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SECOND DISTRICT.
COUNTIES .- Jackson, Lenawee, Monroe, Washtenaw, and the townships of Brownstown, Canton, Ecorce, Huron, Monguagon, Plymouth, Romulus, Sumpter, Taylor, Van Buren and the city of Wyandotte, Wayne county.
Population 1920, 262,103.
EARL C. MICHENER,
Republican, of Adrian, was born in Seneca county, near Attica, Ohio, November 30, 1876, and removed with his parents to Adrian, Lenawee county, Michigan, in 1889. He was educated in the public schools of Adrian, the law departments of the University of Michigan and the Columbian University, of Washington, D. C., graduating from the latter institution in 1903. In the same year he was admitted to practice law in Michigan and the District of Columbia, and has been engaged in that profession since that time. He served four years as assistant prosecuting attorney and four years as prosecuting attorney of Lenawee county. During the Spanish-American war he served with Com- pany B, 31st Michigan Volunteer Infantry. Mr. Michener is married and has two children. He was elected to congress November 5, 1918, and re-elected on November 2, 1920, by a vote of 61,857 to 25,281 for William H. Moore, and 119 for James W. Helme.
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THIRD DISTRICT. COUNTIES .- Branch, Calhoun, Eaton, Hillsdale and Kalamazoo.
Population 1920, 203,311. WILLIAM H. FRANKHAUSER,
Republican, of Hillsdale, was elected to Congress from the third congressional district, November 2, 1920, but, because of ill health, did not take his seat. Mr. Frankhauser died on May 9, 1921, at Battle Creek.
JOHN M. C. SMITH,
Republican, of Charlotte, was born in Ireland in 1853, and removed to Michigan from Ohio in 1867, locating in Eaton county. He received his education in the Potterville and Charlotte high schools and the University of Michigan. He lived on a farm until he was eighteen years of age, after which he worked as a mason for ten years. Later he engaged in the practice of law, manufacturing and banking. He was married in 1887 to Miss Lena Parkhurst and has two children, a son and a daughter. He was elected to Congress in November, 1910, and has served in each succeeding Congress. Because of the death of William H. Frankhauser, of Hillsdale, which occurred on May 9, 1921, a special election was held in the third congressional district on June 28, 1921, to fill vacancy occasioned thereby, and Mr. Smith was elected to fill out the unexpired term of Mr. Frankhauser.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
COUNTIES .- Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph and Van Buren.
Population 1920, 199,504.
JOHN CLARK KETCHAM,
Republican, of Hastings, was born in Toledo, Ohio, January 1, 1873, of English-American parentage. The family came to a farm in Maple Grove township in the summer of 1873 and Mr. Ketcham has been resident of Barry county ever since. He was educated in the rural schools and the high schools of Nashville and Hastings, graduating from the latter in 1892. He taught school until 1899, when he was elected commisisoner of schools, serving eight years. In 1907 he was appointed postmaster and served until 1913. In 1912 he was chosen Master of State Grange and served eight years. In 1916 he was chosen lecturer of the National Grange, which position he still holds. He was married to Cora E. Rowlater June 30, 1897, and they have three children. He was elected to Congress in November, 1920, by a plurality of.32,472.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
COUNTIES .- Kent and Ottawa.
Population 1920, 230,684.
CARL E. MAPES,
Republican, of Grand Rapids, was born on a farm in Eaton county, Michigan, December 26, 1874. He graduated from Olivet College in 1896 and from the law department of the University of Michigan in 1899, and has practiced law in Grand Rapids since that time. He served one term in the Michigan house of representatives and two terms in
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the senate. He is married and has three children. Mr. Mapes was elected to Congress in 1912. He served in the 63rd, 64th, 65th and 66th Congresses, and was re-elected November 2, 1920 to the 67th Congress by a vote of 53,379 to 15,963 for Frank C. Jarvis, 1,079 for Glenn H. Pangborn, and 716 for William H. Wenger.
SIXTH DISTRICT.
COUNTIES .- Genesee, Ingham, Livingston and Oakland; townships of Dearborn, Green- field, Gratiot, Grosse Point, Livonia, Nankin, Northville, Hamtramck, Redford and Springswells, Wayne county.
Population 1920, 396,298.
PATRICK HENRY KELLEY,
Republican, of Lansing, 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 public schools, the Valparaiso, Indiana, normal school, from which he graduated in 1887, and the Michigan State Normal school, at Ypsilanti, from which institution he received a teacher's life certificate. Mr. Kelley has held the positions of principal of schools at Galien and Hartford; and served five years as super- intendent of schools at Mt. Pleasant. In 1899 he entered the law department of the . University of Michigan and received his degree in June, 1900. Since September of that year he has been engaged in the practice of law at Lansing and Detroit. In April, 1901, he was appointed a member of the state board of education to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of E. Finlay Johnson, and was elected to the same position in 1902. Two years later he was elected superintendent of public instruction. In 1906 he was elected lieutenant governor, and served two terms. Mr. Kelley is married and has three children, one son and two daughters. He was elected congressman-at-large in 1912, and two years later he was elected to Congress from the sixth district. He was re-elected in 1916, 1918 and again in 1920 by a vote of 102,627 to 33,319 for Frank L. Dodge, and 5,269 for I. Paul Taylor.
SEVENTH DISTRICT.
COUNTIES .- Huron, Lapeer, Macomb, Sanilac, St. Clair and Tuscola.
Population 1920, 219,271.
LOUIS C. CRAMTON,
Republican, of Lapeer, was born in Hadley township, Lapeer county, December 2, 1875, of American parents. He was educated in the Lapeer high school and the University of Michigan, graduating from the latter in 1899. He was law clerk of the state senate three times; was a member of the Michigan house of representatives in 1909-10; deputy commissioner of railroads from February 1, 1907, to the establishment of the commission, and secretary of the Michigan railroad commission from September 30, 1907, to December 31, 1908. He is at present Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Michigan I. O. O. F. He was elected to Congress in November, 1912, and has served continuously since that time. He was re-elected November 2, 1920, by a vote of 53,416 to 12,755 for John Hooker, and 504 for John Diebel.
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EIGHTH DISTRICT.
COUNTIES .- Clinton, Gratiot, Ionia, Montcalm, Saginaw and Shiawassee. Population 1920, 256,762.
JOSEPH W. FORDNEY,
Republican, of Saginaw, was born in Blackford county, Indiana, November 5, 1853. He lived with his parents on a farm until he was sixteen years of age, received a common school education, and came to Saginaw in June, 1869. He began life in the lumber woods, logging and estimating pine timber, thus acquiring a thorough knowledge of the pine land and lumber business. Mr. Fordney is married. He served two years as alderman. He was elected to Congress in 1898, and has been a member of each succeed- ing Congress. He was re-elected November 2, 1920, by a vote of 54,337 to 20,766 for Austin M. Brown, and 176 for Morris McNally.
NINTH DISTRICT.
COUNTIES .- Benzie, Grand Traverse, Lake, Leelanau, Manistee, Mason, Missaukee, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana and Wexford.
Population 1920, 203,195.
JAMES C. MCLAUGHLIN,
Republican, of Muskegon, was born in Illinois in 1858. He received his education in the Muskegon high school and the literary and law departments of the University of Michigan. He is a practicing attorney, is president of the Muskegon Abstract Company, and has resided in Michigan since 1864. Mr. McLaughlin has been prosecuting attor- ney of Muskegon county, and in 1901 was appointed a member of the board of tax commissioners, serving until November, 1905, when the board was reorganized by the legislature of 1905. He was elected to the 60th Congress in 1906, and has served in each succeeding Congress. He was re-elected November 2, 1920, by a vote of 42,992 to 12,095 for Michael B. Danaher, and 1,190 for William H. Henderson.
TENTH DISTRICT.
COUNTIES .- Alcona, Arenac, Bay, Clare, Crawford, Gladwin, Iosco, Isabella, Mecosta, Midland, Ogemaw, Osceola, Oscoda and Roscommon.
Population 1920, 198,679.
ROY ORCHARD WOODRUFF,
Of Bay City, was born at Eaton Rapids, Michigan, March 14, 1876, of Scotch-English parentage. He received his education in the public school of Eaton Rapids and the Detroit College of Medicine, graduating from the dental department in 1902, and engag- ยท ing in practice of the profession in Bay City. He enlisted in the Spanish-American War as a private in Co. G., 33rd Michigan Volunteer Infantry, and served through the San- tiago campaign. In 1911 he was elected mayor of Bay City and served for a term of two years. In 1912 he was elected to 63rd Congress as a Progressive, and was.defeated for re-election in 1914, although receiving twice as many votes as others on the ticket. Mr. Woodruff was delegated by ex-President Roosevelt to raise a battalion of infantry for service overseas in the World War, which he tendered the administration. When the division was denied service, he entered the 2nd O. T. C. at Ft. Sheridan, Ill., and was graduated 1st. Lieutenant of Infantry, and was assigned to the 311th Ammunition Train. He was promoted to Captain just prior to sailing for France with the 86th
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Division, and was made Major of Infantry while on duty in France, where he served eleven months with the A. E. F. Demobilization at Camp Dix, N. J., in August, 1919. Mr. Woodruff returned to Europe and served six months investigating conditions in England, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Czecko, Starakis and Poland. He returned to the U. S. in March, 1920, and engaged with the Union Truck Sales Co. He is a Republican and at the August primary defeated Gilbert R. Currie for the Repub- lican nomination, and at the general election held November 2, 1920, he was elected to the 67th Congress by a vote of 45,678, to 13,935 for David J. Lynch, and 265 for William W. Muir.
ELEVENTH DISTRICT.
COUNTIES .- Alger, Alpena, Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Delta, Emmet, Kalkaska, Luce, Mackinac, Menominee, Montmorency, Otsego, Presque Isle and Schoolcraft.
Population 1920, 216,310.
FRANK DOUGLAS SCOTT,
Republican, of Alpena, was born at Alpena, Michigan, August 25, 1878. His education was acquired in the Alpena high school. In 1901 he graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan, and has since practiced law. He has served as circuit court commissioner, prosecuting attorney and city attorney. Mr. Scott is married and has always resided in Michigan. He is a past master of the F. and A. M. and a member of the Odd Fellows and Elks. He was a member of the state senate during the sessions of 1911-12 and 1913-14. He was elected to the 64th, 65th and 66th Congresses and was re-elected to the 67th Congress November 2, 1920, without opposition.
TWELFTH DISTRICT.
COUNTIES .- Baraga, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Marquette and Ontonagon.
Population 1920, 217,743.
W. FRANK JAMES,
Republican, of Hancock, was born at Morristown, New Jersey, May 23, 1873, of Cornish descent. He was educated in the Hancock high school and at Albion College. He has served as treasurer of Houghton county, alderman and mayor of Hancock. Mr. James is married and has four children, two boys and two girls. He has been engaged in the real estate and insurance business since 1898. He participated in the Spanish- American war, being a member of Company F, Thirty-fourth Michigan. He was a member of the state senate during the sessions of 1911-12 and 1913-14. He was elected to Congress in 1914, and, after serving in the 64th, 65th and 66th Congresses, was re- elected November 2, 1920, by a plurality of 33,337.
THIRTEENTH DISTRICT.
Wards 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18, Detroit, Wayne County. Population 1920, 420,650.
VINCENT M. BRENNAN,
Republican, of Detroit, was born at Mt. Clemens, Michigan, April 22, 1890, of American descent. He was educated at Sts. Peter and Paul's parochial school of Detroit, the
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Detroit College and Harvard University, graduating from the law department of the l atter institution in 1912. In October of that year he was admitted to practice in the supreme court of Michigan. Two years later he received the degree of A. M. from the University of Detroit. During 1914 he was associated in the law business with former Attorney General Otto Kirchner, and during the following year with Hon. Alexander J. Groesbeck, present Governor of Michigan. In June, 1915, he won a civil service appointment of assistant corporation counsel of the City of Detroit. The following March he was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Brennan is married and has one daughter. He was elected to the state senate November 5, 1918, without opposition, and was elected to the 67th Congress by a vote of 78,116 to 31,369 for James H. Lee, 3,383 for Lazarus S. Davidow and 1,896 for Walter E. Barton.
JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT.
CHIEF JUSTICE STEERE. [Term expires December 31, 1929.]
Joseph Hall Steere was born at Addison, Lenawee county, May 19, 1852. He was educated at the Raisin Valley Seminary, Adrian high school and University of Michigan, graduating from the latter institution in the classical course, with the degree of A. B., and in 1892 received the degree of LL. D. Subsequently studied law for two years in the office of Geddes and Miller, of Adrian, and was admitted to the bar upon examina- tion. He taught school for some time before engaging in the practice of law. He served as circuit judge of the eleventh judicial district for a number of years. Mr. Steere was appointed to the supreme bench August 30, 1911, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Frank A. Hooker, and at the general election held on November 5, 1912, he was elected to fill the unexpired term. At the election held on April 7, 1913, he was elected for the full term by a plurality of 29,424, and was again re-elected April 4, 1921, by a vote of 429,044.
JUSTICE FELLOWS.
[Term expires December 31, 1923.]
Grant Fellows was born in Hudson township, Lenawee county, Michigan, April 13, 1865, of English parentage. He was educated in the district schools and the Hudson high school. Mr. Fellows engaged in the practice of law December 11, 1886, and in ' 1890 became a member of the law firm of Fellows & Chandler. From 1911 until his election to the office of attorney general he was a member of the board of law examiners. He has always been actively identified with the Republican party. He was elected to the office of attorney general in 1912 and re-elected in 1914. At the Republican state convention held at Saginaw, September 28, 1916, Mr. Fellows was nominated for justice of the supreme court, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Justice McAlvay, and was elected November 7, 1916, by a vote of 358, 432 to 262,766 for Rollin H. Person, 15,818 for Fred Block, 7,885 for Harvey B. Hatch, 752 for Frederick N. Hitchcock, and 1 for Oscar Ketola.
JUSTICE WIEST.
[Term expires December 31, 1923.]
Howard Wiest was born in the township of Washington, Macomb county, Michigan, February 24th, 1864, of American parentage. Educated in the public schools, Pontiac,
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Michigan. Learned machinist's trade. Left machine shop in 1884, and entered law office of Atkinson & Atkinson, Detroit, as office help and student. October 19th, 1885, admitted to the bar in the Wayne circuit upon examination in open court, and in prac- tice in Detroit until April, 1890. In 1887-88 he was circuit court commissioner of Wayne county, and in 1890 moved to Ingham county; in 1899 was elected circuit judge of the 30th judicial circuit and re-elected 1905, 1911 and 1917. He was married December 19th, 1888, and has two children. He was appointed a justice of the supreme court January 25th, 1921, and was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Justice Flavius L. Brooke, April 4th, 1921, by a vote of 444,436 to 117,980 for Thomas Smurth- waite.
JUSTICE STONE.
[Term expires December 31, 1925.]
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, Ohio. In April, 1856, he came to Michigan and settled in Allegan county. He was elected county clerk of Allegan county in 1860 and re-elected in 1862. He was admitted to the bar in January, 1862, and in 1864 was elected prosecuting attorney of Allegan county and twice re-elected. 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 re-elected in 1878. In 1882 he was appointed United States Attorney for the western district of Michigan. 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 5, 1909, for the term beginning January 1, 1910, by a plurality of 134,341. He was re-elected April 2, 1917, for the term ending December 31, 1925, by a plurality of 120,379.
JUSTICE CLARK.
[Term expires December 31, 1925.]
George M. Clark was born at West Williams, Ontario, November 21, 1875, of Scotch parentage. He received his education in the high school and studied law in offices at Bad Axe. Mr. Clark engaged in the practice of law January 1, 1905. He is a widower. He was for six years county clerk of Huron county. He was appointed by Governor Albert E. Sleeper, a justice of the supreme court, December 30, 1919, to fill vacancy caused by the resignation of Franz C. Kuhn, and at the general election November 2, 1920, he was elected for the full term by a vote of 758,517 to 236,210.
JUSTICE SHARPE.
[Term expires December 31, 1927.]
Nelson Sharpe was born in Northumberland county, Ontario, Canada, on August 25, 1858. He was educated in the public schools and at Albert College, Belleville. He served as prosecuting attorney of Ogemaw county for two terms, and as circuit judge of the thirty-fourth judicial circuit from 1893 to 1918, when he was appointed to fill the vacancy on the supreme bench caused by the death of Russell C. Ostrander. At the general election in November, 1920, he was elected to fill the unexpired term by a plural- ity of 518,418.
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JUSTICE BIRD.
[Term expires December 31, 1927.]
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. 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 re-elected 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. He was re-elected April 7, 1919, by a plurality of 283,010. Justice Bird was chief justice during the year 1919.
JUSTICE MOORE.
[Term expires December 31, 1929.]
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, sup- plemented by parts of three years at Hillsdale College, and one year in the law de- partment 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 de- sired 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 barracks 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 attempt. 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 removed 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, and was a prom- inent member of the state senate in 1879. He served as judge of the sixth judicial cir- cuit for eight years. Justice Moore is much interested in the subject of international arbitration, and for several years has been a member of the executive committee of the Lake Mohonk Conference. He is now a member of the executive council of the judicial section of the American Bar Association, and of the general council of the American Bar Association. He was one of the three commissioners who selected the lands for the permanent reservations of the Mission Indians of California. He was elected justice of the supreme court on the Republican ticket for the term of ten years in the spring of 1895 and re-elected April 3, 1905, for the term of eight years. At the Republican state convention held at Lansing, February 11, 1913, Justice Moore was nominated to succeed himself and was elected April 7, 1913, by a plurality of 28,039. Justice Moore was chief justice during the years 1904, 1905, 1912 and 1920. On April 4, 1921, he was re-elected for a term of eight years by a vote of 441,414.
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STATE OFFICERS.
GOVERNOR. ALEXANDER J. GROESBECK,
Of Detroit, was born November 7, 1873, in Warren township, Macomb county, Michigan. His father, Louis Groesbeck, was of Dutch-French ancestry, and his mother, Julia Coquillard Groesbeck, was of French ancestry. He received a common school educa- tion at Mt. Clemens, Michigan, and at Wallaceburg, Ontario, where he resided with his parents for two years. He worked in a saw mill from the ages of thirteen to seventeen, then studied law in Port Huron with the firm of Stevens & Merriam. Mr. Groesbeck entered the law department of the University of Michigan in 1892, graduating in July, 1893, and has since that time practiced law in Detroit. He was elected to the office of attorney general November 7, 1916, and re-elected November 5, 1918. Mr. Groesbeck was nominated for governor at the August primary of 1920 and was elected November 2, 1920, by a vote of 703,180 to 310,566 for Woodbridge N. Ferris; 23,542 for Benjamin Blumenberg; 6,990 for John Y. Johnston; 2,097 for Edward R. Markley and 11,817 for Edward J. Jeffries.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. THOMAS READ,
Of Shelby, was born at Rochester, New York, May 28, 1881, and is of English and Scotch descent. He came to Michigan in 1889 and was educated in the public schools, the Ferris Institute of Big Rapids, and the University of Michigan, graduating from the law department of the latter institution in 1913. For the last eight years he has been practicing law at Shelby. Mr. Read is married.' He is a Republican and has served as township clerk, and in the legislatures of 1915-16, 1917-18 and 1919-20 and at the opening of the 1919 session he was elected speaker of the house. He was clected to the office of lieutenant governor at the general election November 2, 1920, by a plu- rality of 499,911.
SECRETARY OF STATE. CHARLES J. DELAND,
Of Jackson, was born December 18, 1879, at Saginaw, Michigan, of American parentage. He was educated in the Jackson public schools and the Michigan Agricultural College. He lived on the home farm until 1900, when he removed to Jackson and in 1903 was appointed deputy county treasurer. Upon his arrival in Jackson, he began the study of law and in 1905 was admitted to the bar. From 1906 to 1910 he was chairman of the Republican county committee and was a member of the constitutional convention of 1907. Mr. DeLand is married and has one son, a daughter having died in October, 1918. He served as senator during the 1915, '17 and '19 sessions of the legislature and was elected secretary of state, Nov. 2, 1920, by a vote of 753,212 to 242,225 for Cath- erine D. Doran; 25,465 for Herman A. Kauhl; 7,852 for Andrew Wood; 2,487 for Paul Dinger and 9,929 for Eugene J. Brock.
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