Representative from Washtenaw county in 1846 and 1847, was born Sept.2, 1801 at Farmington N.Y. Came to Michigan in 1832 and was a farmer of the town of Lima. He was justice of the peace four years, county commissioner and ten years a supervisor. Looking to the future of the state, he voted to remove the capital from Detroit to Lansing, although Ann Arbor was a contestant. Deceased.
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