Edwin H. Lothrop (1806-1874) was an American politician from

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

who served in the

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 ...

both prior to and after statehood, and who served as Speaker of the House during the 9th Legislature (coincidentally, as the 9th Speaker). Born in 1806, Lothrop was a member of the Lothrop-Campbell political family with his brother,

George V. N. Lothrop George Van Ness Lothrop (August 8, 1817 – July 12, 1897) was a politician in the U.S. state of Michigan, serving as the seventh Michigan Attorney General from 1848 until 1851. Biography Lothrop was born in Easton, Massachusetts, the son of Howa ...

, serving as the

Michigan Attorney General The Attorney General of the State of Michigan is the fourth-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan. The officeholder is elected statewide in the November general election alongside the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, me ...

and another family member, James, being the Chief Justice of the

Michigan Supreme Court The Michigan Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is Michigan's court of last resort and consists of seven justices. The Court is located in the Michigan Hall of Justice at 925 Ottawa Street in Lansing, the state ...

.The Political Graveyard: Lothrop-Campbell Family of Michigan
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1806 births 1874 deaths Members of the Michigan House of Representatives Speakers of the Michigan House of Representatives People from Kalamazoo County, Michigan 19th-century American legislators {{Michigan-politician-stub