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Claudius B. Grant
Claudius Buchanan Grant (October 25, 1835 – February 28, 1921) was an American jurist, legislator, and lawyer. Early life and education Grant was born in Lebanon, Maine, on October 25, 1835, to Joseph Grant and Mary Merrill. He attended the University of Michigan from 1855 to 1859 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He taught at Ann Arbor High School for three years, serving as principal the last two. Career He served in the Union Army, in the 20th Michigan Infantry Regiment, rising to colonel during the American Civil War. He married Caroline Felch, daughter of the former governor of Michigan, Alpheus Felch, in 1863. He was admitted to the bar in 1866 and began practicing law with his father-in-law. He was postmaster of Ann Arbor from 1867 to 1870, served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1871 to 1875, and was elected to the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan from 1872 until 1880. Grant moved to Houghton, Michigan Houghton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the largest by area east of the Mississippi River.''i.e.'', including water that is part of state territory. Georgia is the largest state by land area alone east of the Mississippi and Michigan the second-largest. Its capital is Lansing, and its largest city is Detroit. Metro Detroit is among the nation's most populous and largest metropolitan economies. Its name derives from a gallicized variant of the original Ojibwe word (), meaning "large water" or "large lake". Michigan consists of two peninsulas. The Lower Peninsula resembles the shape of a mitten, and comprises a majority of the state's land area. The Upper Peninsula (often called "the U.P.") is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac, a channel that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
