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SAMUEL R. KINGSLEY, JR.,
Representative from the third district of Wayne county, was born in Newark, Ohio, in 1843. When nine years of age his parents came to Michigan, locating in Wayne county. After four years' stay at Inkston, they settled on a farm in Rom- ulus township which Mr. Kingsley now owns and occupies. He acquired a com- mon school education and his life has been that of a farmer. He served in Co. D, 21th Michigan Infantry, in the war for the Union; was wounded at Gettysburg, but remained in the war till the close. June 25, 1868, he was married to Clarissa A. Norris, of St. Johns, Mich. In politics he is a Republican; has held a school office for twenty-eight years and the office of township clerk for eight years. He was elected to the House of 1893-4 by a vote of 2,650 to 2,300 for H. F. Homer, Democrat.
JOHN KIRKWOOD,
Representative from the county of Cass, was born and raised on the farm on which he now lives. His early education was received at the district school. He is fifty- one years of age, a bachelor, and has always worked upon the farm. He has held
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the office of township treasurer, highway commissioner and supervisor; has always been a Democrat until the organization of the People's party, which he has since given his support. He was nominated by that party to the Legislature of 1893-4, and .
indorsed by the Democrats, and elected by a vote of 2,782 to 2,753 for John Huff, Republican, and 177 for Gilbert Conklin, Prohibitionist.
CHARLES H. KLINE,
Representative from the first district of Washtenaw county, was born in Tautoguay, Wood county, Ohio, August 21, 1864. At the age of seven years he came to Michi- gan with his mother and located at Evart, Osceola county; here he attended the high school, from which he graduated under fifteen years of age. He then entered the Michigan University, graduating from the literary department and from the law department in 1886. He remained in Ann Arbor and was for three years with the law firm of Sawyer & Knowlton; he then began business alone, still remaining at Ann Arbor. November 3, 1890, he was married to Miss Belle McLaren of Ann Arbor. In politics he is a Democrat, and was elected to the House of 1893-4 by a vote of 2,736 to 2,300 for Fred B. Brown, Republican; the Prohibition candidate received 212 votes.
BIRDSEY KNIGHT,
Representative from the first district of Bay county, was born in Avon township, Oakland county, Michigan, July 18, 1851; three years later he moved with his parents to Bay City where he acquired a common school education, he also attended school at Rochester, Oakland county. He is a life long farmer and began work for his father, as soon as able to be of any service, on the farm that he now owns and occu- pies. In 1878 he was married to Eren A. Hillaker and his family consists of himself, wife and two daughters, Bessie I., and Gail Hamilton Knight. In politics he is a Democrat; has been supervisor of his township six years, chairman of the county board three years. He was a member of the House of Representatives for the term of 1891-2 and re-elected to that of 1893-4 by a vote of 1,478 to 1,147 for D. W. Morrison, Republican; Wm. Maxson, Populist, received 69 votes, and J. B. Silvernall, Prohi- bitionist, received 38 votes.
CHARLES WIRT LEAVITT,
Representative from Oceana county, was born in Ashtabula county, Ohio, Febru- ary 24, 1851. He moved with his parents to Jackson county, Michigan, in 1857 and five years later to Oceana county. He acquired a common school education, read law two years but never practiced that profession. By occupation he is engaged in lumbering and farming, his farm of seven hundred acres being located near Stetson, In politics he is a Republican; has never been a candidate for any office before, was elected Representative to the House of 1893-4 by a vote of 1,631 to 1,473 for William F. Lewis, Democrat.
Died at Eagle Hotel, Grand Rapids, March 11, 1893.
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ALBERT T. LINDERMAN,
Representative from the second district of Muskegon county, was born in a log house upon a farm near Beloit, Wisconsin. A common school education was sup- plemented by a course at the State Normal of Pennsylvania. In 1867 he was mar- · ried to Ella A. Southworth and removed to Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he was principal of the Coldbrook union school and member of the board of education of Grand Rapids. In the early seventies he became concerned in the horticultural interests and inaugurated the movement which resulted in the founding of the State horticultural society; was its first secretary, which position he held until after legislation had been secured for the publication by the State of his reports. In 1876 he removed to his present home at Whitehall, engaging in the mercantile and lumber business. It was while thus engaged that he invented machinery to utilize the waste of slabs and trimmings and convert them into material for pack- ing boxes. In 1880 he began a series of experiments to test the value of sandy stump land, the result of which has proven very satisfactory. His summers are spent on the lake with his family in the steamer " Bertelle," a boat of his own invention and construction. He has never before been a candidate for any office except once when elected president of his village. He was elected Representative as a Republican by a vote of 1,777 to 1,147 for Joseph B. Boyd, Democrat.
FRANK B. LYON,
Representative of the first district of Houghton county, was born in Newman, Illinois, in 1859. He has been a resident of Michigan for twenty-two years and is engaged in the hardware business at Calumet. He is colonel of the 5th Infantry, Michigan State Troops, and in public is perhaps best known in this capacity, hav- ing always taken an active interest in the service. In politics he is a Republican; has never held any other political office, and was elected to the House of 1893-4, by a vote of 1,791 to 1,553 for Antoine Imhaff, Democrat and Populist, and 393 for the Prohibition candidate.
JOHN F. MCKINLAY,
Representative from the first district of Wayne county, was born in Brunswick, Medina county, Ohio, September 7, 1859. His father was of Scotch descent and Canadian nativity, his mother being a native of Ohio. When he was about two years of age the family removed to Ridgetown, Ontario, where in the common and high school he acquired his education. For some time thereafter he assisted in the · work and management of his father's farm. Eleven years ago he came to Detroit, and read law in the office of the Hon. D. C. Holbrook, now deceased, was admitted to the bar and has since been engaged in the practice of his profession in that city. In politics he is a Republican, and was elected to the Legislature of 1891-2 under the cumulative voting law, but the supreme court declaring the law unconstitutional, he did not take his seat. He was elected to the House of 1893-4 by a vote of 22,390 on the general legislative ticket of the city of Detroit.
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WILLIAM H. MCKINSTRY,
Representative from the first district of Muskegon county, was born in Ypsilanti, Michigan, July 1, 1852. When quite young he moved with his parents to Battle Creek, Michigan, where he received a com non school education. He early learned the trade of cigarmaker and has since resided in various places in the State work- ing at his trade. Since 1885 he has been located at Muskegon. In politics he is a Democrat; was a member of the House of 1889-90 and was financial clerk of the House of 1891-2 ; he was elected to the House of 1893-4 by a vote of 2,097 to 2,051 for Henry Ferguson, Republican. The Prohibition candidate received 112 votes.
PHILIP D. MILLER,
Representative from the second district of Kalamazoo county, was born in Union county, Pennsylvania, February 11, 1838. He received his education at the public schools of Danville, Pennsylvania, and when fifteen years old engaged in survey- ing. In January, 1853, he joined a corps of civil engineers, with which he served for about two years, when he was appointed assistant postmaster at Danville; later he studied telegraphy and August, 1856, was placed in charge of an office in Phila- delphia, which he resigned the next spring to come with his parents to Michigan, who located on a piece of land in Schoolcraft township, Kalamazoo county. During the winters he clerked in a drug store and summers helped in clearing the farm. August, 1862, he enlisted as a private in the 5th Michigan Cavalry, from which he was transferred to the 25th Michigan Infantry as hospital steward, after- wards promoted to 2d lieutenant and assistant surgeon. His spare time was occu- pied in the study of medicine and on returning from the war he engaged in the drug business in Kalamazoo. Later he was engaged in banking, both of which occupations he has resigned on account of ill health and has lately devoted most of his time to his farms. In politics he is a Republican, and was elected to the House of 1893-4 by a vote of 2,413 to 2,232 for Whitford Milliman, Democrat and Populist, and 230 for D. E. Wilcox, Prohibitionist.
FRANK E. MILLS,
Representative from the first district of Washtenaw county, was born in Pittsfield said county in the vicinity where he now lives, September 13, 1848. His early edu- cation was obtained at the district school, the Ann Arbor high school and the busi- ness college. He is by occupation a farmer and dairyman, was for eight years a member of the board of managers of Washtenaw agricultural and horticultural society, three years general superintendant and re-elected the second term as secre- tary of said society. He was for twenty-three years a member of the school board of his district. In politics he is a Democrat, and was elected to the House of 1893-4 by a vote.of 2,688 to 2,125 for Gideon L. Hoyt, Republican, and 239 for A. B. Smith, Prohibitionist.
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CHRISTOPHER MOHR,
Representative from the second district of Bay county, was born in Germany. September 2, 1850. At the age of eighteen he came to New York, where he worked
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at the tannery trade until 1873, when he came to Michigan, locating in West Bay City, where he now resides and is engaged as a clothing merchant. In politics he is a Democrat; has never held office before, and was elected to the House of 1893-4 by a vote of 1,230 to 1,222 for A. Zagelmeyer, Republican, and 73 for the Prohibition candidate.
JOHN A. MOLL,
Representative from the second district of Sanilac county, was born at New Gehlenbeck (now Warden), Madison county, Illinois, near the historic farm where Abraham Lincoln split rails. His father, Rev. J. M. Moll, a clergyman of the Lutheran church, came to America, with his parents, from Bavaria, when fourteen years of age locating where now is the city of Saginaw. His mother came from Hessia, Germany. He obtained his early education under the tutorship of his father whose family on account of his ministerial duties was located respectively in Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, Maryland, and in 1882 returned to Michigan locating at Forestville, Sanilac county, where John A. has since made his home. Supplementary to his father's teaching he attended Concordia college, Fort Wayne, Ind., from which he graduated in 1881. He commands the English, Ger- man, Latin, Greek, Hebrew and Volapüc languages; was interpreter for the con- solidated coal company for New York and Maryland at Eckart Mines, Md., in 1881. The following year he studied medicine which was relinquished on account of ill health. In 1885 he read law; taught school the following year and has since been engaged in the sale of pianos, organs and musical merchandise. In politics he is a Republican ; was township clerk from 1887-9; census enumerator 1890. He was elected to the House of 1893-4 by a vote of 895 to 779 for F. S. Veits, Democrat. Nathan Mills, Populist, received 508 votes, and G. B. Dodd, Prohibitionist, received 121 votes.
SILAS MOODY,
Representative from Gratiot county, was born in Medina county, Ohio, May 30, 1839. He was educated in the high school of Chatham Centre, Medina county, and later taught five years in that village. April 6, 1861, he was married and came to Michigan locating on a farm of four hundred acres in Pine River township, Gratiot county, near the village of Forest Hill, which farm he still owns and occu- pies. Of late years he has given his attention to dealing in grain, wool and stock, also lumbering; his two grown and married sons having charge of the farm. Mr. Moody is a member of the Christian church of Forest Hill and superintendent of its Sunday School for more than twenty-five years. In politics he is a Republican, and has repeatedly held several of the township offices; he was elected to the House of 1893-4 over Hugh Chisholm, the People's party, Prohibition and Democratic . candidate, by a vote of 3,057 to 2,967.
C. W. MOORE,
Representutive from the first district of Wayne county, was born in Centerbury, New Hampshire, 1845, near the birthplace of the great statesman, Daniel Webster.
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His early education was obtained in the district schools of his native town. His first business experience was in the dry goods line. In 1865 he engaged in life insur- ance and has since devoted his attention to that business. In March, 1880, he came to Detroit as Michigan manager for the New York Life Insurance company ,. which he has since raised from the sixth to the first place in the State in point of premium income. He is a member of the Michigan club, a thirty-second degree Mason, has never before held public office, and was elected to the House of 1993-4 on - the Republican ticket by a vote of 22,176.
JOSEPH D. MORSE,
Representative from the second district of Ionia county, was born in Otisco town- ship, said county. May 17, 1812, on the farm which he now occupies. He was engaged in the late war in the First Michigan Engineers. December 25, 1867, he was married to Emily E. Fisk, and has three children, two sons and one daughter. His life's occupation has been that of a farmer. In politics he is a Republican; was census enumerator for 1880, school inspector two terms, and was elected to the House of 1893-4 by a vote of 2,077 to 1,715 for Stephen T. Minard, Democrat, 120 for the Populist candidate and 217 for the Prohibition candidate.
JULIAN SCOTT MUDGE,
Representative from the first district of Eaton county, was born in Dodge county, Wisconsin, October 2, 1849. Shortly afterwards he moved with his parents to Branch county, Michigan, where the father died leaving the family in humble cir- cumstances. They moved to Ohio where he acquired a district school education and engaged in business as undertaker. Five years ago he returned to Michigan locating at Grand Ledge where he has established a pleasant summer resort, to which he gives his personal attention. In politics he is a Republican, and was elected to the House of 1893-4 over George W. Nichols, the Democrat and People's party candidate, by a vote of 1,935 to 1,678. The Prohibition candidate received 203 votes.
HENRY WIRT NEWKIRK,
Representative from the district composed of the counties of Lake and Osceola, was born in Dexter, Washtenaw county, Michigan, August 1, 1854. Three years later he moved with his parents upon a farm south of Dexter, where he lived until twenty-five years of age. He attended high school at Ann Arbor and entered the law department of the University, graduating in 1879. He located at Bay City and the following year he was elected circuit court commissioner. December, 1880, he was married to Miss Nellie Birkett, of Birkett, Michigan, and in 1882 he gave up tbe practice of law to keep books for the Birkett Manufacturing company, which position he occupied until 1884, when he moved to Kentucky and started a'news- paper called the Williamsburg Times. He returned two years later and engaged in the publication of the Luther (Lake county) Enterprise. In 1889 he was appointed
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prosecuting attorney of Lake county, and was elected to that office the following term. In politics he is a Republican, and was elected to the House of 1893-4 by a vote of 2,264 to 1,849 for Daniel McGovern, Democrat and Populist, and 366 for the Prohibition candidate.
JOHN W. NORMAN,
Representative from the first or southern district of Sanilac county, was born in York county, Ontario, July 31. 1844. He acquired a common school education, and spent his boyhood days on his father's farm. At the age of twenty-three years he came to Michigan, locating at the village of Lexington, and began the practice of dentistry, at which place he is still engaged in the practice of his profession. He is also to some extent interested in farming and milling. In 1868 he was married to Miss Fanny, only child of Capt. Israel Huckins, who represented Sanilac county in the State Legislature of 1867. In politics he is a Republican, and has held the office of township treasurer, village treasurer and trustee. He was elected to the House of 1893-4 by a majority over all opposition, receiving a vote of 1,510 to 1,039 for Wm. McIntyre, Democrat. H. Hayward, Prohibitionist, received 163 votes, and Wm. Smafield, Populist, received 286 votes.
JOHN W. NORRINGTON,
Representative from the first district of Ottawa county, was born in Berkeley county, West Virginia, July 28, 1848. He acquired a common school education and also attended the high school at Odin, Illinois. In the fall of 1863 he enlisted in . Company C, 3d West Virginia Cavalry, serving the last year of the war under Gen. Custer. On February 10, 1869, he was married to Miss Joanna Barlow of Berkeley county, West Virginia, and settled in Howard county (now Chautauqua), Kansas. Thirteen years ago he came to Michigan and settled on the farm where he now lives in Olive township. In politics he is a Republican; while in Kansas he was twice elected trustee of his township, at his present home he has held the office of super- visor eight years, was candidate for register of deeds in 1889, defeated by C. Ingra- ham, fusion candidate. He was elected to the House of 1893-4 by a vote of 1,684 to 1,445 for Jacob Baar, Democrat.
SANFORD S. PERKINS,
Representative from the third district of Saginaw county, was born in Erie county, Pennsylvania, in 1830. In 1837 he came with his parents to Michigan. He spent five years at Owosso, Shiawassee county, then moved to Saginaw City. Here, after his school days, he engaged in the manufacture of carriages. Eight years later he quit this business to construct a street railway connecting Saginaw with East Saginaw. This line he managed for thirteen years then moved to his farm in Sagi- naw township, two miles from the city, where he now resides. In politics he is a Democrat, and has held most of the local township offices, member and chairman of county board of supervisors, also alderman of Saginaw City. He was elected to the House of 1893-4 by a vote of 1,416 to 1,374 for Wm. Burgess, Repub- lican; J. Fisher, Populist, received 350 votes, and Daniel Holler, Prohibitionist, received 74 votes.
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WILLIAM DALLAS PLACE,
Representative from the first district of Ionia county, was born September 25, 1847, on the farm and in the house in which he now lives. He attended school at the village (now city) of Ionia until seventeen years of age, when he entered the Agricultural College at Lansing, from which he graduated in 1869. He taught school during the winters while attending college, and followed teaching for six years after graduating. He then returned to the farm, to which he has since given his attention. In politics he has always been a Republican, and cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln. He has held the office of school director twelve years, township clerk fourteen years, supervisor three years and county clerk four years. Was elected to the House of 1893-4 by a vote of 2,196 to 2,162 for Frank E. Doremus, Democrat.
SELAH H. RAYMOND,
Representative from the second district of Lenawee county, was born August 31, 1841, on the farm which he now owns and occupies. At the age of sixteen he was bereft of father, and received only a common school education. At the age of twenty-one he was married to Miss Martha A. Pawson, of. Franklin township, Len- awee county. His life has been spent on the farm of his birth, which his parents from New York, settled upon in 1837, and his occupation has been exclusively farming. In politics he has always been a Republican; has held the office of super- visor for the past eight years, and other township offices. Was a member of the House of 1891-2 and re-elected to that of 1893-4 over R. O. Pierce, Democrat, by a vote of 2,921 to 2,672 ; C. C. Quick, Prohibition candidate, received 437 votes.
FRANCIS W. REDFERN,
Representative from the county of Clinton, was born in Toronto, Canada, July 20, 1842. He has been a resident of Michigan thirty-nine years. In the early part of the war he was engaged in the United States navy, and later as sergeant in Co. C, 1st Michigan Cavalry. By occupation he is a farmer, and has for a number of years been connected with the Michigan Grange, having been master of several local orders; he is also a member of G. A. R. post, was commander of "Billy Begole" post, and by it presented with a handsome sword and belt. In politics he is a Republican ; has held most of the several township offices, and was elected to the House of 1893-4 by a vote of 3,137 to 3,077 for Edward Brown, Democrat and Populist, and 255 for Alfred F. Williams, Prohibitionist. 1
CHRISTOPHER T. ROBERTS,
Representative from the district composed of the counties of Dickinson, Baraga and Iron, was born in Cornwall, England, in 1851. In 1872 he came to Michigan locating in the mining regions of the upper peninsula, where he has since been engaged in the mining interests. He is now located at Crystal Falls engaged as mining expert. In politics he is a Republican, has held the office of supervisor of Crystal Falls ten years. He was elected to the House of 1893-4 by a vote of 2,940 to 2,446 for J. B. Schwartz, Democrat, and 31 for the Prohibition candidate.
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JOHN. J. ROGNER,
Representative from the first district of Tuscola county was born in Germany in 1838. At the age of thirteen he came to America with his parents, and located on a farm in Frankenmuth township, Saginaw county, Michigan. Here he worked with his father on the farm, and supplemented his early education acquired in Germany, by attending night schools. In 1861 he moved to Tuscola county, locating on a farm in Denmark township, where he has since made his home. His life occupation has been that of a farmer. He has been quite extensively connected with local public affairs, having held an office in the school board for 26 years, township treas -- urer three years, supervisor 13 years, and postmaster at Richville for seven years. In politics he is a Republican, and was elected to the House of 1893-4 over R. Dun- colon, the Populist and Democratic candidate by a vote of 1,694 to 1,301. The Pro- hibition candidate, Mr. Lane, received 216 votes.
ALLEN S. ROSE,
Representative from the district comprising the counties of Alcona, Iosco, Ogemaw and Roscommon, was born in Sullivan county, New York, September 6, 1842, He has been a resident of Michigan twenty years, coming direct to Ogemaw county, then unorganized. His postoffice address, Rose City, was named in his honor, as was the township of Rose, in which he resides, named in honor of his father. His early education was acquired in the common schools while in New York, his collegiate course being exchanged for service in the civil war. He was private and non-commissioned officer in the 28th and 56th New York infantry and lieutenant of 103d M. S. C. troops. At his home in Michigan he held the offices of justice of the peace, supervisor, register of deeds, county treasurer and for the last eight years has been county agent for State board of corrections and charities. He was form- erly engaged in farming but is at present in the mercantile, real estate and lumber business. In politics he is a Republican, and was elected to the House of 1893-4 by a vote of 2,861 to 2,541 for James E. Dudley, Democrat.
B. F. SCHELLBERG,
Representative from the first district of Wayne county, was born in Holstien, Ger- many, in 1843. He landed at Quebec, Canada, July 25, 1859, and came to the United States in January, 1862, settling in the State of Vermont. He served in the war as private in the 10th Vermont Volunteers. In 1864 he was married at Montpelier, Vermont, to an American girl and the next year came to Michigan, locating at Detroit where he lived until 1873 when he moved to Alabama. While there he served as postmaster at Germania for three years, and United States deputy sheriff for a short time, serving about 160 documents on moonshiners. In 1880 he returned to Detroit where he has since been engaged in the real estate business. He has never held a public office before except his connection with the national govern- ment as above mentioned, and was awarded his seat in the House of 1893-4 by con- test, over Wm. W. Griffin, Democrat.
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