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Mark S. Brewer
Mark Spencer Brewer (October 22, 1837 – March 18, 1901) was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served four terms over two different stints in United States Congress , Congress between 1877 and 1891. Early life and education Brewer was born in Addison Township, Michigan, and attended the rural schools and Romeo and Oxford Academies. He studied law, was admitted to the bar (law), bar in 1864 and commenced practice in Pontiac, Michigan, Pontiac. He was city attorney of Pontiac in 1866 and 1867 and circuit court commissioner for Oakland County, Michigan, Oakland County 1866-1869. He was a member of the Michigan State Senate from the Michigan's 20th Senate district, 20th District 1873-1874. Political career Brewer was elected as a U.S. Republican Party, Republican to the United States House of Representatives from Michigan's 6th congressional district, Michigan's 6th District for the 45th United States Congress, 45th and 46th United States Congres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michigan
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 joins Lak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
