Events from the year 1887 in Michigan.

Office holders

State office holders

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(Republican Party (United States), Republican) * Lieutenant Governor of Michigan: James H. MacDonald (Republican) * Michigan Attorney General: Moses Taggart * Michigan Secretary of State: Gilbert R. Osmun (Republican) * List of Speakers of the Michigan House of Representatives, Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives: Daniel P. Markey (Republican) * Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court:

Mayors of major cities

* List of mayors of Detroit, Mayor of Detroit: Marvin H. Chamberlain * List of mayors of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Mayor of Grand Rapids: Edmund B. Dikeman * List of mayors of Saginaw, Michigan, Mayor of Saginaw: Henry M. Youmans (Democratic)

Federal office holders

* List of United States senators from Michigan, U.S. Senator from Michigan: Omar D. Conger/Francis B. Stockbridge (both Republican) * List of United States senators from Michigan, U.S. Senator from Michigan: Thomas W. Palmer (Republican) * Michigan's 1st congressional district, House District 1: William C. Maybury/John Logan Chipman (both Democratic) * Michigan's 2nd congressional district, House District 2: Nathaniel B. Eldredge (Democratic)/Edward P. Allen (Republican) * Michigan's 3rd congressional district, House District 3: James O'Donnell (politician), James O'Donnell (Republican) * Michigan's 4th congressional district, House District 4: Julius C. Burrows (Republican) * Michigan's 5th congressional district, House District 5: Charles C. Comstock/Melbourne H. Ford (both Democratic) * Michigan's 6th congressional district, House District 6: Edwin B. Winans (politician), Edwin B. Winans (Democratic)/Mark S. Brewer (Republican) * Michigan's 7th congressional district, House District 7: Ezra C. Carleton/Justin Rice Whiting (both Democratic) * Michigan's 8th congressional district, House District 8: Timothy E. Tarsney (Democratic) * Michigan's 9th congressional district, House District 9: Byron M. Cutcheon (Republican) * Michigan's 10th congressional district, House District 10: Spencer O. Fisher (Democratic) * Michigan's 11th congressional district, House District 11: Seth C. Moffatt (Republican)

Population

Sports

Baseball

* 1887 Detroit Wolverines season – Under manager Bill Watkins (baseball), Bill Watkins, the Wolverines won the 1887 National League (baseball), National League pennant, then defeated the 1887 St. Louis Browns season, St. Louis Browns in the 1887 World Series. It was the first World Series championship for Detroit.the team's statistical leaders included Sam Thompson with a .372 batting average and 166 RBIs, Dan Brouthers with 12 home runs, Ned Hanlon (baseball), Ned Hanlon with 69 stolen bases, and Pretzels Getzien with 29 wins. Thompson, Brouthers, and Hanlon have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. * 1887 Michigan Wolverines baseball season - The Wolverines compiled a 3–4 record. Lincoln MacMillan was the team captain.

American football

* 1887 Michigan Wolverines football team – The Wolverines compiled a 5–0 record and outscored their opponents by a total of 102 to 10. The team captain was John L. Duffy.

Chronology of events

January

* January 18 - The two houses of the Michigan Legislature elected Francis B. Stockbridge to represent Michigan in the United States Senate.

February

April

* April 6 - Detroit Athletic Club organized with signing of articles of incorporation by 29 founders.

May

June

July

* July 7 - Michigan Supreme Court decides ''Sherwood v. Walker''

August

November

December

* December 19 - The Detroit Symphony Orchestra performed the first concert of its first subscription season at the Detroit Opera House.

Births

* January 20 - Rebecca Shelley, antiwar activist who attended U-M and lived in Battle Creek, in Pennsylvania * April 10 - H. G. Salsinger, sports editor of ''The Detroit News'' (1909-1958), in Ohio * May 24 - James K. Watkins, U-M football player and Detroit police commissioner * June 12 - Pop McKale, coach of football and basketball at Arizona, in Lansing, Michigan * August 16 - Albert Benbrook, All-American U-M football player, in Texas * September 15 - Ruth Thompson, represented Michigan in Congress (1951–1957), in Whitehall, Michigan * September 28 - Avery Brundage, president of the International Olympic Committee (1952-1972), in Detroit * October 4 - Ray Fisher (baseball), Ray Fisher, U-M baseball coach for 38 years, in Vermont

Gallery of 1887 births

File:Rebecca Shelley (1887-1984) in 1915.jpg, Rebecca Shelley File:Albert Benbrook 1910.jpg, Albert Benbrook File:Ruth Thompson.jpg, Ruth Thompson File:Avery Brundage 1964.jpg, Avery Brundage File:Ray Fisher.jpg, Ray Fisher (baseball), Ray Fisher

Deaths

* January 2 - John Stoughton Newberry, represented Michigan in Congress (1879-1881), at age 60 in Detroit * March 3 - Edward Breitung, represented Michigan in Congress (1883-1885), at age 55 in Eastman, Georgia * April 24 - David Preston (banker), David Preston, banker, philanthropist, and politician, at age 60 in Detroit * May 19 - Charles E. Stuart, represented Michigan in the U.S. Senate (1853-1859), at age 76 in Kalamazoo * December 16 - John Clough Holmes, founder of what became Michigan State University, at age 78 in Detroit * December 22 - Seth C. Moffatt, represented Michigan in Congress (1885-1887), at age 46 in Washington, D.C.

Gallery of 1887 deaths

File:John S. Newberry (Michigan Congressman).jpg, John Stoughton Newberry File:Charles E Stuart.jpg, Charles E. Stuart File:Holmes-John Clough.jpg, John Clough Holmes File:SethCMoffatt.jpg, Seth C. Moffatt

References

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