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5th Dist .- Giles Hubbard.
6th Dist .- Michael C. T. Plessner.
1872.
Eber B. Ward.
At large William A. Howard.
1st Dist .- Herman Kiefer.
2d Dist .- Frederick Waldorf.
3d Dist .- James O'Donnell.
4th Dist .- Lawson A. Duncan.
5th Dist .- Alonzo Sessions.
6th Dist .- Samuel G. Ives.
7th Dist .- John L. Woods.
8th Dist .- Charles L. Ortman.
9th Dist .- John F. Brown.
1876.
§ William A. Howard.
At large ? Henry W. Lord.
1st Dist .- William Doeltz.
2d Dist .- Charles H Kempf.
3d Dist .- Preston Mitcheil.
4th Dist .- Delos Phillips.
5th Dist .- Jacob Den Herder.
6th Dist .- Charles Kipp.
7th Dist .- Jeremiah Jenks.
8th Dist .- Benton Hanchett.
9th Dist .- William Dunham.
1880.
At large § Charles B. Peck.
Samuel M. Stephenson.
1st Dist .- Edward H. Butler.
2d Dist .- Charles T. Mitchell.
3d Dist .- David R. Cook.
4th Dist .- Charles Duncombe.
5th Dist .- Aaron B. Turner.
6th Dist .- Ira P. Bingham.
7th Dist .- Watson Beach.
8th Dist .- William H. Potter.
9th Dist .- Samuel A. Brown. 1884.
§ Dwight Cutler.
At large Joseph B. Moore.
1st Dist .- James McMillan.
2d Dist .- William S. Wilcox.
3d Dist .- George H. French.
4th Dist .- J. Eastman Johnson.
5th Dist .- George G. Steketee.
6th Dist .- Josephus Smith.
7th Dist .- George W. Jenks.
8th Dist .- Charles W. Wells.
9th Dist .- Lorenzo A. Barker.
10th Dist .- Seth McLean.
11th Dist .- John Duncan.
1888.
At large Russel A. Alger.
Isaac Cappon. 1st Dist .- Edward Burk.
2d Dist .- Junius E. Beal.
3d Dist .- Richmond Kingman.
4th Dist .- Joseph W. French.
5th Dist .- Don J. Leathers.
6th Dist .- James M. Turner.
7th Dist .- John S. Thompson.
8th Dist .- Elliott F. Grabill.
9th Dist .- Wellington W. Cummer.
10th Dist .-- Harry P. Merrill.
11th Dist .- Perry Hannah.
1892.1
§ George H. Durand.
At large Jay A. Hubbell.
1st Dist .- Rufus W. Gillett.
2d Dist .- Edwin R. Smith.
3d Dist .- Otto Ihling.
4th Dist .- Philip T. Colgrove.
5th Dist .- Conrad G. Swenberg.
6th Dist .- Henry H. Haigh.
7th Dist .- Frank W. Hubbard.
8th Dist .- Fred Slocum.
9th Dist .- Justus S. Stearns.
10th Dist .- Worthy L. Churchill.
11th Dist .- Julius T. Hannah.
12th Dist .- John H. Comstock.'
Territorial Delegates.
Cong.
Term of Service.
Cong.
Service.
20. Austin E. Wing.
1827-29
Solomon Sibley 3 1820-21
21. John Biddle.
1829-31
17. Solomon Sibley
1821-23
22. Austin E. Wing
1831-33
18. Gabriel Richards
1823-25
23. Lucius Lyon 1833-35
19. Austin E. Wing 1825-27
24. George W. Jones 4 1835-37
1 Election held under Miner election law.
2 Resigned in 1820.
3 To fill vacancy of William Woodbridge, resigned.
4 Was a delegate until Michigan became a State, with his residence in Wisconsin which was then a portion of the territory of Michigan.
Term of
16. William Woodbridge 2 1819-20
FORMER OFFICIALS FROM MICHIGAN.
253
Senators.
Term of Service.
Term of Service.
Lucius Lyon
1836-40
Kinsley S. Bingham3 1859-61
John Norvell
1835-41
Jacob M. Howard
1862-71
Augustus S. Porter
1840-45
Thomas W. Ferry4 1871-83
William Woodbridge
1841-47
Isaac P. Christiancy5
1875-79
Lewis Cass1
1845-48
Zachariah Chandler6 1879-79
Alpheus Felch
1847-53
Henry P. Baldwin7 1879-81
Thomas Fitzgerald2
1848-49
Omar D. Conger.
1881-87
Lewis Cass
1849-57
Charles E. Stuart
1853-59
Zachariah Chandler
1857-75
Representatives.
Cong.
Cong.
Term of Service.
24.
Isaac E. Crary
1835-37
25.
Isaac E. Crary
1837-39
26. Isaac E. Crary
1839-41
27. Jacob M. Howard.
1841-43
Dewitt C. Leach 1859-61
Henry Waldron 1859-61
James B. Hunt.
1813-45
28.
Lucius Lyon
1843-45
Robert McClelland 1843-45
Bradley F. Granger 1861-63
37.
Francis W. Kellogg 1861-63
(Rowland E. Trowbridge 1861-63
29.
James B. Hunt ..
1845-47
Robert McClelland
1845-47
Augustus C. Baldwin 1863-65
Kinsley S. Bingham
1847-49
John F. Driggs
1863-65
30.
Robert McClelland
1847-49
( Charles E. Stuart8
1847-49
Kinsley S. Bingham 1849-51
31.
Alexander W. Buel
1849-51
William Sprague
1849-51
John F. Driggs 1865-67
39.
John W. Longyear 1865-67
Rowland E. Trowbridge 1865-67
Charles E. Stuart. 1851-53
[Charles Upson 1865-67
( Samuel Clark
1853-55
J David A. Noble.
1853-55
Hestor L. Stevens
1853-55
David Stuart 1853-55
40.
Thomas W. Ferry 1867-69
Rowland E. Trowbridge 1867-69
[Charles Upson 1867-69
34.
David S. Walbridge 1855-57
Henry Waldron. 1855-57
Fernando C. Beaman 1869-71
Austin Blair 1869-71
(William A. Howard 1857-59
41.
Thomas W. Ferry 1869-71
David S. Walbridge 1857-59
William L. Stoughton 1869-71
[Henry Waldron
1857-59
Randolph Strickland 1869-71
1 Resigned May 29, 1848.
2 To fill vacancy of Lewis Cass, re- signed.
3 Died October 5, 1861.
4 President pro tempore of the U. S. Senate March 9, 1875, and acting Presi- dent of the Senate from the death of Vice President Wilson, Nov. 22, 1875, to March 4, 1877.
5 Resigned Feb. 10, 1879 -- appointed Minister to Peru.
6 To fill the anexpired term of Isaac P. Christiancy, resigned. Died Sept. 8, 1890.
7 Appointed Nov. 17, 1879, vice Zacha- riah Chandler, deceased. Fernando C. Beaman, who was first appointed, hav- ing declined, Mr. Baldwin was elected by the Legislature, Jan. 19, 1881, for term closing March 4, 1881.
8 Elected in 1847 to fill vacancy of Edward Bradley, deceased, who never qualified.
9 Lost his seat in election contest with Howard.
10 Gained his seat May 15, 1860.
32.
James L. Conger. 1851-53
Thomas W. Ferry
1865-67
Ebenezer J. Penniman 1851-53
33.
Austin Blair 1867-69
John F. Driggs 1867-69
L William A. Howard 1855-57
George W. Peck 1855-57
Omar D. Conger 1869-71
j Dewitt C. Leach. 1857-59
35.
(George B. Cooper9 1859-60
William A. Howard10
1860-61
36.
Francis W. Kellogg 1859-61
{ Fernando C. Beaman 1861-63
John S. Chipman 1845-47
Fernando C. Beaman 1863-65
38.
Francis W. Kellogg
1863-65
John W. Longyear 1863-65
( Charles Upson 1863-65
Fernando C. Beaman 1865-67
Fernando C. Beaman 1867-69
1887-93
Francis B. Stockbridge
Thomas W. Palmer 1883-89
Term of Service.
254
FORMER OFFICIALS FROM MICHIGAN.
Representatives-Continued.
Cong.
Term of service.
Cong.
Term of service.
"Austin Blair. 1871-73
William C. Maybury 1883-85
Omar D. Conger 1871-73
Nathaniel B. Eldridge 1883-85
Wilder D. Foster 1871-73
Edward S. Lacey 1883-85
William L. Stoughton 1871-73
George L. Yaple 1883-85
Jabez G. Sutherland. 1871-73
Julius Houseman. 1883-85
Henry Waldron. 1871-73
48.
Edwin B. Winans. 1883-85
Ezra C. Carleton 1883-85
Nathan B. Bradley 1873-75
Julius C. Burrows 1873-75
Omar D. Conger 1873-75
{ Moses W. Field 1873-75
Jay A. Hubbell. 1873-75
(William C. Maybury 1885-87
Nathaniel B. Eldridge 1885-87
James O'Donnell
1885-87
Julius C. Burrows
1885-87
Charles C. Comstock 1885-87
49. Edwin B. Winans 1885-87
Omar D. Conger
1875-77
George H. Durand
1875-77
Jay A. Hubbell 1875-77
Allen Potter 1875-77
Henry Waldron 1875-77
George Willard 1875-77
Alpheus S. Williams 1875-77
\ William B. Williams
1875-77
Edward P. Allen
1887-89
James O'Donnell. 1887-89
( Mark S. Brewer. 1877-79
Omar D. Conger 1877-79
Charles C. Ellsworth
1877-79
Jay A. Hubbell 1877-79
Justin R. Whiting
1887-89
E win W. Keightly 1877-79
Timothy E. Tarsney
1887-89
Jonas H. McGowan
1877-79
Byron M. Cutcheon
1887-89
John W. Stone 1877-79
Spencer O. Fisher 1887-89
Alpheus S. Williams 2 1877-78
Seth C. Moffatt+ 1887-87
Edwin Willitts
1877-79
( Henry W. Seymour5 1887-59
( Mark S. Brewer. 1879-81
(J. Logan Chipman 1889-91
Julius C. Bu rows 1879-81
Edward P. Allen
1889-91
Omar D. Conger
1879-81
James O'Donnell 1889-91
Roswell G. Horr
1879-81
Julius C. Burrows 1889-91
46.
{ Jay A. Hubbell 1879-81
Charles E. Belknap. 1889-91
51. Mark S. Brewer 1889-91
Justin R. Whiting 1889-91
Aaron T. Bliss 1889-91
Byron M. Cntcheon 1839-91
Frank W. Wheeler. 1889-91
(Samuel M. Stephenson 1889-91
Edwin Willits 1881-83
Edward S. Lacey
1881-83
Julius C. Burrows
1881-83
James S. Gorman 1891-93
47.
Oliver L. Spaulding 1881-83
Julius C. Burrows 1891-93
Omar D. Conger3 1881-83
Melbourne H. Ford 6 1891-93
52. r Byron G. Stout 1891-98
Justin R. Whiting 1891-93
Henry M. Youmans. 1891-93
Harrison H. Wheeler 1891-93
Thomas A. E. Weadock. 1891-93
Samuel M. Stephenson 1891-93
1 Elected in 1873 to fill vacancy occasioned by death of Wilder D. Foster.
2 Deceased December, 1878.
3 Elected U. S. Senator by Legislature of 1881, succeeded by Rich.
4 Deceased December 22, 1887.
5 Vice Seth C. Moffatt, deceased.
6 Charles E. Belknap elected November 3, 1891, to fill vacancy caused by death of Melbourne H. Ford. Melbourne H. Ford died April 20, 1891, at his home in Grand Rapids.
44.
Josiah W. Begole 1873-75
Roswell G. Horr. 1883-85
Byron M. Cutcheon 1883-85
Herschel H. Hatch 1883-85
Edward Breitung 1883-85
43.
Henry Waldron. 1873-75
George Willard 1873-75
(William B. Williams1
1873-75
(Nathan B. Bradley 1875-77
Ezra C. Carleton 1885-87
Timothy E. Tarsney
1885-57
Byron M. Cutcheon 1885-87
Spencer O. Fisher 1885-87
(Seth C. Moffatt 1885-87
(J. Logan Chipman 1887-89
Julius C. Burrows 1887-89
Melbourne H. Ford. 1887-89
Mark S. Brewer. 1887-99
50.
45.
Jonas H. McGowan 1879-81
John S. Newberry 1879-81
John W. Stone 1879-81
Edwin Willitts
1879-81
Henry W. Lord 1881-83
[J. Logan Chipman 1891-93
George W. Webber 1881-83
James O'Donnell 1891-93
John T. Rich 1881-83
Roswell G. Horr 1881-83
Jay A. Hubbell.
1881-83
42.
FORMER OFFICIALS OF MICHIGAN.
,
French Canadian Governors.
Name.
Title.
Year.
1 Samuel de Champlain
Viceroy
1635
2 Marc Antoine de Bras-de-Fer de Chasteaufort.
Lieut. General and Viceroy
1635
3 Charles Huault de Montmagny
Gov. and Lieut. Gen.
1636
4 Louis D'Aillebout de Coulonges
Governor
1648
5 Jean de Lauson.
Governor 1651
6 Charles de Lauson-Charneys a.
Governor
1656
7 Chevalier Louis D'Aillebout de Coulonges b
Governor
1657
8
Pierre de Voyer, Viscount D'Argenson
Governor
1658
9
Pierre du Bois, Baron D'Avangour
Governor
1661
10 Chevalier Augustin de Saffrey-Mesey
Governor
1663
11 Alexandre de Prouville, Marquis de Tracey
Viceroy
1663
12 Chevalier Daniel de Remey-de-Courcelles
Gov. and Lieut. Gen
1665
13
Louis de Buade, Count de Palluanet de Fron- tenac ...
Governor
1672
14
Antoine Joseph Le Febvre de la Barre
Governor
1682
15
Jacques Rene de Brisay, Marquis de Denon- ville
Governor
1685
16
Louis de Buade, Count de Palluan de Fron- tenac c _.
Governor
1689
17
Chevalier Louis Hector de Callieres
Governor.
1699
18 Phillippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil.
Governor
1703
19
Charles LeMoyne, Baron de Longueuil
Governor
1725
20
Charles Marquis de Beauharnois.
Governor
1726
21
Rolland Michel Barrin, Count de la Galis- sonniere
Governor
1747
22 Jacques Pierre de Taffanel, Marquis de la Jonquiere
Governor
1749
23
Charles LeMoyne, Baron de Longueuil d
Governor
1752
24
The Marquis Duquesne de Menneville
Governor:
1752
25
Pierre Francois, Marquis de Vaudreuil Cavagnal
Governor
1755
n
Lieut. General and ?
≤ 1612
a Son of No. 5. b Same as No. 4. c Same as No. 13. d Same as No. 19. (255)
256
FORMER OFFICIALS OF MICHIGAN.
British Canadian Governors.
Name.
Title.
Year.
1
Sir Jeffry Amherst
-
Maj. Gen. and Com -¿ mander in Chief.
1760
2
Sir James Murray
Governor of Quebec. President
1765
3
Paulus Emilius Irving
1766
4
Brigadier General Guy Carleton
Lieut. Gov. and Com- mander in Chief.
1766
5 Hector Theophilus Cramahe
Lieut. Gov. and Com-
1770
6
Major General Guy Carleton a
Governor General
1774
7
Sir Frederick Haldimand
Governor General
1778
8
Henry Hamilton b
Lieutenant Governor
1784
9 Henry Hope
Lieutenant Governor.
1785
10
Lord Dorchester c_
Governor General
1786
11
Colonel John Graves Simcoe
Lieut. Gov. of Upper Canada
1792
a Same as No. 4.
b Captured at Vincennes, Ind., February 24, 1778, by General George Rogers Clarke, U. S. A.
· Same as Nos. 4 and 6.
Governors of the Northwest Territory.
Name.
Title.
Year.
1
General Arthur St. Clair
Governor
1800
21
Winthrop Sargent
§ Secretary and Acting } Governor
1796
Governor of Indiana Territory.
Name.
Title.
Year.
General William Henry Harrison
Governor
5 1800
mander in Chief.
$ 1787
257
FORMER OFFICIALS OF MICHIGAN.
Governors of Michigan Territory.
Term.
.
Governors.
Date of Appointment.
1
General William Hull, Governor
General William Hull, Governor
3 General William Hull, Governor a b
4
General Lewis Cass, Governor
5 General Lewis Cass, Governor
William Woodbridge, Secretary and acting Governor
6 General Lewis Cass, Governor William Woodbridge, Secretary and Acting Governor
7 General Lewis Cass, Governor.
William Woodbridge, Secretary and Acting Governor
8 General Lewis Cass, Governor. William Woodbridge, Secretary and Acting Governor
Dec. 22, 1825.
Aug. 31, 1826; Oct. 3, 1826; July 25, 1827. Dec. 24, 1828.
9 General Lewis Cass, Governor
James Witherell, Secretary and Acting Governor
General John T. Mason, Secretary and Acting Governor
Stevens Thomson Mason, Sec'y and Acting Governor c.
10 George B. Porter, Governor d Stevens Thomson Mason, Sec'y and Acting Governor
11
Stevens Thomson Mason, ex officio Governor as Secretary of Territory e Charles Shaler f. John S. Horner, Secretary and Acting Governor g
July 6, 1834. Aug. 29, 1835. Sept. 8, 1835.
a Court martialed at Albany January 3, 1814, for his surrender of Detroit, Aug. 16, 1812, and setenced to be shot. Sentence remitted.
b Hull's appointment would have expired in 1814. The Territorial records were destroyed by the British at the capture of Detroit, so that we have no official data on that point.
c On the resignation of General Cass, August 1, 1831, who was appointed Secre- tary of War by President Jackson, July, 1831.
d Died July 6, 1834.
e Henry D. Gilpin was appointed Governor by President Jackson November 5, 1834, but the nomination was rejected. No other appointment was made for the office while Michigan was a territory.
f To supersede Mason as Secretary, but the appointment was declined.
g Vice Shaler resigned. Appointed Secretary of Wisconsin Territory, by Presi- dent Jackson, May 6, 1836.
33
March 1, 1805. April 1, 1808. January 12, 1811. October 29, 1813. January 21, 1817. August 17, 1818. January 24, 1820.
Aug. 8, 1820; Sept. 18, 1821. Dec. 20, 1822. Sept. 29, 1823; May 28, 1825.
January 1. 1830 to Apr. 2, 1830).
Sept. 24, 1830, to Oct. 4, 1830; Apr. 4 to May 27, 1831. August 1, 1831, to Sept. 17, 1831. August 6, 1831.
Oct. 30, 1831, to June 11, 1832 ; May 23 to July 14, 1833; Aug. 13 to Ang. 28, 1833. Sept. § to Dec. 14, 1833; Feb. 1 to Feb. 7, 1834.
258
FORMER OFFICIALS OF MICHIGAN.
Governors of the State of Michigan.
Term.
Governor.
Date of Inauguration.
Under the Constitution of 1835.
1 2
Stevens Thomson Mason, Governor
Stevens Thomson Mason, Governor
Edward Mandy (Lieut. Gov. and Acting Governor) a.
3
William Woodbridge, Governor b
James Wright Gordon (Lieut. Gov. and Acting Governor)
John S. Barry, Governor
4 5
John S. Barry, Governor
6
Alpheus Felch, Governor c
William L. Greenly (Lieut. Gov. and Acting Governor)
7
Epaphroditus Ransom, Governor
8
John S. Barry, Governor
Under the Constitution of 1850.
9 10
Robert McClelland, Governor d
Andrew Parsons (Lieut. Gov. and Acting Governor)
11 12
Kinsley S. Bingham,
13 Moses Wisner,
14 Austin Blair,
Austin Blair,
66
15 16 17
Henry H. Crapo,
Henry H. Crapo,
18
Henry P. Baldwin,
66
19
Henry P. Baldwin,
66
21 John J. Bagley,
22
Charles M. Crosswell,
23 Charles M. Crosswell,
66
24 25 Josiah W. Begole,
66
26 Russell A. Alger,
66
27 Cyrus G. Luce,
28 Cyrus G. Luce,
January 1, 1889. January 1, 1891.
Lieutenant-Governors.
Edward Mundy 1835-1840
James Wright Gordon e
1840-Feb. 24, 1841
Charles S. May 1863-1864
Thomas J. Drake (acting) 1841-1842
Origen D. Richardson
1842-1846
Dwight May 1867-1868
Wm. L. Greenly e. _1846-Mar. 4, 1847
Charles P. Bush (acting) 1847-1848
Henry H. Holt.
1873-1876
William M. Fenton 1848-1852
Alonzo Sessions 1877-1880
Calvin Britain 1852-1853
Moreau S. Crosby 1881-1884
Andrew Parsons e 1853-Mar. 8, 1853
Archibald Buttars 1885-1886
George R. Griswold (acting) ___ 1853-1854 George A. Coe 1855-1858
James H. Macdonald f
1887-1889
Edmund B. Fairfield 1859-1860
James Birney 1861-April 3, 1861
a During the absence of the Governor.
b Resigned Feb. 23, 1841. Elected Senator, Feb. 3, 1841.
c Resigned March 3, 1847. Elected United States Senator, Feb. 2, 1847.
d Resigned March 7, 1853. Appointed Secretary of the Interior by President Pierce.
e Acting Governor subsequently.
f Killed in railroad accident, Jan. 19, 1889.
November 3, 1835. January 1, 1838. April 13 to June 12, 1838; Sept. 19 to Dec. 9, 1838. January 7, 1840. February 24, 1841. January 3, 1842. January 1, 1844. January 5, 1846. March 4, 1847. January 3, 1848. January 7, 1850.
January 1, 1851. January 5, 1853. March 8, 1853. January 3, 1855. January 7, 1857. January 5, 1859. January 2, 1861. January 7, 1863. January 4, 1865. January 2, 1867. January 6, 1869. January 4, 1871. January 1, 1873. January 6, 1875. January 3, 1877. January 1, 1879. January 1, 1881. January 1, 1883.
29
Edwin B. Winans, 66
Jos. R. Williams (acting) 1861-1862
Henry T. Backus (acting) 1862-1862
Ebenezer O. Grosvenor 1865-1866
Morgan Bates 1869-1872
20 John J. Bagley, 66
David H. Jerome,
January 1, 1885. January 1, 1887.
William Ball (acting) 1889-1890
John Strong 1891-1893
Robert McClelland, Governor
Kinsley S. Bingham, Governor
259
FORMER OFFICIALS OF MICHIGAN ..
Secretaries of State>
Appointed.
Kintzing Pritchett. Nov. 13, 1835-1838
Randolph Manning. Feb. 6, 1838-1840
Thomas Rowland Feb. 6, 1840-1842
. Robert P. Eldredge. _Feb. 2, 1842-1846
Gideon O. Whittemore.Jan. 28, 1846-1848
George W. Peck Feb. 4, 1848-1850
George Redfield Feb. 16, 1850-1850
('harles H. Taylor Apr. 11, 1850-1850
Elected.
Charles H. Taylor 1851-1852
William Graves. 1853-1854
John McKinney
1855-1858
Nelson G. Isbell
1859-1860
James B. Porter
1861-1866
Oliver L. Spaulding 1867-1870
Daniel Striker. 1871-1874
Ebenezer G. D. Holden 1875-1878
William Jenney 1879-1882
Harry A. Conant 1883-1886
Gilbert R. Osmun 1887-1890
Daniel E. Soper 1 1891-1893
Robert E. Blacker 2 -1893
State Treasurers.
Appointed.
Henry Howard. Mar. 1, 1836-1839
Peter Desnoyers Apr. 27, 1839-1840
Robert Stuart. Jan. 23, 1840-1841
George W. Germain Jan. 8, 1841-1842
John Owen 1861-1866
Ebenezer O. Grosvenor 1867-1870
Victory P. Collier 1871-1874
William B. McCreery 1875-1878
Benjamin D. Pritchard. 1879-1882
Edward H. Butler 1883-1886
George L. Maltz 1887-1890
Frederick Braastad 1891-1893
Auditors General.
Appointed.
Robert Abbott. Feb. 25, 1836-1839
Henry Howard May 1, 1839-1840
Eurotus P. Hastings .. Jan. 21, 1840-1842
Alpheus Felch Feb. 8, 1842-1842
Langford G. Berry
1861-1862
Emil Anneke
1863-1866
William Humphrey 1867-1874
Ralph Ely 1875-1878
W. Irving Latimer 1879-1882
William C. Stevens
1883-1886
Henry H. Aplin 1887-1890
George W. Stone 1891-1892
Commissioners of State Land Office.
Appointed.
Digby V. Bell Feb. 2, 1844-1846
Abiel Silver Feb. 16, 1846-1850
Porter Kibbee Apr. 2, 1850-1850
Elected.
Porter Kibbee 1851-1854
Seymour B. Treadwell 1855-1858
James W. Sanborn 1859-1860
Samuel S. Lacey 1861-18F4
Cyrus Hewitt. 1865-1866
Benjamin 1). Pritchard. 1867-1870
Charles A. Edmunds 1871-1872
Leverett A. Clapp 1873-1876
Benjamin F. Partridge 1877-1878
James M. Neasmith. 1879-1882
Minor S. Newell 1883-1886
Roscoe D. Dix 1887-1890
George T. Shaffer
1891-1892
1 Resigned December 19, 1891.
2 Appointed December 24, 1891.
Elected.
John Swegles, Jr. 1851-1854
Whitney Jones. 1855-1858
Daniel L. Case. 1859-1860
Henry L. Whipple Apr. 4, 1842-1842
Charles G. Hammond __ Apr. 13, 1842-1845
John J. Adam May 24, 1845-1846
Digby V. Bell Jan. 28, 1846-1848
John J. Adam. May 9, 1848-1850
Elected.
Bernard C. Whittemore 1851-1854
Silas M. Holmes 1855-1858
John McKinney 1859-1860
John J. Adam Jan. 13, 1842-1845
George Redfield May 24, 1845-1846
George B. Cooter Mar. 17, 1846-1850
Bernard C.Whittemore.Mar. 13, 1850-1850
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FORMER OFFICIALS OF MICHIGAN.
Attorneys General.
Appointed.
Daniel LeRoy July 18, 1836-1837
Peter Morey Mar. 21, 1837-1841
Zephaniah Platt Mar. 4, 1841-1843
Elon Farnsworth Mar. 9, 1843-1845
Henry N. Walker Mar. 24, 1815-1847
Edward Mundy Mar. 12, 1847-1848
George V. N. Lothrop.Apr. 3, 1848-1850
Elected.
William Hale 1851-1854
Jacob M. Howard
1855-1860
Charles Upson.
1861-1864
Albert Williams
1863-1866
William L. Stoughton 1867-1868
Dwight May 1869-1872
Byron D. Ball a 1873-1874
Isaac Marston April 1, 1874-1874
Andrew J. Smith 1875-1876
Otto Kirchner.
1877-1880
Jacob J. Van Riper Moses Taggart
1885-1888
Stephen V. R. Trowbridge b 1889-1890
Benjamin W. Huston __ Mar. 25, 1890-1890
Adolphus A. Ellis 1891-1892
Superintendents of Public Instruction.
Appointed.
Elected.
John D. Pierce. July 26, 1836-1841
Franklin Sawyer, Jr .__ Apr. 8, 1841-1843
Oliver C. Comstock ___ May 8, 1843-1845
Tra Mayhew Apr. 17, 1845-1849
Francis W. Shearman. _Mar. 28, 1849-1850
Francis W. Shearman 1851-1854
Ira Mayhew 1855-1858
John M. Gregory
1859-1864
Oramel Hosford
1865-1872
Daniel B. Briggs 1873-1876
Horace S. Tarbell c. 1877-1878
Cornelius A. Gower d __ Sept. 3, 1878-1881
Varnum B. Cochran e 1881-1883
Herschel R. Gass f 1883-1885
Theodore Nelson g
1885-1886
Joseph Estabrook 1887-1890
Ferris S. Fitch 1891-1892
a Resigned April 1. Isaac Marston appointed to fill vacancy.
b Resigned March 25, 1890.
c Resigned August 31, 1878. Cornelius A. Gower appointed to fill vacancy, and elected in November, 1880, for the full term of two years. d Resigned May 10, 1881. Varnum B. Cochran appointed to fill vacancy.
e Elected in November, 1882, for the full term of two years. Resigned February 21. 1888. Herschel R. Gass appointed to fill vacancy, and elected in November, 1884, for the full term of two years.
f Appointed to fill vacancy February 21,1888. Elected for two years in November, 1884. Resigned April 2, 1885.
g Appointed to fill vacancy April 15, 1885.
1881-1884
261
FORMER OFFICIALS OF MICHIGAN.
Members of State Board of Education .*
Name.
Date of Appointment.
Term of Office.
Remarks.
Samuel Newberry Samuel Barstow Randolph Manning
March 30, 1849
3 Years
Resigned March 22, 1850.
March 30, 1849
2 Years.
March 30, 1849
1 Year.
Isaac E. Crary
March 29, 1850.
§ Until 20th March, '52_
Vice Samuel Newberry, resigned.
George N. Skinner
March 29, 1850
3 Years
Died during term of office.
Elias M. Skinner
April 19, 1850
Until close
of session of Legisla- ture, 1851.
Consider A. Stacy
April 2, 1851
3 Years.
§ Until 28th
Chauncey Joslin
April 2, 1851
March, '53.
Vice George N. Skinner, deceased.
Isaac E. Crary
Nov. 2, 1852
6 Years
Died during term of office. Resigned March 28, 1856.
Gideon O. Whittemore Chauncey Joslin
Nov. 2, 1852
4 Years
Nov. 2, 1852.
2 Years.
Nov. 7, 1854
6 Years.
Vice Isaac E. Crary, de- ceased.
D. Bethune Duffield b.
March 28, 1856
George Willard. Witter J. Baxter c
Nov. 4, 1856 July 21, 1857
Edwin Willits
Nov. 6, 1860
6 Years.
Daniel E. Brown
Nov. 4, 1862
6 Years.
Witter J. Baxter
Nov. 8, 1864
6 Years.
Edwin Willits
Nov. 6, 1866
6 Years.
Daniel E. Brown
Nov. 3, 1868
6 Years.
Witter J. Baxter
Nov. 8, 1870
6 Years
Resigned Oct. 26, 1876.
Edward Dorsch
Nov. 5, 1872
6 Years.
David P. Mayhew d
Jan. 3, 1874.
Edgar Rexford
Nov. 3, 1874
6 Years.
Witter J. Baxter
Nov. 7, 1876
6 Years.
George F. Edwards
Nov. 5, 1878
6 Years.
Edgar Rexford.
Nov. 2, 1880
6 Years.
Bela W. Jenks
Nov. 7, 1882
6 Years.
James M. Ballou
Nov. 4, 1884
6 Years.
Samuel S. Babcock.
Nov. 2, 1886
6 Years.
Perry F. Powers
Nov. 6, 1888
6 Years.
David A. Hammond
Nov. 4, 1890
6 Years.
* Was established by Act No. 138 of the session laws of 1849. The members were appointed by the Governor until the adoption of the Constitution of 1850, since which time the members have been elected. Prior to 1850 the Lieutenant Governor was ex officio a member. The Superintendent of Public Instruction is ex officio a member and Secretary of the Board.
a Resigned July 15, 1857.
b Appointed by Governor; appointment revoked Dec. 1, 1856, reappointed Dee. 13, 1856.
c Appointed by Governor.
d Resigned April 6, 1881. Bela W. Jenks appointed to fill vacancy.
Vice G. O. Whittemore, resigned.
John R. Kellogg Hiram L. Miller a
Nov. 7, 1854
6 Years.
Vice H. L. Miller, re- signed.
Vice D. E. Brown, de- ceased.
Date of Election.
BY APPOINTMENT OF THE GOVERNOR.
Commissioners of Insurance.
Samuel H. Row April 14, 1871-1883 Henry S. Raymond 1885-1891
Eugene Pringle 1883-1885
Wm. E. Magill. Jan. 21, 1891-1893
Commissioners of Railroads.
Stephen S. Cobb April 25, 1873-1877
William B. Williams. May 1, 1877-1883
Wm. P. Innes 1883-1885
John T. Rich
1887-1891
Charles R. Whitman ___ Jan. 14, 1891-1893
Commissioners of Labor Statistics.
John W. McGrath. June 19, 1883-1885
Cornelius V. R. Pond __ Feb. 18, 1885-1887
Alfred H. Heath
Feb. 28, 1887-1891
Henry A. Robinson
Feb. 8, 1891-1893
Commissioners of Mineral Statistics.
Charles E. Wright Feb. 15, 1877-1879
A. P. Swineford. Jan. 12, 1883-1885
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Chas. D. Lawton.
April 29, 1885-1891
James P. Edwards
Mar. 19, 1891-1893
State Librarians.
Henry Tisdale April 2, 1850-1851
Charles J. Fox Jan. 27, 1851-1853
Charles P. Bush a July 1, 1853-1854
John James Bush b Dec. 5, 1854-1855
Dewitt C. Leach Jan. 6, 1855-1857
Fred. W. Curtenius Mar. 31, 1855-1861
John Robertson
Mar. 14, 1861-1887
Daniel B. Ainger
.1887-1891
Judson S. Farrar
Jan. 22, 1891-1893
Quartermasters Generul.
William Hammond Mar. 25, 1863-1865
Orrin N. Giddings Mar. 21, 1865-1867
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