US Congressman. Connected with the lumber industry and other business enterprises, he was a member of Michigan's East Saginaw Common Council in 1884 and 1885. He was a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives in 1887 and 1888 and elected mayor of Saginaw in 1892. In 1893 he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-third and Fifty-fourth Congresses, serving until 1897. He was appointed postmaster of Saginaw by President McKinley in 1898, re-commissioned three times and served until 1914. In 1919 he was appointed a member of the Michigan State Board of Tax Commissioners and was named secretary a few weeks before his death.
US Congressman. Connected with the lumber industry and other business enterprises, he was a member of Michigan's East Saginaw Common Council in 1884 and 1885. He was a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives in 1887 and 1888 and elected mayor of Saginaw in 1892. In 1893 he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-third and Fifty-fourth Congresses, serving until 1897. He was appointed postmaster of Saginaw by President McKinley in 1898, re-commissioned three times and served until 1914. In 1919 he was appointed a member of the Michigan State Board of Tax Commissioners and was named secretary a few weeks before his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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