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Wayne County Michigan

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RACKHAM, Horace H. Lawyer; born, Macomb Co., Mich., June 27, 1858; son of Simon and Ann (Avery) Rackham; educated in public and high schools of Mt. Clemens and Leslie, Mich.; married, Fenton, Mich., Nov. 11, 1887, Mary A. Horton. Began career as assistant cashier of the First National Bank, Leslie, Mich., 1878, for one year; came to Detroit and entered employ of Berry Bros.; studied law and was admitted to the bar; practiced in Detroit since 1892. Director Ford Motor Co., Horton-Morehouse Co. Member Detroit Bar Association, Detroit Board of Commerce. Club: Detroit Athletic. Recreations: Fishing, lawn bowling. Office: 519 Moffat Bldg. Residence: 44 Edison Av.
The Book of Detroiters by Albert Nelson Marquis 1908 by Albert Nelson Marquis
RADFORD, George W. Lawyer; born, Baldwinsville, N.Y., Apr. 27, 1853; son of James and Lydia (Zimmerman) Radford; educated in public schools of Calhoun Co., Mich.; Olivet College, graduating, degree of B.S., 1874 (received degrees of M.S. and M.A., later); Law Department, University of Michigan, LL.B., 1876; married at Detroit, Oct. 26, 1879, Miss Laura F. Doolittle. Began practice in Detroit, September, 1876. Member Detroit, Michigan State and American Bar associations. Was trustee of Olivet College for twenty years. Democrat. Congregationalist. Mason (32o), Knight Templar, Shriner. Club: Detroit. Office: 32-33 Home Bk. Bldg. Residence: 74 Hancock Av., E.
Contributed by Kim Torp - Source: pgs 388-389, "The Book of Detroiters", 1908
RASEMAN, Richard Edward Architect; born, Detroit, July 24, 1855; son of Charles and Minnie (Koch) Raseman; educated in public schools and at German-American Seminary. Has been engaged as architect in Detroit since 1883. Director, Michigan Sulphite Fiber Co., the F.A. Thompson Co. Republican. Unitarian. Mason, Knight Templar, Shriner. Member Detroit Board of Commerce, American Institute of Architects, Harmonie Society. Clubs: Detroit, Detroit Athletic. Recreations: Automobiling and athletic exercises. Office: 1302 Penobscot Bldg. Residence: 491 E. Grand Blvd.
The Book of Detroiters by Albert Nelson Marquis 1908 by Albert Nelson Marquis
ROTHWELL, Burrows H. Real estate and stocks; born, Warwick, Ont., Mar. 9, 1846; son of Thomas Wade and Fanny M. (Alison) Rothwell; came to Michigan at age of 14; educated in common schools of Canada and at Holly, Oakland Co., Mich.; married at Davisburg, Mich., Mar. 5, 1867, Mary A. Merryweather. Spent the first fifteen years of his active career in railroad service in employ of Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee R.R., as telegraph operator, station agent, etc., at Holly, Davisburg, Corunna and Fenton; has been engaged in general real estate business, insurance and loans at Detroit as Rothwell & Co., since 1890, and has handled some of the largest deals in the city; "got swamped" in financial panic of 1902-03, but recovered; negotiated sale of Scotten Tobacco Co’s plant to Oren Scotten; has dealt largely in Woodward Av. vacant property, and sold for John Curry, $165,000 Woodward Av. property, in 1905. Officer and director in many companies, among which are American Land Co., Mt. Clemens Sugar Co., United States Oil and Gas Co., Maple Valley Stock Ranch Co., etc., Senior major Dufferin Rifles, Brantford, Can., during return to Canada; alderman City of Brantford five years. Republican. Episcopalian. York and Scottish Rite Mason (32o), Knights Templar, Shriner (Zion Blue Lodge, Minerva Chapter, Damascus Commandery, Moslem Temple). Recreations: Outdoor sports. Office: 71 Home Bank Bldg. Residence: 247 Horton Av.
Contributed by Kim Torp - Source: pgs 388-389, "The Book of Detroiters", 1908