John Brewer (May 14, 1800 – June 2, 1870) was an

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farmer and politician who served in the first session of the

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after adoption of the state constitution.

Biography

John Brewer was born on May 14, 1800.: His date of death is June 2, 1870, and his age is given as 70 years, 19 days. In September 1825, he and his brother Abram were among the first settlers in the area of Superior Township, Michigan, known as the Free Church neighborhood. Abram died soon after their arrival. John Brewer purchased of land in the area in April 1826, another 160 acres by 1840, and a third 160-acre tract by 1856. Brewer served as a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1835, and was elected to the first session of the

following the constitution's approval. He established the first post office in Superior on March 2, 1838, and was its first postmaster. He served in other official positions in the area, including township supervisor in 1848, 1849, and 1858, and as a justice in 1852. He was instrumental in building a church building in 1855 for the First Free Church of Michigan, which had previously met in his home. The building itself was razed in the 1930s, but the cemetery still remains, and was in use for burials through 1952. The church was open to all denominations. Brewer died on June 2, 1870, and is buried in the Free Church Cemetery.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brewer, John 1800 births 1870 deaths People from Washtenaw County, Michigan Michigan postmasters Members of the Michigan House of Representatives Delegates to the 1835 Michigan Constitutional Convention 19th-century American legislators