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STATE LEGISLATURE.
SENATORS. AARON AMON,
Of Remus, senator from the twenty-fifth district comprising the counties of Gratiot, Isabella and Mecosta, was born on a farm in Waterloo county, Ontario, November 5, 1859. At the age of five years he removed with his parents to Caledonia, Kent county, Michigan, where he received his education. In 1882 he located in the village of Remus, Mecosta county, and platted a part of the village. His principal occupation is farming. Mr. Amon is married and has three children. He held the office of supervisor of Wheat- land township for twenty years and was chairman of the board for four years. He is a Republican and was a member of the 1915, '17 and '19 legislatures. He was re-elected to the senate November 2, 1920, without opposition.
HERBERT F. BAKER,
Of Cheboygan, senator from the twenty-ninth district, comprising the counties of Alpena, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet, Montmorency, Otsego and Presque Isle, was born January 13, 1862, on a farm in Dover township, Lenawee county, Michigan. He removed to Cheboygan county in 1889 and engaged in farming. Mr. Baker is married and has two sons. He is a Republican and was first elected to the legislature in 1906 and was re-elected to the sessions of 1909-10 and 1911-12, serving as speaker in the latter session. He was elected to the senate November 5, 1918, and re-elected November 2, 1920, without opposition.
ARTHUR J. BOLT,
Of Muskegon, senator from the twenty-third district, comprising the counties of Mus- kegon and Ottawa, was born March 2, 1892, at Grand Haven, Michigan, of Holland- kmerican parentage. He received his education in the public school of Grand Haven, University of Chicago and the University of Michigan, and is now engaged in the prac- tice of dental surgery. Mr. Bolt is married and has one daughter. During the world war he was stationed at Camp Custer in the Medical Corps. He is a Republican and was elected to the senate November 2, 1920, by a vote of 22,614 to 5,883 for Stephen D. McNitt.
BURNEY E. BROWER,
Of Jackson, senator from the tenth district, was born on a farm in Ingham county, June 18, 1880, and is of Dutch-Irish descent. He was educated in the district schools and Stockbridge high school from which he graduated in 1900. After teaching three years he entered Valparaiso University, graduating from the law department in 1906 and from Northwestern University Law School, Chicago, in 1907, since which time he has been engaged in the practice of law. He is married and has one daughter. Mr. Brower is a Republican, and was assistant prosecuting attorney of Jackson county in 1913-14. He was elected representative from the city of Jackson in 1916, and re-elected in 1918, and was elected to the senate November 2, 1920, by a vote of 22,658 to 10,607 for George B. Smith.
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ERNEST J. BRYANT,
Of Sand Creek, senator from the nineteenth district, comprising the counties of Lenawee and Monroe, was born in Michigan, May 2, 1873, of English parents. He was educated in the Fayette Normal College and the Fayette Business University, of Fayette, Ohio. Mr. Bryant has always been a farmer. He is married and resides on his farm in Lenawee county. He is a Republican and was a representative in the legislature of 1907-08 and 1909-10. He was elected to the senate in 1916, and was re-elected November 5, 1918, and again re-elected November 2, 1920, without opposition.
ROY CLARK,
Of Eau Claire, senator from the seventh district, comprising the counties of Berrien and Cass, was born August 7, 1860, in Pipestone township, Berrien county, Michigan, of American parents. He was educated in the district schools and at the Sheboygan, Wisconsin, high school. He has lived on a farm all his life except while attending school. Mr. Clark is married. He is a member and Past Exalted Ruler of Benton Harbor Lodge No. 544, and a 33rd degree Mason. He was supervisor four years, county clerk four years, and is at present chairman of the Republican county committee. He was elected to the senate November 5, 1918, and re-elected November 2, 1920, by a vote of 20,141 to 7,479 for George R. Herkimer.
GEORGE M. CONDON,
Of Detroit, senator from the fourth district of Wayne county, was born at Fort Covington, Franklin county, New York, December 27, 1860, of American parentage. He was raised on a farm and received his education in the public schools of Fort Covington. After teaching school for five years, he entered the dry goods business at Bombay, New York. Two years later he went into business at Atlanta, Georgia, but soon moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he was employed by the Standard Oil Company. Being interested in law he entered the Detroit College of Law, from which institution he received his degree of LL. B. He has practiced law in Detroit ever since and is now senior member of the firm of Condon, Nellis & Condon. He organized and is director of the Condon Literary Club, Incorporated, through which organization more than five hun- dred young men have received training as debaters and public speakers. He served eight years as member of the Detroit board of education. He is a widower and has one son who is associated with his father in business as junior member of the firm. Mr. Condon is a Republican and was elected to the senate for the third successive term, November 2, 1920, by a vote of 41,779 to 10,355 for Earl Lovejoy, and 1,839 for Isabel P. Snelgrove.
BAYARD G. DAVIS,
Of Lawton, senator from the eighth district, comprising the counties of Allegan and Van Buren, was born oll a farm in Aurelius township, Ingham county, Michigan, in 1868, of English and Irish parents. He received his education in the Eaton Rapids high school and the State Normal College at Ypsilanti. After teaching four years in Jackson county, he went to Chicago, where he entered the employ of the Anchor Line Transportation company. He remained with this company seventeen years, the last ten years as gen- eral superintendent. In 1908 he resigned this position and bought a farm near Lawton, Michigan, where he now resides. At present he is vice-president of the Wolverine Fruit Association, of Paw Paw, Michigan. Mr. Davis is married. He is a Republican, and has been chairman of the county committee, and for the past ten years has been one of the speakers for the state central committee. He was elected to the senate November 5, 1918, and re-elected November 2, 1920, by a vote of 14,318 to 4,759 for Ray Morton Hardy and 183 for John Newland.
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FOSS OSCAR ELDRED, .
Of Ionia, senator from the eighteenth district, comprising the counties of Ionia and Montcalm, was born in Van Buren county, Michigan, March 15, 1884, of American parentage. He received his education at Albion College, State Normal College and University of Michigan. He was engaged in teaching for seven years, four years of such time in Michigan State Normal College as principal of training school. He is at present time practicing law, being a member of the firm of Hawley, Eldred, Gemuend. Mr. Eldred is married and has one son. He is a Republican and was elected to the senate November 2, 1920, by a vote of 14,625 to 5,361 for Ed. B. Higbee.
ALBERT J. ENGEL,
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Of Lake City, senator from the twenty-seventh district comprising the counties of Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Missaukee and Wexford, was born at New Washington, Ohio, January 1, 1888, of Alsatian parentage. His parents came to America in 1871 after the Franco-Prussian war, moving to Grand Traverse county, Michigan, in 1900. He was raised on a farm in Mayfield township, where his father still resides. He worked in logging camps and saw mills, earning enough money to pay his way to Chicago and worked his way through school, graduating from Northwestern University in 1910. He engaged in the practice of law and in 1917 was elected prosecu- ting attorney of Missaukee county. He served as prosecuting attorney until May, 1917, when he enlisted and joined the first training camp at Fort Sheridan, Ill. He was commissioned a first lieutenant at Fort Sheridan and promoted to captain in France. He was transferred overseas October 1, 1917, and assigned to general headquarters under General John J. Pershing, and for five months served as divisional personnel adjutant of the 32nd Division. While with the army of occupation in Germany he wrote the Divisional poem "Where the Thirty-Second Arrow Pierced the Line." He returned to the U. S. in August, 1919, and was honorably discharged September 4, 1919. He was re-elected prosecuting attorney while in France. Mr. Engel is married. He is a Republican and was elected senator November 2, 1920, by a vote of 16,681 to 87 for Clyde Smith.
GEORGE B. FORRESTER,
Of Deckerville, senator from the twentieth district, comprising the counties of Huron and Sanilac, was born at Montreal, Canada, September 13, 1862, of Scotch parents. He came to Michigan in 1867, locating at Richmond, Macomb county. He received his education in the public schools of that village. He has been engaged in the mercantile business more than thirty years. Mr. Forrester is married and has two children. He is a Republican and was elected to the senate in November, 1916 and 1918. He was re-elected November 2, 1920, by a vote of 15,407 to 3,139 for Jacob H. Muchler, and 135 for Eva Adams.
EVA McCALL HAMILTON,
Of Grand Rapids, member of state senate from the sixteenth district, was born in St. Clair county, Michigan, of Scotch-Irish and English parentage. She received her educa- tion in high school, normal college and special courses. She has been engaged in teaching school and as instructor in physical culture. She has been active in many committees and commissions having to do with civic affairs, and has devoted years to the study of public questions, and has had actual experience in an unofficial capacity before both branches of the legislature. Mrs. Hamilton is the first woman elected to the Michigan senate. She was elected at the general election November 2, 1920, by a majority of 8,872.
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. WALTER J. HAYES,
Of Detroit, senator from the first district, was born October 1, 1871, at Holly, Michigan, of American parents. He was educated in the public schools and received his high school training at Farmington, Michigan, and at the Cass high school of Detroit. He has been engaged in the banking business the greater part of the time since leaving school, and has served as trustee of Grosse Pointe village. Mr. Hayes is married. He is a Repub- lican and was elected to the senate in 1918, and re-elected November 2, 1920, by a vote of 76,962 to 5,495 for Ernest Schlenter, and 22 for John Stephenson.
JAMES HENRY,
Of Battle Creek, senator from the ninth district, comprising the counties of Branch and Calhoun, was born at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 12, 1859, and received his education in the public schools of that city. He has resided in Battle Creek thirty-five years. In 1902 he platted and promoted the village of Urbandale which is now a beautiful suburb of Battle Creek. Mr. Henry has two sons. He is a Republican and has held the office of police judge four years. He was a member of the board of supervisors twelve years, part of the time as chairman of the board. He served three terms as city assessor. He was first elected to the legislature in November, 1906, and was re-elected for four succeeding sessions. He was elected to the senate November 5, 1918, and re-elected November 2, 1920, without opposition.
BYRON P. HICKS,
Of Owosso, senator from the fourteenth district, comprising the counties of Ingham and Shiawassee, was born on a farm in the township of Tyrone, Livingston county, Michigan, November 27, 1873, of American parents who trace their lineage to the early settlers of New York and New England, one of his grandmothers being a Bradford and a descen- dant of Governor Bradford of the Mayflower. Another grandmother of Mr. Hicks was a Jayne, whose family was prominent in the early history of New York. He was reared on a farm in Livingston county, educated in the public schools and was engaged in school teaching for about five years, after which he entered the University of Michigan and graduated from the law department of that institution in 1898. He entered the practice of law at Durand in September, 1898, and continued in that profession until 1913, when he gave up the practice of law temporarily and entered the banking business as an officer of the Shiawassee County Bank of Durand. In 1919 he resigned this posi- tion and formed a partnership with Roy D. Matthews of Owosso, for the practice of law in that city, and has since that time been a member of the firm of Matthews-Hicks, at Owosso. He served as prosecuting attorney of Shiawassee county four years, during which time he fought successfully to the Supreme Court of the United States, the celebra- ted court house loan cases of Shiawassee county. He is a past master of the F. & A. M., past high priest R. A. M., past commander of Corunna Commandery No. 21, past patron of the O. E. S., and a member of Elf Khurafeh Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. of Saginaw, Michigan. He is a Republican and was elected to the senate November 5, 1918, and re-elected for the second time on November 2, 1920, by a vote of 25,872 to 10,077 for Harris E. Thomas.
OREN G. JOHNSON,
Of Fostoria, senator from the twenty-first district, comprising the counties of Lapeer and Tuscola, was born July 30, 1872, at Mayville, Michigan, of English and Danish descent. He was educated in high school and the Detroit College of Medicine. After completing high school he taught for one year, and then entered the railway service, being promoted to engineer at the age of 25 years. Later he entered the Detroit College of Medicine, graduating in 1905, and has since practiced medicine at Fostoria. In July, 1918, he applied for a commission in the Medical Corps., U. S. Army, and served over- seas one year with the Saumer Artillery Hospital and Base Hospital 103, being honorably
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discharged from such service July 26, 1919. Mr. Johnson is married. He is a Republi- can and was elected to the senate, November 2, 1920, without opposition.
WILLIAM A. LEMIRE,
Of Escanaba, senator from the thirtieth district, comprising the counties of Chippewa, Delta, Luce, Mackinac, Menominee and Schoolcraft, was born in Nicolet, Canada, April 23, 1877, and came to Michigan with his parents when he was three months old. He was educated in the Houghton county public schools, St. Viator's College at Kan- kakee, Illinois, and the College of Physicians and Surgeons at St. Louis, Missouri. After receiving his degree of M. D. he located at Garden, Delta county, Michigan, to practice medicine and surgery, but removed to Escanaba three years later, where he has since resided. He was county physician for seven years, and is at present surgeon at St. Francis hospital at Escanaba. He has served three years as secretary, and two years as president of the board of education. He was elected mayor in 1912 and served one term but refused the nomination for a second term. Mr. Lemire is married and has three sons and five daughters. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislature in 1916, and elected to the senate November 5, 1918, and re-elected November 2, 1920, without opposition.
GEORGE ELMER MCARTHUR,
Of Eaton Rapids, senator from the fifteenth district, comprising the counties of Barry, Clinton and Eaton, was born at Irving, Barry county, Michigan, September 25, 1877, and is of Scotch-German descent. He acquired his preliminary educational training in the public schools of Grand Rapids, Albion and Eaton Rapids. He left high school and enlisted as a volunteer in Co. B, 32nd Michigan, in the Spanish-American war, and after the close of the war worked as salesman and prospected in Wyoming until 1901, when he entered the law department of the University of Michigan and graduated in 1905, with the degree of LL. B., and at once began the practice of law at Eaton Rapids. During the world war he served with the 16th Co., C. O. T. S. Mr. McArthur is married. He is a Republican and has served as city attorney of Eaton Rapids and as state repre- sentative. He was elected state senator November 2, 1920, by a vote of 18,532 to 6,383 for Daniel Strange.
THOMAS H. MACNAUGHTON,
Of Ada, senator from the seventeenth district, comprising the west side of the city of Grand Rapids and all territory outside of the city limits, was born May 1, 1861, on a farm in the township of Ada, Kent county, Michigan, of Scotch parents. His education was acquired in the public schools of that township. He has been a farmer all his life and is at present master of the Kent Pomona Grange, this being his eighteenth year as head of that organization. He was a member of the executive committee of the Michigan State Grange for ten years, and for a time served as president of the Kent County Farmers' Institute. He was a member of the legislative committee of the State Grange for three years and for nine years was a member of the board of education of the Ada high school. Mr .. MacNaughton is married. He has always been a Republican. He was elected to the 1909-10 legislature and succeeded himself for the following session. . He was first elected to the senate in November, 1912, and was again elected November 5, 1918, and re-elected November 2, 1920, by a majority of 9,909.
DUNCAN McRAE,
Of Harrisville, senator from the twenty-eighth district, comprising the counties of Alcona, Arenac, Clare, Crawford, Gladwin, Iosco, Ogemaw, Osceola, Oscoda and Roscommon, was born in AuSable, Michigan, February 16, 1869, of Scotch-Irish parentage. He received his education in the public schools of AuSable and Greenbush. Mr. McRae
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served in the Spanish-American war with Company E, Thirty-fifth Michigan Volunteer Infantry. For six years he engaged in the mercantile business, and later entered the lumbering business in which he is still engaged. He has served as school director, town- ship treasurer and supervisor, and for ten years was postmaster of Greenbush. Mr. McRae is married and has two children, Mary Jean, born at Lansing, March 21, during the legislative session of 1917, and Duncan Jr., born at Lansing, March 24, during the legislative session of 1919. He is a Republican and was elected to the senate in 1916 and 1918, and re-elected November 2, 1920, without opposition.
DONALD C. OSBORN,
Of Kalamazoo, senator from the sixth district, comprising the counties of Kalamazoo and St. Joseph, was born in Franklin, Penn., March 26, 1879, and is of Scotch-English descent. He was educated in Kalamazoo public schools, Berkeley school, N. Y., and University of Michigan, graduating from the latter institution in 1904. He is engaged in the prac- tice of law. He served as assistant steward of Michigan State Hospital, 1905-10. Mr. Osborn was delegate from the third congressional district to the 1920 Republican National Convention, and is at present Republican county chairman. During the late war he served as appeal agent for Kalamazoo county. He was elected to the legislature November 2, 1920, by a vote of 19,525 to 8,820 for Frank L. Willison.
HARVEY A. PENNEY,
Of Saginaw, senator from the twenty-second district, comprising the county of Saginaw, was born of English parents April 26, 1866, in the house adjoining his present residence. He attended the public schools of Saginaw, and the University of Michigan, receiving his LL. B. degree in 1889. In 1890 he took a post-graduate course at the State Univer- sity and received the first diploma given in the course conferring the LL. M. degree. He held the office of alderman for more than six years, was a member of the board of assessment and review, and in 1912 was appointed local white slave officer by the United States government for the city of Saginaw, which position he resigned in 1914. He is a member of the F. & A. M., I. O. O. F., K. of P., B. P. O. E., and other fraternal societies and social clubs. Mr. Penney is married. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislature in 1914, and to the senate in 1916 and 1918. He was re-elected senator November 2, 1920, by a vote of 19,918 to 9,348 for Jenner E. Morse, and 127 for Bert Elsemore.
RALPH WILLIAM PHILLIPS,
Of Bay City, senator from the twenty-fourth district, comprising Bay and Midland counties, was born in Williams township, Bay county, September 18, 1892, of English and French descent. He received his education in the public and high schools of Bay City, McLachlan Business University and Battle Creek Business College. After finish- ing school he was elected county auditor, and soon after moving to Bay City accepted a position with the Bay City Tribune. Later was with the Peoples Commercial Bank and at present is a member of the Phillips-Oviatt Co., dealers in and distributors of auto- mobiles. Mr. Phillips is married and has one son. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislature November 2, 1920, by a vote of 18,337 to 220 for John G. Jones.
OSCAR A. RIOPELLE,
Of Detroit, senator from the fifth district, was born at Wyandotte, Michigan, August 23, 1880, of French parents. He received his education in the public schools of Detroit and attended night classes at the law departments of the Detroit College of Law and the University of Detroit, while employed as cashier of the board of water commissioners. Il1 1915 he received his degree at the University of Detroit, since which time he has been engaged in the practice of law. Mr. Riopelle was married in 1903 to Mae L. Churchill
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of Romeo, Michigan, and has a family of nine children. He has served as school inspector of Springswells township, treasurer of village of Delray, justice of the peace and alderman 20th ward, city of Detroit, and was elected to the senate November 2, 1920, on the Republican ticket, by a majority of 23,091. -
HENRY T. ROSS,
Of Milford, senator from the thirteenth district, comprising the counties of Genesee and Livingston, was born November 5, 1883, and has always lived in Brighton township, Livingston county, Michigan. He was educated in the district schools of that township and the Michigan Agricultural College. After graduation from the college, he returned to the farm which he has since operated. He is married. He was supervisor of his township for four years and was chairman of the board when elected to the legislature in 1914. He has always been a Republican and served in the 1915-16, 1917-18 and 1919-20 legislatures. He was elected to the senate November 2, 1920, by a vote of 29,538 to 10,055 for James A. Çusic.
CHARLES ALBERT SINK,
Of Ann Arbor, senator from the twelfth district, comprising Oakland and Washtenaw counties, was born in the township of Western, Oneida county, New York, July 4, 1879. While a child he removed with his parents to North Chili, where he attended district school. Later he attended the high school at Churchville, where he graduated in 1898. In 1900 he entered the University of Michigan and graduated in 1904. Since that time he has been secretary and business manager of the University School of Music and under his management practically all of the world's greatest musical artists and organiza- tions have been brought to Michigan. He is also a director of the Farmers and Mechanics Bank and of the Ann Arbor Chamber of Commerce. In 1905 he married Mabelle Robbins of Waterford, and they have two children, Pauline and Charles Albert, Junior. Mr. Sink has served on the Ann Arbor city council six years, and on the board of educa- tion for nine years. He has also served as president of the Michigan Association of School Board Members and Superintendents, and for three years was secretary of the Michigan League of Municipalities. During the war he was a member of the war board and served on several other patriotic committees. He is a member of the following fraternal and social orders: Masons, Acacia and Sinfonia College Fraternities, the Ann Arbor Club, the Barton Hills Country Club and the Rotary Club. He is a Republican and was elected to the legislature in 1918, and to the senate November 2, 1920, by a vote of 33,281 to 11,141 for Lloyd Lovewell and 977 for George Campbell.
JOHN WILLIAM SMITH,
Of Detroit, senator from the second district, was born at Detroit, Michigan, April 12 1883, of American parents. He was educated in the public schools and the Detroit College of Law. He has served as deputy U. S. marshal, deputy commissioner of labor, deputy sheriff and deputy county clerk of Wayne county, and is at present engaged in the real estate and building business. Mr. Smith served in the Spanish-American war in the 32nd Michigan Volunteer Infantry, and Philippine insurrection, with 38th U. S. In- fantry. He is married. ' He is a Republican and was elected to the senate November 2, 1920, by a vote of 17,856 to 1,223 for Simon Livinson, and 295 for Frank Jackson.
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