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THE DETROIT REE PRESS TUESDAY DECEMBER' 31 T878 BLuw' of ators and Representatives 3 pi it i 1 I ill 8 fl sill Ml WILLIAM RANCIS Representative for the District comprising the Counties of Leelenaw and Benzie was born in Ingham Comity this State January 29 184 3 His education was obtained in the com mon schools and by private study At the age of 12 he left home and engaged as clerk in a country store receiving for his services his boaixl and clothes and schooling during the winter months rom that time forward he maintained himself besides when a little older contributing to the support of his family In September 1861 he enlisted as a private in the Second Michigan Cavalry for three years and served his full time but returned home entirely blind having lost his sight by inflammation of the eyesand maltreat ment at the hands of unskilled army surgeons In 1867 and 1868 he recovered his eye In the spring of ISff he commenced the study of law with Judge Pratt atMason and in August 1872 was admitted to the bar and removed to rankfort Benzie County in October 1873 where he has since resided practicing his pro fession Immediately after being admitted to he far he was apiiointed as one of the Circuit Court Commissioners of Ingham County to fill a vacancy and in November following was elected to same office for the ensuing term receiving nearly 1000 majority He also held the oflice of Village Clerk of Mason for one term and Justice of the Peace from July 1S71 until his removal to rankfort In November 1S74 he was elected Prosecut ing Attorney and Circuit Court Commissioner of Benzie County by a unanimous vote there being no opiwsition candidates The latter of fice coming in conflict with his practice he soon after resigned 1876 he was re elected Prosecuting Attorney by a majority of seventy seven votes which was" the largest majority received by auy of the county officers He has also held the oifice of Supervisor one term since residing in rankfort The total vote cast for Representative in his district at the recent election was 1 151 of which he as Republican candidate received 713 the Greenback candi date 406 and the Democratic candidate 3 JOSEPH GIRAKDTN Representative from the hu st District of Wayne City of Detroit was born April 6 183S at Berthier District of Montreal On tario He received a good common school ed ucation and moved to Detroit May 10 1S56 Mr Girardin was engaged for many years iir the mercantile line but about three years ago 7 retired from active business on account of ill health In politics he has always been a Democrat At the recent election he received 5 company of Detroit serving cities from the ranks sion When'" the first was made in 1S61' Mr as a private in Company A Second Michigan Infantry and was directly elected by his com rades Orderly Sergeant After the first battle of Bull Run he was promoted to Sergeant Major of the regiment and within a tew weeks thereafter was again promoted and commits Continued ou Eighth Page CROSBY EATON Representative from Allegan County was Ikorn in ranklin County' Maine in 1823 He received a high school education and came to Michigan in September' 1858 and settled in Casco Allegan Co where he now resides He has been Superintendent of Schools several years and Supervisor of the Town twelve' veal's succession Occupation farming and fruit growing Mr Eaton was a member the last House of Representatives As a Re publican candidate lie received 1432 totes Mr Dandle Greenback received 1342 votes and Mr McLean Democrat received 170 votes JAMES ERGUSON Representative from the Second District of Van Buren County was born in Oneida County and came to Michigan in 18(56 Ho completed his education at Governenr Academy St Lawrence County st tidied medicine at Theresa in the same State and graduated from the tou Medical College Philadelphia He has been Township Superintendent of Schools and also postmaster of Bangor where he resides and practices medicine Dr erguson was a member of the last House As the Republican candidate he was elected by 1567 votes the Greenback can didate receiving 1099 and the Democratic 421 votes einitrruiea wiin mm to Mich At lb years ot age lie corn tr nrii the carpenter's trade and ied at it tor four years maintaining him aul devoting his spare time to reading 3ni t'j acquirement ot knowledge itsio the study of law and was appointed A tv Clerk of tonawee County the duties cf which cilice he performed four years when was elected Register of Deeds and was re plerrM in 1852 In 1854 he took part in the wvenic nts for the formation of the Re publican party and was a member and secret urv of the convention held in Jackson in that vear which put in the field the first Republican Nate ticket in Michigan In i 5 he formed a law partnership with pw present Justice Cooley which continued until the removal of Judge Cooley to Ami Ar hv i'd Mr Croswell was appointed Crv Attorney of Adrian He was also elected Mayor of the citv in the spring of the same ar and in the was chosen to represent County in tto State Senate In that jv he was made Chairman of the Judiciary and President pro tempore He was re elected to the Senate iu 1864 anil again in rffi during each term filling the positions above mentioned Among various reports ie bv one adverse to the re cstnblish tlx death penalty and another against a proportion to pay the salaries of State rers nl judges in coin which then commanded a verv premium may to mentioned He liiaib 1 the ret ratifying the Thirteenth Amc nihneat to tho ederal Constitution for the of slavery it being the first amend mrifiert bv Michiiran nirni Li i in Kir iu was i i fv a member of toe Consti pja tutional Comeiiiion mid chosen to preside over it In 18(13 re was cnoseu an elector outne ha pubhean Presidential ticket In 182 lie was electea a ieprcsemain io me olku uegisi i tuie ti oiii Lenawee County and was chosen taker of the House of Representatives He was also for several years Secretary of the State Board for tho lencntl Supervision of the Charitable and Penal Institutions of Michigan has always manifested a deep interest in educational matters and was for years a mein ter and Secretary of the Board of Education in Aeriaii At tne formal opening of tne Cen tral School buikiing in that city on April gf bill he gave a public address an eai 'sketch ot tlie Adrian rubiic scnoois ebruarv 1852 he was married to Lucy Ed ly daugater of Morton Eddy a lady of many excellent qualities who suddenly died March lb 13(53 leaving two daughters and a ton i In ISiii the general voice of the Republicans rf the State indicated him as their choice for Governor and at the State Convention of the partv in August of the same year he was put for that office acclamation witiiout the formality of a At the flection November following he was chosen to tee inn position lor which ne Had oeen nominated by a majority of 23 434 over his lemocrauc ouuonent AC cue iceDUimcaii State Convention in June 1878 he was re miniated bv acclamation tor Governor ana ia Aoveml er re elected receiving a majority a upwards or 40000 over ins mguesc coni tuiir AUGUST GOEBEL Representative from the irst District of Wayne County (City of Detroit! as born in Munstermaifeld Rhenish Prussia September 2 1839 He was educated in the schools of his native place and subsequently at the Gymna iiun at Coblenz where he pursued for two years a collegiate course' On reaching his 16th year he emigrated to America coming directlv to Detroit In that city he learned the book binding trade working at it for seven veare Being fond of martial exercises Mr Goebel joined the Scott Guards a celebrated military All til LOUIS 4 to a cdhiniis call to amis Goebel enlisted a lawyer and was elected a member of the Houseot Representatives in 1877 Estate government Sketches of the Officers 22 1821 at Stamford Bennington Co Vt When one year old his parents removed to Adams Berkshire Co Mass and at his lotii year his parents immigrated to Michigan and settled in Pulaski Jac ksoii Co Mr Hodge re ceived a common school education He hits been a close student during life mastering many branches of art and science lie is a lawyer by profession and by occupation aow a fanner lie has traveled in all parts of the United States and Territories except Alaska also through Mexico the West Indies and en tral America during which time he coi re sponded with many of the leading journals Qi the Union of which number The Detroit ree Press New York Sun St Louis Repub lican New York Herald Chicago Times and San rancisco Chronicle are the most ptomi nent" Mr Hodge was nearly three yeais Arizona and on his 'return in the winter 1876 7 wrote a work on that Territory Inch hi the past year has passed through two cdi tious Mr Hodge was County Treasurer of Nevada' Co Gala in 1850 1 2 and a por lion of tile time acting Prosecuting At torney for "the county1? He was elected to tee lower House of tho Michigan Logis lature from Clinton and Gratiot Counties 1862 Elected to Legislature lower from Third District in Jackson Count at spe cial election in 1872 for special sesion March 13 Elected Senator from the Seventh Sena torial District Jackson County Noyemlxn'i 1378 having a majority of tiOO over Col King Republican candidate and 1329 oyer Smith Democrat receiving a vote of 3463 lolmcs National lias heretofore been a Democrat and was A delegate from Michigan to the Bal timore Convention in 1872 BENJ HUSTON Senator from the Twenty second District was liorn March 5 1831 in the State of New York Education only common school Removed to Michigan with his father when 5 years age and settled in the Town of Canton Wayne Co Mi is by occupation a lawyer He has been Circuit Court Commissioner Pros ecuting Attorney member of the Constitution al Convention in 1867 member of the Legisla ture in 1869 and 1S71 1 He served in thearmy of the rebellion two and a half years in the Twenty third Michigan Regiment CROCKET Senator from the Twenty first District com prising St Clair County as born December 31 1835 near Dundas Ont He received a common school education came to Michigan in 1848 lived about five years in ten years in St Clair County ten years in Macomb Countv and for the past five years in St Ciair City has held the township ofiices of Suoervisor Justice of the Peace School In spector and Coiriiriissioner of Highways lie has also been a postmaster a village trustee Mayor of St Clair City aud was elected State Senator in 1876 He commenced life for iiini self when 13 years old 5 He has been cleik teacher merchant and manufacturer or tae past thirteen years he has been exteu sively engaged in the manufacture of staves and circled heading He is President and general manager of the Marine City Stave Company also of the St Clair Spoke orks As Republican candidate in the last election he received 2995 votes DeAVitt AValker Democrat 2845 and William Ilartson National 1494 JOSEPH MOORE Senator from tho Twentieth District (Lapeer and Macomb Counties) was bom in Com merce Oakland Co Mich November 184 He was educated at Hillsdale College and at tluj Law Department Of the Michigan Univer sity defraying his expenses at these institu tions by teaching He removed to Lapeer City in 1869 and was admitted to the practice of law in October of that year where he has followed his profession of lawyer since In 1870 Mr Moore was elected Circuit Court Com missioner for Lapeer County in 1872 was elected to the office of Prosecuting Attorney of Lapeer County aud in the spring of 18 4 was elected Mayor of Lapeer City bj the largest majority ever given a candidate for that office In the fall of 1874 Mr Moore was ro electcd Prosecuting Attorney which office he held until December 31 ISiG In the fall of 18n Mr Moore was nominated as a candidate for the office of State Senator but declined the nomiiiLtion liecause of professional engage ments xlu 1878 was elected Senator receiving 4709 vtes to 4283 cast for Wattles Democrat and 911 for atkins Green back JOHN PATTERSON Senator from the Eighth District (Calhoun County) was bom in tho Township of Ecktord Calhoun Co Mich March 27 1838 During boyhood his summers were spent worldng on his farm and his winters in attending the common school in his native town 7 He prepared for college at Albion Seminary and pursued the classical course at Hillsdale Col lege graduating from that institution in 1864 Immediately entering the law department of Albany University at Albany he com pleted his law course and received the honors of that institution in 1865 and was admitted to tho bar by the Supreme Court of the State? of New York He defrayed the entire expense of his education from his own earnings work ing vacations holidays and time not required on his studies for that purpose After two further study in an oflice he commenced practice in December 1867 at Marshall Mich where he still resides Mr Patterson is a lawver by occupation and has devoted his time exclusively to litigated cases in the differ ent State and Courts of Michigan' This is his first political office He is one of the trustees of Hillsdale College and also holds the position of Lecturer on Constitutional Law lie fore the' senior class of that institution As Republican candidate for Senator Mr Patter son received 3j414 votes John Powers Demo cratic 1511 Ed White National 2418 and John Richards Prohibition 26 5 RICHARD ROBBINS Senator from the Sixth District County of Lenawee was born at Kinghwood New Jer sey April 27 1831 He was admitted to the bar in Lenawee County in 1859 In 1863 he received from Gov Blair a commission as sec ond lieutenant and raised a company for the Second Michigan Cavalry August 23 1863 he was promoted to major During the war Maj Bobbins participated in over 60 engagements and was seriously wounded at the battle of Kingston Ga May 18 1864 He was muster ed out of the service March 13 1865 with the brevet rank of lieutenant colonel for gallant ry He served three terms as Justice of the Peace and one term as of the Citi of Adrian He was twice chosen a member of the House of Representative viz inlS75 45and 1877 8 As Republican candidate he received 4576 votes a plurality of 1761 JOSEPH SHOEMAKER Senator Twenty fourth District was born August SO 1820 at Mohawk Herkimer Co State of New York He attended the district schooL until 1837 when his father and family removed to Joliet Ill and there attended se lect school such as tne country afforded at that early day In 1840 Mr Shoemaker joined his brother at Sandusky who was chief engineer of the Mad Lake Erie and Little Miami Railroads then in course of construction and remained one year with the engineers in locating the roads In 1842 he en gaged in merchandise and buying grain at Republic and in 1852 went to Covington Ky and engaged in manufacturing iron hav ing charge off a rolling mill In 1855 Mr Shoemaker came to Jackson in this State aud engaged in farming 7 In 1859 he was ap pointed Postmaster at Jaclcson held the office till 1861 when he removed to his present loca tion in Montcalm County and engaged in farming and lumbering was elected Jus tice of the Peace in 1866 As Democratic candidate for Senator he received at tho late election 5428 votes 7 JOHN TOOKER Senator from the Sixteenth District composed of Ingham and Clinton Counties was born in the Town of Tyrone Steuben Co July 71S36 He removed with his parents to Aim Arbor Mich in 1838 rom there he went to Woodhull Shiawassee County in 1840 and to Lansing in 1847 (the year the Capitol was lo cated at Lansing) where he has since resided" He 1'eceived a common school education and at the age of 18 purchased the foundry at North Lansing and was engaged in the manu facturing of farming implements for about fourteen years Mr Tooker enlisted October 11 1S62 in the Sixth Michigan Cavalry and 7 served as Orderly Sergeant for about a year i when his health failed and hs was discharged He has since been engaged in the drug busi ness and for the past five years until lately' in the boot and shoe business In the spring of 1872 Sir Tooker was elected Mayor of Lah sing re elected in 1873 and again in 1S76 As Republican candidate he received 5781 votes him and for Col Duffield to buy his own forage and provisions in the neighborhood Both Gov Maggofin and Gen Sherman twice ordered Col Duffield to evacuate this fort but lie disobeyed both orders and remained until Gen Buell relieved Gen Sherman in command of the Deportment of the Cumberland When the great difficulty ith Mason and Slidell occurred Gov Blair of Michigan fearing a speedy war with England wrote to know it Col Duffield would return on his order to aid iu defense of the State and received the re ply This answer found its way into the papers and Col I ry Chief of Gen Buell's staff was greatly surprised and directed Cel Duffield within twenty four hours to report whether he would obey the President of the United States and the Gen erat of the Department or not 77 Col Duffield replied that he should follow the directions of his own commission which compelled him to obey first the President of the United States second the Governor of the State of Michi gan and third the General of the Department Col Duffield was then ordered to report im mediately to Gen Buell in person and was at first severely reprimanded by that General Col Duffield defended his position by main taining that the Constitution of the United States recognized two very different kind of troops first the regular army of the United States whose officers were commissioned by the President and who 'were compelled to obey the articles of war and such army regulations as the War Depart ment might prescribe and second the militia oi the several States mustered into the United States service whose officers were commissioned by the States and who were compelled to obey the articles of war and such regulations as Congress alone might pre scribe United States Senator Guthrie and United States District Attorney Speed of Louisville both supported this position and Gen Buell so far from censuring this course immediately assigned Col Duffield to the com mand of the Twenty third Brigade and di rected him to proceed to Murfreesboro Tenn and relieve Gen Mitchell at that point rom MurfnJesboro Col Duffield was ordered to Louisville to take command as Military Gov ernor of all that portion of Kentucky lying east of the Tennessee River (the portion west of that river being in Grant's department) He remained in command of Kentucky until relieved by Gen Boyle then returned to his old command the Twenty third Brigade which was ordered to McMinnville Tenn and remained in this command until disabled by two gunshot wounds at the battle of 'Murfrees boro Tenn where he was also taken prisoner Col Duffield remained with the rebel Maj Money as a prisoner i until able to travel when'ho was paroled and returned home Be ing very kindly cared for by Maj while a wounded and helpless prisoner and unwilling to be outdone in courtesy by a rebel he sent from Detroit a set of silver for rs Maney consigned to her relative A Murfree of Nashville The jeweler in De troit with an eye to business before shipping this silver exhibited it in his window as a pres sent from Col Duffield to a rebel major Sen ators Howard aud Chandler thereupon charged Col Duffield with giving aid and comfort to the rebellion Col Duffield reported to the Adjutant General the United States at Washington the facts and the Adjutant Gen eral approved of the entire transaction Six months after this he was compelled to resign on account of his wounds the war being nearly over and was appointed Chief Engineer of the Hudson River Railroad and completed the dou le track on that line He next took charge of seven collieries in Schuylkill Co Penn be longing to the New York Schuylkill Coal Company as the resident Manager in order to weed out the Mollie Maguires who had had the entire control of these mines for more than three years He had a two fight with the Mollies during which they murdered three of sub managers and burned up the stores and offices but he finally overcame the disorder Being appointed President of the Belmont Nelson Iron Company Gen Duffield went into Kentucky and took charge of that affairs and rebuilt the furnaces in Belmont and Nelson on the line of the Louisville Nashville Railroad and got them into good running order He was also appointed Chief Engineer of the Kentucky Union Railroad and surveyed and locateil that line from Paris in Bourbon Co to the Pound Gap of the Cum berland Mountains and still holds this position although Owing to the depressed financial con dition of affairs no progress has yet been made in its construction and no work of any kind been done for two years past In politics Gen Duffield was originally an old line Whig and being a strong conservative could never sanction the ultra radicalism of the Republican party He is one of the old sixty nine Whigs with Dr Pitcher Gen Wil liams and the other sixty nine Whigs who re pudiated Republicanism and joined the Demo crats as the only conservative 1 party left Since 1852 Gen Duffield has always been strong in the Democratic faith and finds that faith grows stronger with growing years The vote at the election was as follows: VVm Duffield Democrat 2873 Orson Curtis Republican 2710 Wm Duddleson Green back 1 1 1 GEO A ARR Senator from the Twenty sixth Senatorial District was bom on the 27th day of July 1842 in Niagara Co He removed with Ids parents to Monroe Co Mich in the of 1851 His early ad vantages of edu cation were limited It April 1861 he enlisted in the Adrian Cadets Company of the irst Michigan Infantry and participated with his regiment in the first battle of Bull Run Ho then enlisted in the ourth United States Artillery in which he served throughout the war leaving tho service as irst Sergeant At the close of the war he entered the State Agricultural College from whiclj he gradua ted in 1870 Mr arr was soon admitted to to the bar and removed to Ottawa County where he still resides aud is now associated ll Akeley in the practice of law Previous to the late election he was never a candidate for public offices His plurality as Republican candidate was 1491 HORACE HALBERT elect of the Seventeenth Senatorial District was born in Yates Co March 1 1827 His home was on the farm where born for nearly twenty years His ed ucation up to this date was obtained at the district school excepting a few months in the State Normal School at Albany and about one vear in Alfred Academy same State Inl850 he first came to Michigan re maining until the fall of 1852 In the spring of 1854 he again left his home in New York anc entered tho Michigan University completed tho scientific coursa and graduated June 1858 Tho same year after graduating he was en gao cd to teach mathematics in the Kalamazoo Hi School He held this position for four veal's declined the offer for the position for the fifth year and returned to New York remain in that State for five years Iu 1867 he purchased the farm in Conway Livingston Co Mich where he now resides The same year he took charge of the department of mathematics in Kalamazoo College remaining however but one year In 1870 1 2 he was elected Supervisor of his township on the Re publican ticket Elected County Treasurer in 1872 by a majority of 435 aud again in 1874 he was re elected by a majority of 320 The whole number of votes cast for Senator iri the Seventeenth District in 187S were 10370 Of this number Mr Halbert as Republican re ceived 5005 Lewis Meyer Democrat received 4 152 Abner Wood Greenback received 1210 HILTON HINE Senator from the Twenty fifth District (Kent County) was born at Meredith Delaware Co ebruary 2 182s where he resided until the autumn of 1847 when he removed to Can non Kent Co Mich and settled upon and cleared up the farm upon which he still con tinues to reside His education was principally obtained in the common schools of New York supplemented bv a few terms at a public school and the Delaware Literary Institute at ranklin He has always fol 1'wed th occupation of a farmer and has held the responsible position of President and Treas of the Mutual ire Insurance Co ip hi of Kent County tor the past eight vnrs Although a life long Democrat until th" organization of the National Greenback party has never been an aspirant for politi cal honor and very unexpectedly received the nomination of State Senator by said party which nomination was1 afterwards indorsed by the Democratic County Committee As Greenback and Democrat candidate he re ctfived 7393 votes Wesley Andrus Repub lican 6U33 'MR llJKA31VXlWtLTfc State Senator from the Seventh Senatorial District Jackson County was bora ebruary rt Onc ThM of the Legislature Oom A posed of Old Members ccordance with its established custom fa a hartAtvifh cVptohpR Of VRESS pi officers of tho State ItnP zi ntamhAra nf tho Lecislature If 1 te found interesting reading (showing i he "main a good degree of capacity in and P1line lie varied experiences of the gen i i ire to administer the affairs of qie Siate of Michigan for tne coming two itches are not entirely complete in imher the of a few of the membe is being nU nr having been received at the time fr'KII C'B State Officers C1MRIES 31 CROSWELL Michigan Adrian was born at Orange October jp the onlv son of John and Sallie well Ills father who is of tnis on his mothers side were ot Kmck When Charles Croswell veers of age his father was acci drowned the Hwlson River at 'vbiirdi and "ithin three months preceding ret rt hi mother rind only sister had died 1 him the sole surviving member Ze tiuaiiv without fortune or means Up ath of his father ho went to livo with le who in IsJl' emigrated with him to Altonuenel dence there of three years Dr 7 nf ts profession He has wived as ixn visor of Ins township seven term an term in the Michigan Vr lican candidate he received I oie'otr ma Estes Democrat 987 I enneii Go back 547 KBER 'V COTTRKLL 1 Representative from the Cm Wanw Cuantv was born eui of OottrcJlviile viAn Mich now Marine City where bi? fstho vrandfatbor were also Iwirn and was educated at the Acaden' it7 iinnnii 21 maritime jhO aI 11 ecl A i hi the great lakes where he becanio poi' im all bi anehes of that profession also made sj' eral sea vovages and spent some tune upon ie ithnm livers Cottrell is7 now a stockholder in one ot tho largest transportation lines upon the InKes in IvUO lit luulllUi AV'avne Co add there entered upon agiietn tural pureuit raccessfully manmung one tho finest stock farms in the Stateand now engaged in the growing of small fruitssonie what extensively' possessing fine vmeyard and fruit farm within two miles of Detroit He has devoted considerable time to the intci ts of stock breeding and written extensively upon agricultural topics ior Dio press Mr Cottrell wrote a series of letters from the VI est Indies to the Detroit Tribune He has tided tie offices of Justice of the Peace and Supervisor ot Greenfield and is at Sirpca'intenvlent of Schools As Republican candidate he recen ed 1005 votes David Sackett Democrat JI Charles Chauvin Greenback 598 AVJL UURTIS Representative from Ottawa County was born July 15 in Onondaga Co re ceived a common school education aiid ifr moved to Michigan in Scpteiilx'r 18 By occupation a farmer He has served as Com missioner of Highways three years Justice of the Peace twelve years: Supervisor six years and a inembesiof the Michigan Houseof Representatives for the vears 1S73 and 18(4' As Republican candidate he received lOJO votes a plurality of 410 Mr Curtis is a resi dent ot Jamestown Ottawa Co since 1866 OTIS CUTCH EON Representative in the State Legislature frot the Midland District was born in Dryden Township Tompkins County August 8 IS 15 was educated at Albion College Michigan but did not graduate His parents moved to Albion Township Calhoun Comity Michigan in Maj' 1846 He now resides in Albi on Village Mr Cutcheon is a lawyer having studied for the profession at Charlotte Mich and was admitted to the bar August 15 182 He arrived in Oscoda August 2 1 1872 where lie has since resided He was elected Prose cuting Attorney of Iosco Countj' in Novem ber 1872 re elected in November 1874 ap pointed County Superintendent of Schools ebruary 1S73 elected to the same office in April 1873 elected Circuit Court Commission er and wqs chosen Representative as the Republicdn candidate JOHN DONNELLY Representative from the irst District of Wayne County City of Detroit was born Plvinpton Lambton County Ontario Novem ber 27 1851 Ho received in the excellent public schools of Canada a common school education Subsequently Mr Donnelly stud ied law with Chadwick Atkinson at Port llttrnn nncl removed to Detroit in 1870 where he finished the term of service for wliich he had leeu bound and was admitted to the bar and shortlj' thereafter associated himself with Michael Brennau under the name of Brennan Donnelly Mr Donnelly has always taken a strong interest in local uiihtaiy organiza tions having been Second Lieutenant in the National Guards and Captain in the Mont gomery Rifles wliich latter position he now holds As one of the Democratic candidates lie received 6952 votes AV inton Repub lican 6628 McCracken Greenback EDUCATION OCCUPATION and experience inofficial STATION Senator 3 4 WILLIAM AVBfrR I Senator from the Twenty seventh District was born at Medina December 18 1845 and resided there until his parents reniovwl to Hillsdale Mich in 1859 Hu entered Hills dale College but in IbiD left that institution going to Albion College where he graduated in the scientific course' In 1866 he entered the Law School at Albany graduated and was ad mitted to practice In 1867 he finished the classical course nt Adrian College graduating with the degree of A The same fall 'he es tablished himself as a lawyer at Minneapolis Minn but in 1868 returned to Michigan and lvgan to practice the law at Pentwater where ne has continued to reside He has been Presi dent ot the village and is a member of the firm of Neilsen Co bankers In 1S70 Adrian College conferred on him the degree of A and in 1875 Hillsdale College did likewise Mr Ambler was chosen a trustee of the latter in stitution at the last commencement GEORGE BELL Senator from the Thirtieth District was born in Garland Pcnobscott Co Me December 25 1844 but always lived in Dover Piscataquis Co until his removal to Michigan Mr Bell received a common school education go ing to school winters and working on farm with his father summers Until his 17 th year when he attended the academy high schools and seminarj' a portion of the time and taught school a portion of the time and was in the navy a portion of the time'7 during the war He read law with Plaisted Clark Bangor Me and with A Lebroke Esq oxcroft Me and generally irom 7 close of the war until the spring ot IbGJ was teach ing school attending school and reading law He removed to Chebovgan Mich in the spring of 18G9 since winch time he has been practicing law at that place and was ad mitted to the bar in Piscataquis Co Me in 1868 and 1869 and again iu Cheboygan Co Mich in 1869 He has held the office of Judge of Probate of Cheboygan County six also minor township and village offices As the Republican candidate he received 4990 votes SKIEON BILLINGS Senator elect from the Nineteenth District County was born March 17 1835 in Orleans Co He received an academic education aud removed to Michigan in May 1867 lie has held various offices iu New York and Michigan He has been Super visor of Richfield for three yea rs County Sur veyor of Genesee County for six years aud Representative in the Legislature in 1875 76 and 1877 78 His occupation mainly is fanning and in 1871 his farm was awarded first premium by the Agricultural Society of the countv As Republican candidate he re ceived 3540 votes Col II Thompson Democrat 1732 Josiah Begole National 2063 A Barber Prohibitionist 371 WILLIAM CHAMBERLAIN Senator from Berrien County was born in Pembroke Merrimac Co ebruary 7 1834 removed with his father to New Buffalo Berrien Co Mich in 1843 subsequently to Three Oaks where he now resides Mr Cham berlain received his education in the common schools of the town He worked at farming until 30 eai of age when he engaged in merchandizing and has carried on his farm and superintended his store since In 1S54 he cast his first vote was elected Township Clerk the same year aud has been Postmaster of Three Oaks and Superintendent of County Poor for eighteen years for Bernen County is Vice Presidcut of Association of the Su perintendents of Countv Poor for the State and President of the Pioneer Society of Ber riau Countj' Mr Chamberlain was elected on the Republican ticket as Representative iu the Legislature of 1871 from the two districts of Berrien Comity and re elected in 1873 in 1877 was elected to the Senate from Berrien County and re elected at the last election Mr Cham berlain has served on committees in the Legis lature for nearlj' all the penal and charitable institutions of the State He devotes much of his time in looking after the welfare of the un fortuimte and his long experience as Superin tendent of County Poor has given him an op portunity to know something os to the best methods to pursue towards their relief and to lessen pauperism and crime in the State HARRY ARMITAGE CONANT Senator from the ifth District of Michigan was born at Monroe Mich Maj' 5 1844 He prepared for college at Monroe and entered the class of Michigan University but did not graduate Mr Conant was admitted to the bar in ebruary 1878 After leaving college he engaged successfully in mercantile and manufacturing pursuits for some years His present occupation is that of attorney at law? farmer and Vice President of the irst National Bank Mr Conant has served as Aiderman and Supervisor and ever taken a live ly interest in affairs of a public nature in the country The vote on State Senator at the last election stood as follows Hernan Red field Democrat 2407 John Hall Greenback 1185 Harry A Conant 2479 PETER DOW Senator from the Eighteenth District (Oakland County) was bom ebruary 27 1821 in the Ballingry ireshire Scotland He settled at Orchard Lake about December 1 1S30 here he has continuously resided upon the same farm Mr Dow was educated in The common schools and has held several township offices Township Treasurer twice Supervisor three times He was elected to the Senate in 1862 also to the House of Representatives in 1874 aud to the Senate in 18 78 As the Repub lican candidate he received 42'17 votes Joseph Yerkes Democrat 4101 IL A Kipp Greenback 1006 Chas Carpenter Pro hibition 135 WILLIAM WARD DUIELD Senator for the Third Senatorial District was born at Carlisle Cumberland Co Pa Novem ber 19 1823 Mr Duffield is a graduate of Columbia College New York City receiving the degree of A of that institution in 1842 He removed to Michigan from Pennsylvania in the summer of 1836 rilis profession is that of a civil engineer although admitted to the Detroit bar in IS (4 He served as Adju tant of the Second Tennessee Infantr olun teers Col Hascall in tho Mexican war At its close he started with the first survey of the Hudson River Railroad and as resident engi neer completed the divisions from ishkill to Poughkeepsie and also from Poughkeepsie to 1 Rhinebeck and after the completion of that railroad remained as7 Superintendent of its northern division until 1852 when he took charge as Chief Engineer of the Oakland fc Ottawa Railroad (now Detroit Milbvaukee Grand Haven)' and surveyed and located that line from Pontiac to Grand Haven Then os Engineer he surveyed located and con structed' the Central Military Tract (now a portion of the Chicago Burlington Quincy Railroad) from Mendota to Galesburg Ill Mr Duffield next took charge of the Grand Trunk Railroad in the United States and sur veved located and constructed that portion inf line between Detroit and Pore Huron lie entered the war ot tho rebellion in Maj' 1861 as Lieutenant Colonel ourth Michigan Infantry Volunteers served on the Potomac until September 1861 when promoted Colonel Ninth Michigan Infantr Volunteers: re turned to Detroit organized that regiment and left for Kentucky (Department Of the Cumberland) in October' 1861 was met at Indianapolis by telegraphic orders from Geu Sherman his former Brigadier on the Poto mac but then commanding the Department of the Cumberland not to enter Kentucky 4u6 to go into camp on the Indiana side and there await further orders Gen Sherman visited his camo in disguise'' informed him that Gen was at Elizabethtown Ky with a large well armed well discipimed force and threatening Louisville which was Gen tsher headquarters that he (Gen Sherman) had missed the railroad bridges of the Louis viile Nashville Railroad but that there was a good' turnpike road leading from Elizabeth town to Louisville by which Gen could march on the latter city taatti Ntu tralit act of Kentucky prevented Ga li man rrom taking any stepfor ut he directed CoL Duffield to embar i a and he would send at mioiugnt itn the Ninth Michigan and seven pieces ti tervnnd ammunition to drop past Loam vine with tho steamer without lights to proceed to West Point Bullitt Co Ky and fortify the pass through Hill at that point and Hold that position at all hazards even it it be necessary for him to avoid colibionwith tho State authorities of Kentucky to1 vital rt rklrl A tnis tor to act in all respects independent of (Ten Sher authority not under any ciroutusi ances report to or noia any comm Samuel ICilbourn Democrat 463S Mr Palmer Greenback 2603 COLUMBUS TYLER Senator from the Twenty ninth District com prising Alcona Alpena tlays Iosco Ogemaw and Presoue Isle Counties was bom in burn Caviica Cof in 182 apJ removed his father's family to Genesee Co Mich He received a common school eilu cation and in IS 16 commenced the studv ot medicine under the instruction of Hon Eldredge in Dryden Lapeer Co and after completing his course in 1850 located tie Village of lushing Genesee 7 Co and prac ticed mwiicinc nineteen years He removed to Ba City in 1869 and from that time has ain nnuod the practice of his profession lie has Ixieii a member of the Genesee Medical Soeietj and a member ot its Board Of Censors mem ber of State Medical Society member of the Medical Association and President of the regular Bay Countj' Medical Society Dr Tyler was elected Senator in 18o ana re elected in 1874 As Democratic icanui date he received 3263 votes John McDer mott Republican received 2901 votes vv Daglish received 2091 Bepresenlutives W'M ABBOTT from tho Seroufl Distinct of Lapeer was bora in the County of Deaunaynais Parish of St Martin Canada East Maren He received a common school education and resided in Canada until the ear 1856 when the family immigrated to the mted States with the intention of settling Kansas but owiug to the political disturbances in that State at the time thej retraced their steps and settled in Goodlaud Laueer Countj' Mich where Mi' Abbott engaged in lumbering anu farming His present occupation is forming He has field the offices of Township Clerk Su pervisor and other minor offices As Repub lican candidate he received 312 majority oyer John reer Democrat mid a plurality vote of 200 over John reer Democrat and Jedediah Gillette National Greenback EDWARD ALLEN Representative from the irst District of Washtenaw County was born October 28 1839 at Sharon Washtenaw Co He is a graduate of the State Normal School and ot the Law Denartment of the University of Michigan He served as Alderman of the City of Ypsilanti for four years and as Prosecuting Attorney pf Washtenaw Comity for two years Mr Allen who is bj profession a lawyer de voted most of his time until his 20th year to a farm at Sharon After graduating at the Nor mal School in 1864 he took charge of his Union School at Vassar and taught until July when he resigned to raise a companj' for the Twenty ninth Michigan Infantry and was commissioned irst Lieutenant subsequentlj made Adjutant and finally promoted captain of Company Ca pt Allen served in Ala bama and Tennessee until September I860 fhe vegimeut was mustered out of the servic Mr Alien is a Republican and was a member of the lust House CHARLES BALDWIN Representative from Oakland Couuty was born October 9 1S03 in New Haven Conn He wm educated in the district school and re moved to Micnigan in September 1839 He is by occupation a farmer Mr Baldwin has held the offices of School Insector Higliwaj Commissiouer Assessor Justice of the Peace Supervisor and member ot tho Legislature in 1846 As Republican candidate he received 1323 votes ORSAMUS BARNES Representative from the Second District of Eaton County was born in Broome Co August 7 1830 Mr Barnes re ceived a common school education to which was added about one year iu the preparatory department of Oberlin College Ohio He re moved from Ohio to Lenawee Co Mich in the spring of 1860 and from thence to Eaton County the spring of 1S63 Occupation farmer He has held nearly all the township offices from supervisor to constable As Re publican he received a vote of 1458 JACOB BEDTELYOU Representative from the irst District of Gen esea Co Miah was born iu Clarence Erie Co July 1 1 1836 He there received a liberal education and in the spring of 1854 then 1 7 years of age removed with his parents to Atlas' Genesee Co Mich whore he lias ever since resided teaching school in the win ter and working on then fonn in the summer until the commencement of the late relielliou but since the close of the war fanning has been his principal occupation At the com UieilwCIUlUlV JL W1V rCUPHlUU 11V private in the ourth Michigan Cavalry Com pany and soon alter the battle of Stone River was commissioned ns Captain and placed iu command of the company but was com yelled on account of iU healtb to resign in Januarv 1865 just before the close of the re He has held various township ofiices and for the last five wars has been Sujier visor Politieallv Republican Tho whole number of votes received for Representative was 170(1 majority over Democratic candi date 695 majority National Greenback candidate 961 IL BLACKMAN Represeiiative roui Allegan County was born in Aurora Portage Co January 6 1823 He came to Michigan in January 1839 He received a common school education and fol lows the occupation of a farmer He has held the office of Countj' Superintendent of the Poor for about ten years but never held anj other office except town offices As candidate on the National Greenback ticket he received 1890 votes OZRO A BOWEN Representative in the irst District Of Ing ham County' was born in Butler Township Branch Co? where he lived on a farm un til the breaking out of the war in 1861 Al though but 18 years of age he enlisted as a pri vate in the Eleventh Michigan and did yeoman service for over three years After being mustered out of service he entered Hills dale College where he remained three years He then purchased an interest in the Cold water Republican and there remained for sometime He was nearly five ears the efficient deputy in the State Land Office and is now a nismber of the hardware firm of Dart Bowen Co of Lansing As Republican candidate he re ceived 173 votes a majority of 170 Harmon Bradley Representative from the Thii District in Calhoun Countv was torn in Vermont in 1817 lie received a common school educa tion and in 1S35 he came to the State of Michigan and settled in Calhoun County where he followed the occupation of farmer He has held the office of Sepervisor and other minor offices In politics he is a Republican and at the late election his full vote was 990 CHARLES BRIGGS Representative from Houghton County was born at Cine inuatus Cortland Co No vember 1837 He was educated mainly at Homer Academj' Cortland Co and came to Michigan from Wisconsin August 1864 Occupation merchant Sir Briggs never before any public office SAMUEL BROWN Representative from the Second District of Hillsdale County was born in Pittstown Rensselaer Co October 231820 He was educated in the common schools and re moved to Niagara Co with his parents in the fall of 1833 In April 1862 he removed to Slicliigan and in April 1864 at Ransom Hillsdale Co where he now resides Mr Brown has been Justice of the Peace ten years Supervisor two years and was a mem ber of the last Legislature As Republican candidate he received 1819 votes The Demo crats made no nomination in tho district TAMES CAMPBELL Representative from the Second District of Calhoun Countj' was torn November 12 1859 in the Townshib of Lee Calhoun Co Mich His education was received in the common schools Mr Campbell is by profession a law yer and was admitted to the bar in the Cal houn Circuit May 13 1872 He has been City Reporter of Marshall five years from 1866 to 1870 inclusive Attorney in 1873 and 1 again in 1876 As Republican candidate fie re ceived the veto of 1147 majority over Green backer 465: over Democrat 7 over both 51 In the City of Marshall he received 460 votes majority over Greenback candidate IXK) over Democrat 253 Mr Campbell lias lived in Marshall since 1852' EUGENE CHASE Representative from tiro irst Legislative Dis trict of Ciinton County was born September 16 1833 in the Township of Gustavus County' of Trumbul State of Ohio He received a good common school education read medicine with A of Spencer attended lectures at the Michigan University and commenced the practice of medicine May 1 1857 in the Village of Ovid After a rcsi ALONZO SESSIONS etiisnant Govemor of Michigan was bornUJI1M4 lelo in Onondaga Co and a common Kohool education muchen kirgt by his private studies He came to kiiCnuau ISIS and ha5i teen a constant vsbienr of Ionia Cnnntv srinca 1S35 Idfitb ipnani Goveniur occupation uk ne ha served jn many oihcial capacities 'uuMit tff ifta Pmim xhopifr Po KJ11VJ ill XL'j vovireviui Aeb30r of IntArnni Ravpiiha Presidential Ejector etc President of the irst National 01 Ionia slurp ISfiff mid President of the tf irnieiT Insurance Company since 1871 He Is now re elected as Lieutenant Governor and 'nig nis second term Auditor 41 Pttora 1 Ti 14 Krcc a CL3 HVlli ill LALtaUtaOO AnriKt fwhmn tui in thA Koanivn achuoL and romovAd tn in Ills Occiniatinn nt is Cirnntv dreaurer and he has held the offices of Collector of the United States Rev "7 slllrtster 1 ownship Treasurer City UVI 111 im 1 IT IZi AZ rt rl Al rrrtl" ta: ta LL AKcipiCkOy AUCLJ VI V1 Rapids and County Treasurer i Politic he is a Republican The fil'd vote It i 1 "Vi' 101 xkUCULOrVrCnei ai veto CORNET Ji Ti I ruDiic instruction was at Abbot Hisi tanuis Co re educated In the district school Academy "Waterville Academy 'atervi vo tt piuw VU1UV UIHVUUVI of Michigan He entered tfirdn 4 low leiiiuueie tn entering the senior class Atii re 1 rre i rev classlCid course June 185 aud the rai ti nent oi Micuigan umversitv ms uvnei is ny occupation a teacuer ff lanffht winters on tne coast or th iLuuwus one vear ico in hsfs 'iUl Arior School three years iU ot the union School at cn unci it nun 7eurs RX11 tounty Superintendent of Schools ofKy iesee Co Timo vuuuuuuu eacu nec tour years 1874 78? Sniwrfntoiulnnr nf itecitv A Ci 8 caginaw President or tne Association in 1878: ul 'nundeiit of Public Instruction by toptember 3 1878 place of th As Republican candidate I el cd 1L Ijs votes nhirnhrv of 4s 1 KIRCHNER General of the State of Miehtaan: Odpr rei vU at rankfort on the A A ItV' 1 lr6 1 tr was JUJCIUi ailu Itrnf rJchlSaii in he fall of 1863 Bv ivu'i'iiner is a lawver He was 'ffioc inn eier lu the Gene ce anu oecreuirv rn thn ''Of tho If i iHehnir re ire 18'55 K1sC7 nn i ms proiessiou in Detroit since 9L Serving Second his term a Afoi vieaeral emta EtaVARDI in Board of Educations was J5 by profession MRH iiimi (Wh 8 'i' I i i'll "1V Il UJd Uw i npOH el rtf i ii til 11 Cl 1 2 1 4 Eg IS lii 'il II I iff 1 1 A 1 1 1 I JI 4 4 I a I I7! 'p 2 'li" I re I I 1 1 3 1 i iE Mill It a 5 1 a a A i i.