Events from the year 1924 in Michigan.

Office holders

State office holders

Governor of Michigan The governor of Michigan is the head of state, head of government, and chief executive of the U.S. state of Michigan. The current governor is Gretchen Whitmer, a member of the Democratic Party, who was inaugurated on January 1, 2019, as the stat ...

: Alex J. Groesbeck ( Republican) *

Lieutenant Governor of Michigan The lieutenant governor of Michigan is the second-ranking official in U.S. state of Michigan, behind the governor. The current lieutenant governor by default is Garlin Gilchrist, a Democrat, who has held the office since January 1, 2019. Proce ...

: Thomas Read (Republican) * Michigan Attorney General: Andrew B. Dougherty (Republican) * Michigan Secretary of State: Charles J. DeLand (Republican) * Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives:

George W. Welsh George W. Welsh was a Republican politician from Michigan who served as the 37th lieutenant governor of Michigan, in the Michigan House of Representatives including as its Speaker during the 52nd Legislature, and as the mayor of Grand Rapids, Mic ...

(Republican) * Majority Leader of the Michigan Senate:

Mayors of major cities

* Mayor of Detroit:

John C. Lodge John Christian Lodge (August 12, 1862 – February 6, 1950) was an influential politician from Detroit, Michigan, serving as mayor from 1922 to 1923, in 1924, and from 1927 to 1929, and spending over 30 years on the Detroit City Council. Biogra ...

/ John W. Smith *

Mayor of Grand Rapids This is a list of mayors of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The current mayor is Rosalynn Bliss, who was sworn into office on January 1, 2016. References {{Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids is a city and county seat ...

: Julius Tisch/Elvin Swarthout * Mayor of Flint: David R. Cuthbertson/

Judson L. Transue Judson Lincoln Transue (February 15, 1897 – December 17, 1980) was a Michigan politician. Political life He was elected as the Mayor of City of Flint in 1924 for three 1 year terms. Transue was supported by the Ku Klux Klan The K ...

Mayor of Lansing List Lansing, Michigan, was incorporated as a city on February 15, 1859. * Hiram H. Smith, 1859 * John A. Kerr, 1860 * William H. Chapman, 1861–62 * Dr. Ira H. Bartholomew, 1863–65 * Dr. William H. Haze, 1866 * George W. Peck, 1867 * ...

: Alfred H. Doughty

Federal office holders

* U.S. Senator from Michigan:

James J. Couzens James J. Couzens (August 26, 1872October 22, 1936) was an American businessman, politician and philanthropist. He served as mayor of Detroit (1919–1922) and U.S. Senator from Michigan (1922–1936). Prior to entering politics he served as vice ...

(Republican) * U.S. Senator from Michigan:

Woodbridge N. Ferris Woodbridge Nathan Ferris (January 6, 1853March 23, 1928) was an American educator from New York, Illinois and Michigan who served as the 28th governor of Michigan and in the United States Senate as a Democrat. Early life in New York, Michigan a ...

(Democrat) * House District 1:

Robert H. Clancy Robert Henry Clancy (March 14, 1882 – April 23, 1962) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Clancy was born in Detroit, Michigan, where he attended the public schools. He graduated from the literary department of the University ...

(Democrat) * House District 2: Earl C. Michener (Republican) * House District 3: Arthur B. Williams (Republican) * House District 4:

John C. Ketcham John Clark Ketcham (January 1, 1873 – December 4, 1941) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Ketcham was born in Toledo, Ohio, and moved with his parents to Maple Grove, Michigan near Nashville, the same year. He attended the co ...

(Republican) * House District 5: Carl E. Mapes (Republican) * House District 6:

Grant M. Hudson Grant Martin Hudson (July 23, 1868 – October 26, 1955) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Hudson was born in Eaton Township, Lorain County, Ohio. He attended the common schools and graduated from Kalamazoo College, Kalamazo ...

(Republican) *

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Louis C. Cramton Louis Convers Cramton (December 2, 1875 – June 23, 1966) was a politician and jurist from the U.S. state of Michigan. Cramton was born in Hadley Township, Michigan and attended the common schools of Lapeer County. He graduated from Lapeer ...

(Republican) * House District 8:

Bird J. Vincent Bird J. Vincent (March 6, 1880 – July 18, 1931) was a soldier and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Early life Vincent was born in Brandon Township near Clarkston, Michigan. Education Vincent attended the public schools of Oakla ...

(Republican) * House District 9:

James C. McLaughlin James Campbell McLaughlin (January 26, 1858 – November 29, 1932) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. McLaughlin was born in Beardstown, Illinois. His parents, David and Isabella (Campbell) McLaughlin, had come from Edinburgh, Sco ...

(Republican) * House District 10:

Roy O. Woodruff Roy Orchard Woodruff (March 14, 1876 – February 12, 1953) was a politician, soldier, printer, and dentist from the U.S. state of Michigan. Woodruff was born of English and Scottish ancestry to Charles Woodruff and Electa A. (Wallace) Woodruff ...

(Republican) * House District 11:

Frank D. Scott Frank Douglas Scott (August 25, 1878 – February 12, 1951) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Scott was born of Scottish ancestry in Alpena, Michigan, attended the public schools and graduated from the law department of the Univ ...

(Republican) * House District 12: W. Frank James (Republican) * House District 13:

Clarence J. McLeod Clarence John McLeod (July 3, 1895 – May 15, 1959) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. McLeod was born in Detroit, the son of a well-to-do Scottish father who had serve ...

(Republican)

Population

Sports

Baseball

1924 Detroit Tigers season The 1924 Detroit Tigers season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the American League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up ...

– Under player-manager Ty Cobb, the Tigers compiled an 82–72 record and finished third in the American League. The team's statistical leaders included Johnny Bassler with a .346 batting average, Harry Heilmann with 10 home runs and 114 RBIs, and Cobb with 211 hits. Earl Whitehill led the pitching staff with a 17–9 record and 233 innings pitched. * 1924

Michigan Wolverines baseball The Michigan Wolverines baseball team represents the University of Michigan in NCAA Division I college baseball. Along with most other Michigan athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Big Ten Conference. They play their home games ...

season –

American football

1924 Michigan Wolverines football team The 1924 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1924 Big Ten Conference football season. Coached by George Little in his first and only year as Michigan's head football coach, the team compiled a record ...

– Under head coach George Little, the Wolverines compiled a 6–2 record, outscored opponents by a combined score of 155 to 54, and finished fourth in the Big Ten Conference. Quarterback Tod Rockwell led the team in scoring. *

1924 Michigan State Spartans football team The 1924 Michigan Agricultural Aggies football team represented Michigan Agricultural College (MAC) as an independent during the 1924 college football season. In their second year under head coach Ralph H. Young, the Aggies compiled a 5–3 reco ...

– Under head coach

Ralph H. Young Ralph Hayward Young (December 17, 1889 – January 23, 1962) was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, college athletics administrator, and state legislator. He was the head football coach at DePauw University (1915), Kala ...

, the Spartans compiled a 5–3 record. *

1924 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team The 1924 Michigan State Normal Normalites football team was an American football team that represented Michigan State Normal College (later renamed Eastern Michigan University) as a member of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association ( ...

– Under head coach

James Brown James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader. The central progenitor of funk music and a major figure of 20th century music, he is often referred to by the honor ...

, the Normalites compiled a 2–5–1 record. *

1924 Detroit Titans football team The 1924 Detroit Titans football team represented the University of Detroit as an independent during the 1924 college football season. The Titans compiled a 4–5 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 120 to 94. After re ...

– Under head coach James F. Duffy, the Titans finished with a 4–5 record. *

1924 Central Michigan Normalites football team The 1924 Central Michigan Normalites football team represented Central Michigan Normal School, later renamed Central Michigan University, as an independent during the 1924 college football season. In their first season under head coach Lester Ba ...

– Under head coach

Lester Barnard Lester Smith Barnard (October 25, 1894 – June 1, 1985) was an American football, basketball, baseball, and track coach. He served as the head football coach at West Tennessee Normal State School—now known as the University of Memphis—from 1 ...

, the Central Michigan football team compiled a 7–1 record. * 1924 Western State Hilltoppers football team – Under head coach Earl Martineau, the Hilltoppers compiled a 5–1–1 record.

Basketball

1923–24 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team The 1923–24 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate basketball during the 1923–24 season. The team compiled a record of 10–7. E. J. Mather was in his fifth year as the team's co ...

– Under head coach

E. J. Mather Edwin J. Mather (June 4, 1887 – August 26, 1928) was an American football and basketball player and coach. He was selected as an All-Western football player while playing for Lake Forest University in 1909 and went on to a coaching career at Ka ...

, the Wolverines compiled a 10–7 record. Howard M. Birks was the team

captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...

Ice hockey

* 1923–24 Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey team –

Other

Michigan Open The Michigan Open is the Michigan state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Michigan section of the PGA of America. It has been played annually since 1916 at a variety of courses around the sta ...

Chronology of events

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November

* November 4 - A number of elections occurred, including: ** President of the United States - Incumbent president

Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge (born John Calvin Coolidge Jr.; ; July 4, 1872January 5, 1933) was the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929. Born in Vermont, Coolidge was a History of the Republican Party (United States), Republican lawyer ...

won in Michigan with 75.37% of the popular vote. ** United States Senate - Incumbent Republican United States Senator James J. Couzens was for the first time elected to the Senate after being appointed to fill the vacancy left by Truman Handy Newberry's resignation in 1922. ** United States House of Representatives - All of Michigan's 13 U.S. Representatives won re-election except for Democrat

, who was defeated by Republican

John B. Sosnowski John Bartholomew Sosnowski (December 8, 1883 – July 16, 1968) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Sosnowski was born in a Polish family in Detroit, Michigan, and attended the parochial and Army schools. During the Spanish–Ameri ...

, making Michigan's delegation to the House entirely Republican. ** Michigan Governor - Incumbent Republican governor, Alex J. Groesbeck, defeated Democratic nominee Edward Frensdorf. **

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 ...

Cora Reynolds Anderson Cora Reynolds Anderson (April 10, 1882March 11, 1950) was an American politician who served in the Michigan House of Representatives as a member of the Republican Party. She was the first woman and Native American elected to the Michigan House ...

became the first woman and the first Native American to be elected to the state House.

December

Births

* January 1 – Arthur Danto, art critic and professor, in Ann Arbor, MI * January 31 –

A. Alfred Taubman Adolph Alfred "Al" Taubman (January 31, 1924 – April 17, 2015) was an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He was convicted in 2002 for a price-fixing scheme involving the top two auction houses in the United States. Backgro ...

, businessman, in Pontiac, MI * March 6 –

Ed Mierkowicz Edward Frank Mierkowicz (March 6, 1924 – May 19, 2017), nicknamed "Butch" and "Mouse," was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball from 1945 to 1950 as an outfielder for the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardin ...

, baseball outfielder, in Wyandotte, MI * April 18 –

Connie Binsfeld Connie Berube Binsfeld (April 18, 1924 – January 12, 2014) was an American Republican politician from the U.S. State of Michigan. She served as the 60th lieutenant governor of Michigan. Starting as an advocate for the environment in planning fo ...

, 60th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, in Munising, MI * May 3 – Isadore Singer, mathematician, in Detroit * June 3 – Jay Van Andel, co-founder of Amway, in Grand Rapids, MI * July 10 – Major Holley, jazz upright bassist, in Detroit * July 22 –

Margaret Whiting Margaret Eleanor Whiting (July 22, 1924 – January 10, 2011) was an American popular music and country music singer who gained popularity in the 1940s and 1950s.Mapes, Jillian.Margaret Whiting, Iconic Standards Singer, Dies at 86. ''Billboard' ...

, singer, in Detroit * July 23 –

Avern Cohn Avern Levin Cohn (July 23, 1924 – February 4, 2022) was a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Personal life Cohn was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Irwin I. and Sadie L ...

, federal judge, in Detroit * October 15 –

Lee Iacocca Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca ( ; October 15, 1924 – July 2, 2019) was an American automobile executive best known for the development of the Ford Mustang, Continental Mark III, and Ford Pinto cars while at the Ford Motor Company in the 1960s, an ...

, automobile executive, in Allentown, PA * December 6 – Dorothy Comstock Riley, lawyer and judge, in Detroit * December 31 –

Frank J. Kelley Frank Joseph Kelley (December 31, 1924 – March 5, 2021) was an American politician who served as the 50th Attorney General of the U.S. state of Michigan. His 37-year term of office, from 1961 to 1999, made him both the youngest (36 years old ...

, Michigan Attorney General (1961–1999), in Detroit

Gallery of 1924 births

Deaths

*May 11 - Moses Fleetwood Walker, first African-American to play MLB and a U-M alumnus, at age 67 in Cleveland * August 3 -

Charles E. Townsend Charles Elroy Townsend (August 15, 1856August 3, 1924) was an American lawyer who served as both a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the U.S. state, state of Michigan. He served in the United States Congress from 1903 to 1923. Early lif ...

, United States Senator from Michigan (1911-1923), at age 67 in Jackson *August 25 -

John Owen John Owen may refer to: Sports *John Owen (footballer) (1849–1921), English footballer and educator * John Owen (athlete) (1861–1924), American sprinter *Johnny Owen (1956–1980), Welsh boxer *John Owen (cricketer) (born 1971), English cricke ...

, set world record in 100-yard dash, at age 63 in a horseback riding accident on

Mackinac Island Mackinac Island ( ; french: Île Mackinac; oj, Mishimikinaak ᒥᔑᒥᑭᓈᒃ; otw, Michilimackinac) is an island and resort area, covering in land area, in the U.S. state of Michigan. The name of the island in Odawa is Michilimackinac an ...

Gallery of 1924 deaths

File:Moses Fleetwood Walker.jpg, Moses Fleetwood Walker

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