Portrait and biographical album of Ingham and Livingston counties, Michigan, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties ... the governors of the state and of all the presidents of the United States.

PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM.

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he entered thle State Normal School, where he was
graduated in 1873, and then became a student ill
the University of Michigan, taking his diploma in
1877.
July 19, 1877, our subject was married to Miss
Augusta D. Johnson, a teacher in the Jackson
Union School. The first year of his married life
was spent at Almont, Gratiot County, where lie
had charge of the schools, being assisted by his
wife and one primary teacher. The next year
found him in charge of the schools at Stanton
with six assistants, Mrs. Barnes among the number.
After two years le came to IHowell and assumed
charge of the Union schools, there being ten departments here at that time. lie filled the position successfully for eight years when lie was induced to go to Lansing and take charge of the
school for the blind. The people of Iowell expressed the greatest regret at parting with him and
tle ligh School Alumni presented him with an
elegant gold watch, suitably engraved, which lie
still carries. lie found the work at the school
for the blind distasteful and July 19, 1889, bougllt
the Livrinsto)n C(7ount Republicanl where lie is still
occupying the editorial chair.
I LLIAM VAN BUTREN, United States Marshlal and a prominent politician at Lansing,
was -born of Eastern parentage and had his
early training and education in Michigan. He was
born in 1842 and came to Detroit when a boy. On
the Commercial Advertiser lie learned the printer's
trade in the days when that paper was known as
the Advertiser and Tribune, and lie then became
foreman of the Detroit Tribune until 1871.
In January, 1871, Mr. Van Buren came to Lansing as foreman for W. S. George & Co., State
Printers, and served both in this capacity and as
Superintendent of the book-room and mechanical
department. He was then business manager for
two years and in January, 1884, he bought a onethird interest in the business and became manager
and partner until 1886, when the plant was sold.

This firm had in the meanwhile been publishing
the Lansing Republican, of which our subject had
general management, and in 1884 lie became the
associate editor of this paper. The Lansing Furniture Company was organized by Mr. Van Buren
and Mr. B. M. Buck in 1886 and after having had
it in operation two months, they sold the outfit
and our subject became an incorporator of the City
National Bank, of which he is a director and one
of the largest stock holders. About this time lie
made a trip across the continent which he greatly
enjoyed. In 1890 he was, on the 29th of March,
appointed United States Marshal for the EastenlDistrict of Michigan, a district which includes
about half of the State, and has headquarters at
Detroit. Previous to this time lie had filled various
offices, having been Supervisor for one year, Mayor
of the city for two terms and Alderman of the
Second Ward for two years.
The refined and cultured lady who presides over
the home of our subject became his wife in l)etroit
in 1867. HIer maiden name was Julia (. O'Callaghan. She is a daughter of the Hon. J. O'Callaghan, a wholesale and retail grocer on Woodward
Avenue. She is a lady of unusual ability and intelligence and was a teacher in Detroit before her
marriage. Four children have blessed this home,
namely: William, Gerald R., George I-., and Julia
G. MrI. Van Bluren is a nmembner of the Knights
Templar, of the Royal Arch Masons, and the Royal
Arcanum, and is a stanch Repu)blican, being a mnember of both county and State conventions.
ITJ. IIC)LE, an old settler of Ingllhan
ounty and now retired from active life,
hl las twenty acres of land on Grand River
outside the corporation of Lansing. He was
born in IIoosic, Rensselaer County, N. Y., October
14, 1816 and is a son of Elias and a grandson of
Isaac HIogle. The mother's maiden name was
Roxie Rider, and she was a daughter of Daniel
Rider, a Revolutionary soldier of Connecticut and
a pensioner to the age of ninety-three years.
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