Michigan official directory and legislative manual for the years 1917-1918, Part 82

Author: Michigan. Dept. of State. cn
Publication date: 1917
Publisher: Lansing : [State of Michigan]
Number of Pages: 1148

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SAMUEL E. DAIGNEAU,

Of Benton Harbor, representative from the second district of Berrien county, was born at Brandon, Vermont, May 17, 1852, of French parentage. His parents removed to Battle Creek in the fall of 1854 where he received his education in the public schools. He was married December 31, 1874, to Carrie Stone, at Hillsdale, and resided in that city for about six years when he removed to Battle Creek, residing at the latter place until 1891. Since 1891 he has resided at Benton Harbor where he has been engaged in the laundry business. He has served as alderman of Benton Harbor, member of board of public works and represented the second ward on the board of supervisors for seven years. Mr. Daigneau is a Republican and was elected to the legislature of 1915-16, and reelected November 7, 1916, by a vote of 3,989 to 3,718 for James J. Jakway.

JOHN DAPRATO,

Of Iron Mountain, 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 & Company, 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, Michigan, 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 chair- man, 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 legislatures of 1913-14 and 1915-16, and reelected November 7, 1916, by a vote of 2,614 to 1,141 for Thomas E. Dillon.

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ANDREW L. DEUEL,

Of Harbor Springs, representative from Emmet county, was born in Oakland county, Michigan, August 23, 1850, of American parentage. His education was secured in the common schools, Ypsilanti Normal and University of Michigan. He taught school for five and one-half years, and has practiced law and been in the real estate and insurance business for thirty-five years. He has held the office of county school commissioner, prosecuting attorney, judge of probate, village president, justice of the peace, president of the school board, and was a member of the constitutional convention of 1908. He has been one of the directors of the Western Michigan Development Bureau and a member of its executive board for a number of years. Mr. Deuel is married and has one daughter. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislature November 7, 1916, by a vote of 1,845 to 1,301 for A. Thorne Swift and 256 for Joseph M. Carrier.

BARNEY DIEHL,

Of Mt. Clemens, representative from Macomb county, was born in Buffalo, New York, in 1871. He came to Michigan forty-two years ago; received his education in the Mt. Clemens high school. He was married November 26, 1895, to Mary Wolff, and has two sons, Bernard and Walter. He was alderman and supervisor for four years, and deputy sheriff two years. Fraternally he is a member of the K. of P. and K. O. T. M. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislature November 7, 1916, by a vote of 4,591 to 3,059 for Mathew A. Kramer and 137 for Martin D. Walton.

FRED L. EATON,

Of Saginaw, representative from the first district of Saginaw county, was born in Saginaw in 1869. He was educated in the public schools and U. S. Naval Academy. He was admitted to the bar in 1892, and was prosecuting attorney of Saginaw county from 1897 to 1900; resigned his office and served in the navy during the Spanish-American war with rank of ensign. He is a Democrat and was elected to the legislature November 7, 1916, by a plurality of 255.

ADELBERT D. EDWARDS,

Of Atlantic Mine, 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 Cincinnat us Academy, Cortland Normal School, N. Y., and the Michigan State Normal College and graduated 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 for twenty years, eleven years as chairman of the board, and county commissioner of schools. He is a Mason, having taken all of the degrees excepting the thirty-third. He is a Republican and was a member of the legislatures of 1907-8, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1913-14 and 1915-16 and reelected November 7, 1916, without opposi- tion.

CHARLES EVANS,

Of Tipton, representative from the first district of Lenawee county, was born in Forden, Montgomeryshire, Wales, August 14, 1859, of English and Welsh descent. He married and came to the United States in July, 1880. He worked on a farm for a short time and at contract work on drains. He is the owner of a good farm and is engaged in the live stock shipping business. Mr. Evans is a stockholder and director of the Lenawee County Savings Bank at Adrian, and director of the Tecumseh Cooperative Associa-

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tion. He is a Republican; has held various township offices and was elected to the legislature November 7, 1916, by a vote of 3,032 to 2,591 for William H. Moore.

WILLIAM S. EWING,

Of Marquette, representative from the first district of Marquette county, was born at Marquette, Michigan, July 13, 1869, of Irish and Scotch parentage. He was educated in the public schools. He has served as township clerk, justice of the peace, secretary of the school board twenty years and supervisor nineteen years. Mr. Ewing is married and has been engaged in farming and the implement business. He is a member of the Patrons of Husbandry, Masonic blue lodge, chapter, commandery, consistory and shrine and No. 405 B. P. O. E., of Marquette. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislature of 1911-12 and 1915-16, and was reelected November 7, 1916, by a vote of 2,769 to 1,435 for James A. Thomas.

NELSON G. FARRIER,

Of Hillman, representative from the Presque Isle district, was born on a farm in Rust township, Montmorency county, in 1887. He was educated in the common schools of that county, and worked on the farm and in the lumber woods. He had charge of his father's farm from the age of fifteen to twenty-five years. He was elected township clerk of Rust township at the age of twenty-two years, which position he held for two years, when he was elected county treasurer, holding this office for two terms. Mr. Farrier is married. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislature November 7, 1916, by a vote of 3,480 to 3 for Melvin A. Bates and 1 for Merle F. Nellist.

CHARLES FLOWERS,

Of Detroit, 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- 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, 1911-12 and 1913-14 and again elected November 7, 1916, by a plurality of 16,080.

CHARLES R. FOOTE,

Of Alto, 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, after- wards studying law with Lyon and Dooling, of St. Johns, and was admitted to practice December 22, 1892. Mr. Foote was married November 23, 1897, to Josepliine M.

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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 member of the Knights of Pythias and a past chancellor of the order. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislatures of 1913-14 and 1915-16 and reelected November 7, 1916, by a vote of 3,359 to 2,746 for John Luneke and 81 for Lewis R. Davis.

RANSOM L. FORD,

Of Montrose, representative from the first district of Genesee county, was born at Byron, Michigan, February 12, 1878, of English parentage. His education was acquired in the Chesaning high school. He was owner and editor of the Montrose Record for fourteen years, disposing of the publication December 1, 1914. He was township clerk nine years and village clerk two years. Mr. Ford is married and has always resided in Michigan. He is a member of Montrose Lodge No. 428 F. & A. M., master of same during 1911 and 1912 and patron of Montrose Chapter No. 351, O. E. S., for three years. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislature of 1915-1916, and reelected November 7, 1916, by a vote of 2,749 to 72 for Myron Vandocker.

SHERIDAN FORD,

Of Detroit, representative from the first district of Wayne county, was born in Monroe county, Michigan, and is of Irish-American descent. His education was secured in the common schools. He began his life work as a New York newspaper man, devoting himself to criticism, both literary and art pictorial. From there he went to London as special correspondent. He was with the London edition of the New York Herald as art critic, later passing to the staff of the London News. He enjoyed the reputation of being the first critic to publicly recognize the genius of the Glasgow group of painters, then struggling for recognition at the hands of British philistinism. For several seasons he lectured upon pictures and painters in Paris, London, Scotland and Riviera resorts. He is at present publisher of the Inside American, a monthly magazine devoted to literature and the fine arts. Mr. Ford is married. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislature of 1915-16, and reelected November 7, 1916, by a plurality of 15,731.

AARON O. FOX,

Of Coldwater, representative from Branch county, was born in Summit county, Ohio, February 18, 1852, of American parentage. His education was secured in the common schools and Buchtel College at Akron, Ohio. He taught in the district and graded schools until he was thirty-eight years of age, when he took up farming, and was one of the active farmers of Branch county for twenty years. Seven years ago he gave up farming and has lived a retired life. He has been supervisor of Batavia for the past sixteen years. Mr. Fox was married, April 3, 1876, to Ellen Kauffman. He is a Re- publican and was elected to the legislature November 7, 1916, by a vote of 3,241 to 2,967 for Linus G. Taylor.

THOMAS F. FRANCIS,

Of Ishpeming, representative from the second district of Marquette county, was born at Redruth, Cornwall, England, in 1852. He was educated in the Redruth schools. He has resided in Michigan thirty-eight years, where he has been engaged in the mining business, from which he is now retired. Mr. Francis is a Republican and was elected to the legislature of 1915-16, and reelected November 7, 1916, by a vote of 2,635 to 923 for Jeremiah Hare.

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JOSEPH JAMES FROST,

Of Grand Rapids, representative from the first district of Kent county, was born in Bryan, Ohio, July 15, 1881, of German descent, and was educated in the public schools. He came to Grand Rapids in 1901, was employed in the branch office of Brunswick- Balke-Collender Co. for seven years, resigning his position to enter the cigar business, and is now engaged in the cigar and sporting goods business. He is a Democrat and was elected to the legislature November 7, 1916, by a plurality of 175.

EDWARD R. GALLOWAY,

Of Reading, representative from Hillsdale county, was born in Reading township, of American parentage, June 19, 1855, on the farm where he still resides. His education was acquired in the rural schools and the Hillsdale high school. He was married June 1, 1876; has served his township twelve years as justice of the peace, and ten years as supervisor, having been twice elected chairman of the board. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislature November 7, 1916, by a vote of 3,729 to 3,185 for Stephen A. Doty and 171 for William H. Clay.

EDWARD GAYDE,

Of Plymouth, representative from the third district of Wayne county, was born at Plymouth, Michigan, January 2, 1878, of German parents. He was educated in the Plymouth public schools. At sixteen years he entered his father's store as a clerk, which occupation he followed until January 9, 1899, when he and his brother purchased the stock and formed a copartnership under the name of Gayde Brothers, dealing in groceries, crockery and hardware, in which business he is now engaged. Mr. Gayde has served one term as clerk of the village of Plymouth, one term as trustee of said village, three terms as clerk of Plymouth township, and ten years as a member of the board of cemetery trustees of the village of Plymouth. Fraternally, he is a member of Plymouth Rock Lodge No. 47, F. & A. M., Union Chapter No. 55, R. A. M., Northville Commandery No. 39, K. T., Plymouth Chapter No. 115, O. E. S and Moslem Temple A. A. O. N. M. S. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislature of 1915-16, and reelected November 7, 1916, without opposition.

GODFRIED GETTEL;

Of Sebewaing, representative from Huron county, was born at Sebewaing, Michigan, February 26, 1871, of German parents. His education was secured in the Sebewaing public schools. He was married January 7, 1897, to Frankie Thompson, of Kilmanagh. He has always resided in Sebewaing, where he has held the office of supervisor nine years and member of the board of education eighteen years. Most of his time has been devoted to farming and stock raising. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislature of 1915-16, and reelected November 7, 1916, by a vote of 4,951 to 1,648 for Peter Lomason.

ANDREW BIRD GLASPIE,

Of Oxford, representative from the second district of Oakland county, was born in Oxford, November 21, 1876, of Scotch-Irish parentage. His father was a veteran of the Civil war, his grandfather served in the war of 1812, and his great grandfather in the Revolu- tionary war, and Mr. Glaspie was a member of Co. G., 31st Mich. Inf. in the Spanish- American war, serving one year. His education was received in the Oxford high school and State Normal College. In 1899 he engaged in the printing and publishing business at Oxford, was appointed deputy factory inspector, and served six years, resigning in 1908 to accept the appointment of postmaster at Oxford, which office he held eight years. Mr. Glaspie is married, and is at present editor of the Oxford Leader. He is a Republican

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and was elected to the legislature November 7, 1916, by a vote of 2,989 to 2,336 for Monroe G. Dunlap.

ALONZO B. GREEN,

Of Hillman, representative from Alpena county, was born at Dover, Maine, June 6, 1860, of American parents. He was educated in the common schools of Alpena county. He came to Michigan with his parents in 1869, who settled on a farm in Green township, Alpena county, in 1880, where Mr. Green still resides. He is married and has one son and one daughter, He served as clerk of Green township for six years and supervisor for seventeen years, five years as chairman of the board. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislature of 1914-15, and reelected November 7, 1916, by a vote of 2,087 to 1,385 for Carl R. Henry.

ALBERT G. GRIGGS,

Of Pontiac, 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, Mich- igan. He has been a resident of Michigan since 1864, where he has been engaged in farming. He is connected with the Commonwealth Savings Bank of Detroit, 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 deeds and superintendent of schools. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislatures of 1913-14 and 1915-16, and reelected November 7, 1916, by a vote of 5,318 to 299 for Milton E. Depew and 1 for James H. Lynch.

EZRA S. HALL,

Of Lake City, representative from the Missaukee district, was born in Ailsa Craig, Ont., in 1860, of Irish descent. He attended country schools, and the Collegiate Institute at Parkhill, graduating from the latter and attended Model School in London, Ont. He came to Michigan in 1882; taught school eleven years, and in 1895 was elected school commissioner, and held that office until 1910, when he resigned to become post- master at Lake City, serving in that capacity for four years. Since 1914 he has devoted his entire time to farming. He was assistant postmaster in the legislature during the 1915-16 session. Mr. Hall is married. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislature November 7, 1916, by a vote of 2,090 to 1,170 for George Stone.

WILLIAM B. HALLETT,

Of Kalamazoo, representative from the first district of Kalamazoo county, was born at Adrian, Michigan, July 1, 1860, of New England parents. At the opening of the civil war his parents removed to Ohio, where his father enlisted in the 67th Ohio Vol., and fell at the battle of Deep Bottoms in the seven day fight. Mr. Hallett received his education in the public schools of Ohio, taking up newspaper work at an early age. Returning to Michigan in 1881, he was married, and then went west, conducting a newspaper for three years in Kansas. He returned to Kalamazoo and established a printing business, which includes the publishing of the Advocate. Mr. Hallett is a Democrat and was elected to the legislature November 7, 1916, by a vote of 4,232 to 3,936 for John M. Biggerstaff, 629 for Paul R. Westerville and 156 for William H. Frielink.

MICHAEL HARRIS,

Representative from Menominee county, was born in Ireland, September 19, 1852. He received his education in the national school of that country. He came to the United States in the year 1866, settled in Hancock, Michigan, and engaged in mining for three years. He removed to Marquette in 1869 and was employed as lumber inspector.

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He was married in 1872 to Margaret Barry and has two sons and four daughters. He moved to Spaulding, Menominee county, in 1876, purchased a farm and engaged in lumbering and general store business. He has held the offices of township clerk and justice of the peace of Spaulding township, and was elected supervisor of Harris township in 1903 and reelected in 1904. Mr .. Harris is an active Republican, and was elected to the legislature of 1905-6 and 1907-8, and was again elected November 7, 1916, by a vote of 2,488 to 2,161 for Michael J. Doyle.

FRANKLIN A. HASSENGER,

Of Constantine, representative from St. Joseph county, was born in the village of Con- stantine, Michigan, February 5, 1853, of French-German parents. He was educated in the common schools supplemented by a course in Raisin Valley Seminary, from which institution he graduated. At an early age his parents removed to what was then a wilderness where he had a chance to wield those agencies of physical development, the ax, mattock, mall and wedge. April 28, 1873, he began teaching school and taught continuously until December 22, 1916, resigning to take up legislative duties. Mr. Hassenger was married March 23, 1882, to Miss Ida M. Young, and has three children, Germain, Ethel and Hazel. He has always been a Democrat and was elected to the legislature November 7, 1916, by a vote of 3,506 to 3,193 for William Harrison, and 186 for Victor McMillan.

ARLIE L. HOPKINS,

Of Bear Lake, representative from Manistee county, was born at Manistee, Michigan, August 13, 1870, and was educated in the Bear Lake high school. His early life was spent in the woods assisting his father in the manufacture of lumber. It was then he conceived the idea of turning the cut-over land to agricultural purposes. In 1888 he began clearing, stumping and fencing, until today they have eight hundred acres under cultivation. During the past fourteen years he has been farmers' institute lecturer for the Michigan Agricultural College. Mr. Hopkins is married. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislature of 1915-16, and reelected November 7, 1916, by a vote of 2,460 to 2,071 for Michael T. Crimmins, 105 for Ralph Kirsch and 44 for Joshua L. Bradford.

CHARLES A. HOUGHTON,

Of Bay City, representative from the first district of Bay county, was born in the historical city of Quebec, Canada, January 29, 1870, and came to Michigan with his parents fourteen years later. He attended the public schools, and at the age of fourteen entered the printing business. After serving the required time at printing, he branched out for himself and is now engaged in the printing business. He was a member of the board of supervisors on two occasions. Mr. Houghton is a Democrat and was elected to the legislature November 7, 1916, by a vote of 4,349 to 4,277 for Marshall A. Oakley, and 274 for William W. Muir.

CHARLES A. HULSE,

Of St. Johns, representative from Clinton county, was born on a farm in Greenbush township, Clinton county, October 10, 1852, of English and Scotch parentage. He was educated in the Greenbush district schools. At the age of nineteen he entered the em- ploy of O. W. Barker, blacksmith, where he worked two years. In 1873 he enlisted in company A, eighth regular cavalry, for five years. December 1, 1878, he was united in marriage to Charlotte Hatley, of St. Johns, Michigan. Mr. Hulse followed the occupation of farming for two years, after which he engaged in the mercantile business, .n which he has continued to the present time. He is a Republican and was elected

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to the legislatures of 1913-14 and 1915-16, and reelected November 7, 1916, by a vote of 3,464 to 2,045 for Herbert Armbrustmacher.

WILLIAM E. IVORY,

Of Elba, representative from Lapeer county, was born in the township of Hadley, Lapeer county, October 14, 1866, of American and English parentage. He now owns and lives on the farm where he was born, and on which his grandfather settled in 1839. He received his education in the Hadley high school. He married Cora B. Fifield in 1885 and has one son. He has been a member of the board of supervisors for seven years, having served as its chairman, and is at present a member of the board. He conducted a private banking business in his home town for a number of years, and is an active member of several orders, including the F. & A. M., O. E. S., M. W. of A: and Grange, and is president of the Zach Chandler Republican Club of Lapeer county. Mr. Ivory is a Republican and was elected to the legislatures of 1905-6 and 1907-8 and was again elected November 7, 1916, by a vote of 3,568 to 1,753 for Jesse A. Rapley.

JOHN W. JACKSON,

Of Chesaning, representative from the second district of Saginaw county, was born at Hamilton, Canada, January 15, 1858, of English descent. His education was acquired in the public schools of Arkona, Lampton county, Ontario. At the age of fourteen years he commenced working in a general store. Came to Michigan in May, 1880, and located at Chesaning, engaging in the bakery business, following the same for two years when he began clerking in a general store. In 1886 he was married to Miss Ida Nason, of Chesaning, and in 1887 he entered the general merchandise business and has continued in the same until the present time, the business now being in charge of his son. Was elected supervisor in 1915 and 1916 by the largest majority ever given a candidate for that office in his township. He is treasurer of the Chesaning Milling Co., and the Chesaning Home Telephone Co. Mr. Jackson is a Republican and was elected to the legislature November 7, 1916, by a vote of 4,175 to 3,401 for Fred J. Schwinger.

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Michigan official directory and legislative manual for the years 1917-1918, Part 82

Author: Michigan. Dept. of State. cn Publication date: 1917 Publisher: Lansing : [State of Michigan] Number of Pages: 1148

Author: Michigan. Dept. of State. cn
Publication date: 1917
Publisher: Lansing : [State of Michigan]
Number of Pages: 1148