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1887 In Michigan
Events from the year 1887 in Michigan. Office holders State office holders * Governor of Michigan: Cyrus G. Luce Cyrus Gray Luce (July 2, 1824 – March 18, 1905) was an American politician in the U.S. state of Michigan. He served as the 21st governor of Michigan. Early life in Ohio and Indiana Luce was born in Windsor, Ashtabula County, Ohio to his ... (Republican Party (United States), Republican) * Lieutenant Governor of Michigan: James H. MacDonald (Republican) * Michigan Attorney General: Moses Taggart * Michigan Secretary of State: Gilbert R. Osmun (Republican) * List of Speakers of the Michigan House of Representatives, Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives: Daniel P. Markey (Republican) * Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court: Mayors of major cities * List of mayors of Detroit, Mayor of Detroit: Marvin H. Chamberlain * List of mayors of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Mayor of Grand Rapids: Edmund B. Dikeman * List of mayors of Saginaw, Michigan, Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyrus Luce
Cyrus Gray Luce (July 2, 1824 – March 18, 1905) was an American politician in the U.S. state of Michigan. He served as the 21st governor of Michigan. Early life in Ohio and Indiana Luce was born in Windsor, Ashtabula County, Ohio to his parents Walter Luce and Mary Gray Luce. Walter Luce, a veteran of the War of 1812 from Tolland, Connecticut, settled in the Connecticut Western Reserve after the war. He and Mary were parents to sons Cyrus Gray, Charles Leverett, and George Lester Luce. When he was twelve years old, young Cyrus moved west with his family to Steuben County, Indiana. After leaving school at seventeen, Cyrus Luce worked from 1841 until 1848 in a woolen mill, carding wool and dressing the unfinished cloth for sale. Life and Politics in Michigan In 1848, Cyrus Luce was a Whig Party candidate for the Indiana House of Representatives for the district including Steuben and DeKalb counties. He lost a close election, and in the same year he purchased of uncultiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
