Frederick R. Ming (1865-1943) was a Republican politician from Michigan who served in both houses of the

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, including as Speaker of the House during the 55th and 56th Legislatures. Ming was also a candidate in the primary for

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in 1934, losing to Thomas Read who was eventually elected with Governor Frank Fitzgerald. Ming's parents, Henry and Mary, were born in Germany and came to the United States in 1859, settling in

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. Ming became an orphan at the age of 13, after his father's death in 1877, and worked as a farm hand an in a cheese factory in New York. He moved to Cheboygan in July 1880 where he worked in a sawmill and later became a teacher. Ming also attended the

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and followed his late father into that profession.Powers, Perry, and Cutler, Harry Gardner. "A History of Northern Michigan and Its People."
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1865 births 1943 deaths Speakers of the Michigan House of Representatives Republican Party Michigan state senators Michigan sheriffs Republican Party members of the Michigan House of Representatives American people of German descent Politicians from Rochester, New York People from Cheboygan, Michigan Politicians from Oswego, New York {{Michigan-politician-stub