with Dr. Daniel Wilson, a physician and farmer of Branch county, until the death of the latter in 1879. He attended school at Valparaiso in the fall of 1880 and the summer of 1881, being employed as a teacher in Allegan county in the winters of 1880-81. He went to Wayland in the fall of 1881 and has since resided there, with the exception of one year spent in Lake and Osceola counties. He was married in 1884 to Miss Ella J. Furber, of Leighton township, Allegan county, and they have two children, a son who resides in Gillette, Wyoming, and a daughter at home. Mr. Chamberlain settled on a farm in Wayland township in 1890 and resided there until 1906 when he located at Wayland. He was treasurer four years, supervisor six years and president of Wayland two years. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislature of 1911-12 and reelected November 5, 1912, by a vote of 1,336 to 849 for Amos Schafer and 20 for Fred E. Carter.

WALTER H. CLARK,

Representative from the second district of Ottawa county, was born in Robinson town- ship, Ottawa county, December 31, 1866, of English parents. He was educated in the public schools and West Michigan Business College. He was married June 28, 1895. Mr. Clark was supervisor six years and county treasurer of Ottawa county four years. He taught school two years and was engaged in the lumber business and in farming for several years. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislature of 1911-12 and reelected November 5, 1912, by a vote of 1,535 to 1,285 for Berend Kainps.

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ALMON WARD COPLEY,

Representative from the first district of Wayne county, was born in Cass county, Mich- igan, in 1867, of English parents. He was educated in the public schools and graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan in 1892. He is married, and resides at Detroit where he is engaged in the practice of law. His grandfather, Alexander Copley, was one of the pioneers of Cass county and Representative Copley keeps the old homestead as his farm with the original house built in 1845. His father, Hon. Alexander B. Copley, was representative in the state legislature five terms. Mr. Copley is a director of the First State Bank of Decatur, Michigan, which bank is the successor of one founded by his father, A. B. Copley. He was a member of the Taft party to the Philippines in 1905. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislatures of 1909-10 and 1911-12 and reelected November 5, 1912, by a plurality of 3,358.

BERT F. CRAPSER,

Representative from the first district of Genesee county, was born at Swartz Creek, Michigan, on February 11, 1874, of German parentage He is married and has always resided in Michigan, his occupation being that of a farmer. Politically, he is affiliated with the National Progressive party and he was elected to the legislature November 5, 1912, by a vote of 1,513 to 1,451 for Ransom L. Ford, 1,432 for Norman A. Morrish, 68 for Herbert F. Bodine and 1 for E. T. Middleton.

HENRY CROLL, JR.,

Representative from the Clare district, comprising the counties of Clare, Gladwin and Roscommon, was born at Saginaw, Michigan, April 22, 1875, of German parentage. His education was acquired in the graded schools of Saginaw. He left school at the age of thirteen, beginning his active career in the office of W. L. Webber. He next obtained a position in the American Commercial and Savings Bank of Saginaw, where he remained eight years until the bank ceased business. He located at Beaverton fourteen years ago where he held the offices of alderman, supervisor and school director. Mr. Croll was married in 1896 to Berne L. Thomson, at Suffolk, Virginia, and they have one son, twelve years of age. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislature November 5, 1912, by a vote of 1,428 to 1,123 for George E. Benner and 1,197 for James Reeder.

GILBERT A. CURRIE,

Representative from Midland county, was born on a farm in Midland township, Midland county, Michigan, September 19, 1882, of Scotch parents. His father came to Midland county in 1859 and was one of the earliest settlers of the county. Mr. Currie received his education in the common schools of the township and the Midland high school and was graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan in 1905. Since graduation he has been actively engaged in the practice of his profession in the city of Midland. Mr. Currie is married. When twenty-three years of age, he was elected supervisor of his township and served three successive terms, and was elected April, 1908, chairman of the board of supervisors. He is a Republican, and was elected to the legislatures of 1909-10 and 1911-12 and reelected November 5, 1912, by a vote of 1,428 to 744 for Henry Heisman and 917 for Ewart L. Gardiner. Mr. Currie was elected speaker of the house of 1913-14.

JOHN DAPRATO,

Representative from Dickinson county, was born at Barga, Italy, in May, 1852, and was educated in a private school. He came to America in 1868, going directly to Chicago where he worked for and eventually became manager of J. Daprato Statuary Company, now Daprato Statuary Company. In 1876 he entered the employ of J. B. Fish & Com- pany, of Chicago, as hat pattern maker, working for them until 1890. On account of ill-health, he was forced to change his residence and removed to Iron Mountain, Mich-

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igan, where he has since been a member of the firm of Daprato & Rigassi. Mr. Daprato has served on the council, part of the time as chairman, and is also chairman of the cemetery board of trustees. Fraternally, he is a member of the F. and A. M., R. A. M., K. T., and S. P. R. S. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislature November 5, 1912, by a vote of 1,499 to 474 for Patrick Flanagan, 309 for Axel Fredrickson, 1,013 for Frank Parent and 2 scattering.

CHARLES E. DOWNING,

Representative from the third district of Wayne county, comprising the townships of Brownstown, Canton, Huron, Livonia, Northville, Plymouth, Romulus, Sumpter, Taylor and Van Buren, was born at Romulus, Michigan, September 13, 1873, and is of English descent. His education was acquired in the district schools. He worked for his father until the age of twenty-one, when he began farming on his own account. Mr. Downing has always taken a lively interest in everything pertaining to country life, having served several years as president of the Wayne county farmers' institute, and has also taken an active interest in the grange, of which he is a state deputy. He was married October 20, 1910, to Marian White, of Marshall, Michigan. Fraternally, he is a member of the A. O. O. G. and F. and A. M. He is a Democrat and was elected to the legislature November 5, 1912, by a vote of 1,038 to 963 for Decatur Gotts, 984 for Alfred Jackson, 54 for C. M. Ford and 56 for Ray Welch.

FRED E. DUNN,

Representative from Sanilac county, was born in Port Huron township, St. Clair county, August 25, 1877. His early life was spent on his father's farm and he now owns a farm. He received his early education in the public schools and taught four years in the dis- trict schools. He graduated from Albion college in June, 1903, receiving the degree of A. B. He was married September 1, 1903, to Janet Hurd Strachan, and has one son. In the fall of 1903, he moved to Sanilac county and for the next six years served as superintendent of schools,-at Brown City for three years and Sandusky for three years. The following year he took post graduate work in the literary department of the uni- versity. Mr. Dunn was appointed to fill a vacancy in the board of school examiners in St. Clair county and was twice elected a member of said board by the supervisors of Sanilac county. He is a member of the Brown City lodge F. & A. M. and the O. E. S. After the university closed in June, 1909, he took up his residence at Croswell, and is engaged in the life and fire insurance business. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislature of 1911-12 and reelected November 5, 1912, by a vote of 3,112 to 1,833 for William Bettis.

ADELBERT D. EDWARDS,

Representative from the third district of Houghton county, was born at Lincklaen, Chenango county, New York, June 15, 1856, of American parentage. He received his early education in the district schools and at the age of sixteen taught district school and worked on a farm during vacations. He also attended the Cincinnatus Academy, Cortland Normal School, N. Y., and the Michigan State Normal College and was grad- uated from the latter in 1882. After graduation he went to the copper country to teach but soon gave up teaching for bookkeeping and was chief clerk with the Atlantic Mining Co. for twenty-two years. Mr. Edwards has been identified with the public schools for many years and has held the offices of township clerk, treasurer, justice of the peace, supervisor, chairman of the board of supervisors and county commissioner of schools. He is a bachelor. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislatures of 1907-8, 1909-10 and 1911-12 and reelected November 5, 1912, by a vote of 2,113 to 1,064 for Robert J. Hill, 169 for Richard Martin and 270 for Charles Girard.

GEORGE J. EISENMANN,

Representative from Monroe county, was born in Bedford township, Monroe county, Michigan, October 25, 1860, of German parentage, receiving his education in the district

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schools. He was married December 14, 1887, to Dora E. Willard and they have two sons, Grover G., and Roger W. Mr. Eisenmann has always been engaged in farming. He has been a member of the school board for twenty-one years, and has also held the office of township clerk. He is a Democrat and was elected to the legislature November 5, 1912, by a vote of 3,085 to 2,787 for Thomas H. Smith and 1,386 for George W. Bartow.

CHARLES A. EVANS,

Representative from the first district of Saginaw county, was born in Pennsylvania, October 28, 1861, of Scotch-German parentage. He was educated in the district school. At the age of eighteen he learned cigar-making trade in which occupation he is at present engaged. Mr. Evans is married and has one son, thirteen years of age. He has served as supervisor, alderman and county auditor and was a delegate to the constitutional convention in 1907. He was also a member of the board of review of the city of Saginaw for five years. He is a member of several labor and fraternal societies. He is a Democrat and was elected to the legislature November 5, 1912, by a plurality of 125.

EDWIN FARMER,

Representative from Livingston county, was born in Stockbridge township, Ingham county, May 28, 1862, of American parents. He received his education in the district schools, Michigan State Normal College and Devlin's Business College of Jackson. He is a farmer, lived in Ingham county until 1889 when he removed to Unadilla, Living- ston county, where he has since resided. He was married to Minnie L. Westfall in 1889, and has two children. He held the office of township treasurer of Stockbridge town- ship, Ingham county, two years, and was supervisor of Unadilla township, Livingston county, four years and chairman of the board of supervisors, one year .. He represented Livingston county before the state board of equalization in 1906. Mr. Farmer is a Democrat and was elected to the legislatures of 1907-8, 1909-10 and 1911-12 and reelected November 5, 1912, by a vote of 2,224 to 1,348 for Frank Hacker.

WILLIAM L. FITZGERALD,

Representative from the first district of Kalamazoo county, was born in Arlington township, Van Buren county, August 30, 1881, and is of Irish descent. He was educated in the Lawrence grammar school and the Paw Paw high school, and is a graduate of the law department of the University of Michigan. He taught school in 1901-2 and since November 1, 1907, he has practiced law at Kalamazoo. Mr. Fitzgerald was city attorney of Kalamazoo three terms and has also served on the charter commission. He is a Democrat and was elected to the legislature November 5, 1912, by a vote of 2,376 to 1,662 for William H. Johnson, 439 for Leonard H. Stewart, 1,265 for William T. Curry and 2,065 for Charles W. Thompson.

CHARLES FLOWERS,

Representative from the first district of Wayne county, was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, December 14, 1845, of English and Dutch ancestors. His parents were Quakers. Mr. Flowers remained at home until about eighteen years of age, when he went to New York and secured a position as stenographer in the office of the Grand Trunk Railway, remaining there about one year. He then continued his education by attending the Collegiate Institute of Fort Edward, New York, where he remained two years. He was then employed by the government in North Carolina, in reporting military commissions during the reconstruction period. He went from there to New York and commenced the study of law; remained there but one year; came to Detroit in 1868, and established the practice of reporting in the courts. Mr. Flowers was appointed by Governor Baldwin as the first stenographer of the Wayne circuit court, which position he held for thirteen years. In 1869 he was employed to report the constitutional convention of Illinois; in 1872 to report the constitutional convention of Pennsylvania; and in 1873 to report the constitutional convention of Ohio, con-

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tinuing the study of law, while acting as stenographer. He was admitted to the bar in 1879, and in 1880 was elected circuit court commissioner, and reelected in 1882. In 1896 he was appointed corporation counsel of Detroit by Mayor Pingree, and held the office for four years; was also a member of the fire commission for four years, from 1895 to 1899. Mr. Flowers is a Republican and was elected to the legislatures of 1909-10 and 1911-12 and reelected November 5, 1912, by a plurality of 3,010.

ELWIN B. FOLLETT,

Representative from the Iosco district, comprising the counties of Alcona, Arenac, Iosco and Ogemaw, was born on a farm in Fremont, Steuben county, Indiana, November 14, 1877, receiving his education in the Fremont high school. The early years of his life were spent on his father's farm. November 5, 1908, he removed from Fremont, Indiana, to Albion, Michigan, and on November 4, 1909, he located at Hale, Iosco county, Michigan, where he has purchased a large tract of land which he is now engaged in clearing and farming. He was married to Miss Edna Stroh, of Fremont, Indiana, on April 7; 1901, and they have four children,-two sons and two daughters. Mr. Follett has served as alderman of Fremont and supervisor of Plainfield township, Iosco county, Michigan. Fraternally, he is a member of the Grange, Gleaners and F. & A. M. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislature November 5, 1912, by a vote of 2,366 to 1,423 for James A. Hall.

CHARLES R. FOOTE,

Representative from the second district of Kent county, was born at Ionia, Michigan, December 13, 1871, and was educated in the Belding high school. In the spring of 1872, he removed with his parents from Ionia to a farm near Belding. He taught school two years after graduating from the Belding high school in 1887, afterwards studying law with Lyon and Dooling, of St. Johns, and was admitted to practice Decem- ber 22, 1892. Mr. Foote was married November 23, 1897, to Josephine M. Rounds at Fremont, Michigan. He practiced law in Belding until 1902, when he formed a partnership with W. A. Rounds and purchased a hotel at Hart, 'Michigan. He sold out in 1907 and went to Alto, where he engaged in the hardware business. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislature November 5, 1912, by a vote of 2,154 to 1,362 for Wallace C. Weaver, 82 for Lewis R. Davis and 1,586 for Melville B. McPherson.

THOMAS TRACY FRALICK,

Representative from Manistee county, was born at Paris, Ontario, November 7, 1851, of Dutch and Scotch parentage, and came to Michigan at the age of seventeen. His early life was spent on a farm and he was educated in the public schools. Mr. Fralick is married and has resided at Copemish during the past twenty-one years, having served as village assessor and alderman. He is a Democrat and was elected to the legislature of 1911-12 and reelected November 5, 1912, by a vote of 2,069 to 1,492 for Frank E. Burke, 237 for Sam. S. Bartlett and 842 for W. E. Coates.

CHARLES HUSE FREEMAN,

Representative from the second district of Wayne county, was born at Topeka, Kansas, October 6. 1884, of English descent. He acquired his education in the public schools of Detroit, supplemented by a business university course. Since completing his educa- tion he has been engaged in cement construction and the real estate business. He is a direct descendent from Edmund Freeman, who arrived from England and established Lynn, Massachusetts, in 1630. Mr. Freeman is married and has resided in Michigan twenty-seven years. He is a National Progressive and was elected to the legislature November 5, 1912, by a vote of 2,596 to 2,132 for Charles F. Geimer, 1,926 for John P. Murphy, 78 for F. L. Baker and 38 for John Clarken.

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GEORGE M. GAHAGAN,

Representative from the second district of Lenawee county, was born in Medina town- ship, Lenawee county, Michigan, June 13, 1878, of Irish parentage. His education was acquired in the common schools. With the exception of two years, when he was engaged in newspaper work in Chicago, Illinois, he has always resided in Michigan, most of this time being employed in farm work. He is a Democrat and was elected to the legislature November 5, 1912, by a vote of 2,284 to 1,906 for Benjamin F. Graves, 1,558 for Richard W. McLain and 120 no choice.

HENRY C. GLASNER,

Representative from Barry county, was born in Johnstown township, Barry county, Michigan, September 23, 1872. The first fifteen years of his life were spent on a farm. He attended the public schools of Battle Creek, working in a store during his spare time. At the age of eighteen he began teaching in the rural schools of Barry county and taught four years, after which he engaged in the mercantile business at Lacey, Michigan. He was postmaster here until he removed to Nashville, where he now resides. He has been a successful merchant and for the past two years has owned and operated a farm. In 1898 he married Miss Maude Wilcox, of Hastings, and has two daughters, Lillian and Helen. He has been chairman of the Democratic county com- mittee, deputy sheriff, village assessor two terms, member board of county canvassers, and is now a member of the board of education. He is a member of the F. & A. M., K. of P., O. E. S., K. O. T. M. M. and the Grange. He is a Democrat and was elect d to the legislature of 1911-12 and reelected November 5, 1912, by a vot .: of_2,099 to 1,880 for Charles A. Weissert and 1,323 for Anson C. Boyes.

THOMAS GRAY,

Representative form Isabella county, was born in Hastings county, Ontario, March 20, 1854, and is of Scotch and Irish descent. He was educated in the common schools of Ontario, coming to Michigan in December, 1880. He worked in the lumber woods and May 1, 1881, purchased 120 acres of wild land, clearing the same, and after seven years leased the farm which he now owns, with other lands in other parts of the township. Mr. Gray was in the grain business until 1894 when he was elected sheriff, reentering the business after the expiration of his term as sheriff. He has served several years as supervisor and is at present chairman of the board. He is married and has resided in Michigan thirty-three years. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislature November 5, 1912, by a vote of 1,948 to 1,830 for John Northon and 257 for John Y. Johnston.

JOSEPH GREUSEL,

Representative from the first district of Wayne county, was born at Glasco, Ulster county, New York. Mr. Greusel's family is of Colonial and Revolutionary antecedents; settled in Michigan in the territorial days; figures in the military history of the nation, and for long periods in affairs of state at home. He is a Republican, represented his district in the legislatures of 1903-4, 1905-6 and 1907-8 and was again elected to the legislature November 5, 1912, by a plurality of 3,070. Mr. Greusel died at his temporary home at Lansing, February 13, 1913.

ALBERT G. GRIGGS,

Representative from the first district of Oakland county, was born in Wyoming county, New York, and received his education in the public schools of Rochester, Michigan. He has been a resident of Michigan since 1864, where he has been engaged in farming. He is connected with the First National Bank of Rochester, is vice-president of the American Savings Bank of Pontiac, and is part owner of the Bloomfield Highlands plat, at which place he now resides. Mr. Griggs has served as supervisor, register of

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deeds and superintendent of schools. He is a Republican and was elected to the legis- lature November 5, 1912, by a vote of 2,847 to 1,973 for Charles H. Nelson, 93 for Alex. Groves, 178 for Otis F. Knowles and 1,410 for George Houghton.

JAMES HENRY,

Representative from the second district of Calhoun county, was born at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, December 12, 1859, of Scotch and Irish descent. He received his educa- tion in the public schools of Pittsburg. He has two sons, and has resided in Michigan for twenty-nine years. Mr. Henry is an active Republican, has held the offices of justice of the peace, member of the board of supervisors twelve years, and has been chairman of the board. He was elected city assessor of Battle Creek in 1900, 1903 and reelected in 1906. In 1900 he received the unanimous nomination for judge of probate but was defeated. In 1902 he platted the village of Urbandale which is now a beautiful and prosperous suburb of Battle Creek. He was elected to the legislatures of 1907-8, 1909-10 and 1911-12 and reelected November 5, 1912, by a vote of 2,264 to 1,713 for Fred C. Hayes, 800 for Albert Thompson and 1,866 for George T. Fuller.

ORREN V. HICKS,

Representative from Cass county, was born in Milton township, Cass county, September 27, 1869, which is still his home. He is of English-German descent. His father, Richard Vivian Hicks, was the grand nephew of Sir Hussy Vivian, who fought in the battle of Waterloo, and a nephew of William Hicks, who was with Lord Nelson in the battle of Trafalgar. His maternal grandfather, Doctor Perry, was a member of the Royal Navy and accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage around the world. Richard V. resided in England until eighteen years of age when he made the ocean voyage and joined his brother in Cass county. Mr. Hicks' mother, Catherine Ullrey, was a native of Pennsylvania. Reared upon the homestead farm, he was educated in the district schools and Edwardsburg high school. He was married to Miss Bertha Florence Thomp- son, a native of Ontwa township, January 13, 1892, and has two daughters. In 1896 he was elected clerk of Milton township on the Democrat ticket and served three years, following this in 1901 by seven consecutive years as supervisor. In 1908 he was elected a superintendent of the poor for Cass county and filled that position until he resigned to accept a place in the legislature. He is a Democrat and was elected to the legis- lature November 5, 1912, by a vote of 2,163 to 1,856 for George W. Gard, 340 for Allen A. Munson and 961 for Michael Donahoe.

DANA HARRISON HINKLEY,

Representative from Emmet county, was born May 17, 1878, and received his education in the Benton Harbor school and at the University of Michigan. He is married and has been for some time engaged in the manufacture of broom handles. Mr. Hinkley has always resided in Michigan. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislature of 1911-12 and reelected November 5, 1912, by a vote of 1,288 to 1,008 for Lette Shay, 377 for Carl M. Worden and 601 for John C. Wright.

MARTIN H. HOLCOMB,

Representative from Montcalm county, was born at Vernon, Trumbull county, Ohio, September 21, 1867, and was educated in the Pierson high school, supplemented by a course at the Central Michigan Normal School and a post-graduate course at Brown's University, Valparaiso, Indiana. He was engaged in the lumber business until 1894, when he began farming. He was married September 13, 1893, to Miss Lenora H. Hager and has one son, Lyle D. He was supervisor of Pierson township six years. Mr. Holcomb is a Republican and was elected to the legislature of 1911-12 and reelected November 5, 1912, by a vote of 2,493 to 2,002 for John J. Bale, 267 for Judson Seymour and 1,606 for S. S. Edgar.

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JOHN HOLLAND,

Representative from Gogebic county, was born at Fall River, Massachusetts, January 14, 1861, of Irish descent. He was educated in the common schools of Greenland, Michigan. He was the eldest of six children, and at the age of twelve it became neces- sary for him to contribute towards the support of the family. He went to work as "head tender" in the stamp mill of the Old Ridge copper mine, now a part of the Mass consolidated holdings. For years he worked at this occupation in the summer and attended school in the winter. Captain S. B. Harris, then mine superintendent, recognized the mechanical instinct of the boy, and made a place for him in the mine blacksmith shop. In 1906 he was elected mayor of Bessemer by the largest majority ever given a mayor of that city. He was reelected in 1907 and in 1908. Previously he had served one term as supervisor from the first ward of Bessemer and in 1906 was appointed under-sheriff. He is a Democrat and was elected to the legislature of 1911-12 and reelected November 5, 1912, by a vote of 1,289 to 714 for James S. Monroe, 160 for Charles Healy, 94 for Matt S. Karoi and 754 for Andrew F. Anderson.

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Michigan official directory and legislative manual for the years 1913-1914, Part 75

Author: Michigan. Dept. of State. cn Publication date: 1913 Publisher: Lansing : [State of Michigan] Number of Pages: 1014

Author: Michigan. Dept. of State. cn
Publication date: 1913
Publisher: Lansing : [State of Michigan]
Number of Pages: 1014