Frank Ellsworth Doremus
| Frank Ellsworth Doremus | |
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| Mayor of Detroit | |
| In office 1923–1924 |
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| Preceded by | John C. Lodge |
| Succeeded by | Joseph A. Martin |
| United States Representative for the 1st Congressional District of Michigan | |
| In office 1911–1921 |
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| Preceded by | Edwin Denby |
| Succeeded by | George P. Codd |
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| Born | August 31, 1865 Venango County, Pennsylvania |
| Died | September 4, 1947 Howell, Michigan |
Frank Ellsworth Doremus (August 31, 1865 - September 4, 1947) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
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[edit] Early life
Doremus was born in Venango County, Pennsylvania on August 31, 1865, the son of Sylvester and Sarah Peake Doremus.[1][2] The Doremus family moved to Ovid, Michigan in 1866, and then to Portland, Michigan in 1872. [2] Frank Doremus attended the public schools of Portland, Michigan and graduated from Detroit College of Law.[1]
In 1882, Doremus began work at the Portland Observer, then moved on to take charge of the Pewamo Plain Dealer[2] and established the Portland Review in 1885, editing it until 1899.[1]
Doremus married Libby Hatley in 1890.[2] The couple had one child, Robert.[3]
[edit] Politics
Doremus was postmaster of Portland from 1895 to 1899.[1] He was elected township clerk in 1888 and re-elected in 1889.[2] In 1890, Doremus was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives from Ionia County 1st District serving from 1890 to 1892.[1]
He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Detroit in 1899.[1] He was assistant corporation counsel of Detroit from 1903 to 1907 and city comptroller 1907-1910.[1]
In 1910, Doremus defeated incumbent Republican Edwin C. Denby to be elected as a Democrat from Michigan's 1st congressional district to the Sixty-second and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1911 to March 3, 1921,[1] and was elected chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 1913.[4] He was a delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan in 1916 and 1920. He served as mayor of Detroit in 1923 until he resigned the following year due to ill-health.[1][5]
He resumed the practice of law in Fowlerville, Michigan.[1] Frank Ellsworth Doremus died in Howell, Michigan and was interred in Roseland Park, Detroit, Michigan.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Frank Ellsworth Doremus at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- ^ a b c d e Chapman Brothers (1891), Portrait and biographical album of Ionia and Montcalm counties, Mich, Chapman Brothers, p. 698-699, http://books.google.com/books?id=ps15AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA698#v=onepage&q&f=false
- ^ The government of the city of Detroit and Wayne County, Michigan: 1701 to 1907, historical and biographical, illustrated, 1907, p. 129 - 130, http://books.google.com/books?id=Y6vhAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA129#v=onepage&q&f=false
- ^ United States. Congress. House. Committee on Election of President, Vice-President, and Representatives in Congress (1914), Soliciting or receiving assessments, subscriptions, or contributions for political purposes, Govt. print. off., p. 3, http://books.google.com/books?id=jC8vAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA3#v=onepage&q&f=false
- ^ Municipal manual of the city of Detroit, 1984
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| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Edwin Denby |
United States Representative for the 1st Congressional District of Michigan 1911– 1921 |
Succeeded by George P. Codd |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by John C. Lodge |
Mayor of Detroit 1923–1924 |
Succeeded by Joseph A. Martin |
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