James Kirk (1879-1957) was a Republican member of the

Michigan House of Representatives The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There are 110 members, each of whom is elected from constituencies having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents, based on population figures from the 2010 ...

. Born in Fairgrove Township, Kirk was supervisor of Juniata Township for 14 years, and was elected

Tuscola County Tuscola County is a county in the Thumb region of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,323. The county seat is Caro. The county was created by Michigan Law on April 1, 1840, from land in Sanilac County ...

sheriff in 1930. In 1942, Kirk was elected to the Legislature where he served four terms. He was defeated in the Republican primary in 1950 by

Allison Green Allison R. Green (October 28, 1911 – March 26, 2005) was a Republican politician from Michigan who served in the Michigan House of Representatives The Michigan House of Representatives is the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. There ...

. Kirk's father William had served in the House in the early 1900s.The Political Graveyard
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Republican Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives 1879 births 1957 deaths {{Michigan-politician-stub