Verner Wright Main (December 16, 1885 – July 6, 1965) was a politician from the

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. Main was born in

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, where he attended the public schools. He graduated from Marion High School in

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. He also graduated from

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of Michigan in 1907, and from the law department of the

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in 1914. He served as principal of the high schools at

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in 1908 and 1909 and at Niles from 1909 to 1912. He was admitted to the bar in 1914 and commenced the practice of law in

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. During the

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, Main volunteered for military service with the Field Artillery and was in training at the officers' training camp at

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when the armistice was signed. He later served as assistant prosecuting attorney of Calhoun County, Michigan in 1926. He served in the

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from 1927 to 1929. He was also a member of the Battle Creek School Board 1929-1932. Main was elected as a

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from

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to the

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to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Henry M. Kimball and served from December 17, 1935 to January 3, 1937. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination in 1936, losing to

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in the Republican primary election. Main resumed the practice of law. He died in Battle Creek and is interred there in Oak Hill Cemetery.

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at The Political Graveyard {{DEFAULTSORT:Main, Verner Wright 1885 births 1965 deaths Republican Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives Hillsdale College alumni University of Michigan Law School alumni Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Michigan 20th-century American politicians People from Delaware, Ohio