Thomas Read (May 28, 1881 – April 7, 1962) was a Republican politician from

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who served in the

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including as its Speaker during the 50th Legislature, as the

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under

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, as a member of the Michigan State Senate, and as Michigan Attorney General. Born in

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of English and Scottish ancestry to Thomas and Jane Read on May 28, 1881, Read was either a candidate for or served in nearly all state-level offices in Michigan (he was never a candidate for or elected Secretary of State). He was a candidate in the primary for

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in 1924, losing to

, and 1940, losing to

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. Read was a presidential elector for Michigan in 1928, casting a ballot for

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, and a delegate to the

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which nominated Wendell Willkie (who eventually lost to

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. Senator

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of Michigan was a candidate for the nomination at that convention. Read died after surgery at a hospital in

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in 1962. The elementary school in his hometown of Shelby is named for Read.Thomas Read Elementary
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References

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