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The Hon. Epaphroditus Ransom , the Seventh Governor of Michigan, was a native of Massachusetts. In that State he received a collegiate education, studied law, and was admitted to the bar. Removing to Michigan about the time of its admission to the Union, he took up his residence at Kalamazoo. … Read more

William L. Greenly, Governor of Michigan for the year 1847, was born at Hamilton, Madison Co, N.Y., Sept. 18, 1813. He graduated at Union College, Schenectady, in 1831, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1834. In 1836, having removed to Michigan, he settled in Adrian, where he … Read more

Alpheus Felch, the third Governor of Michigan, was born in Limerick, Maine, September 28, 1806. His grandfather, Abijah Felch, was a soldier in the Revolution; and when a young man, having with others obtained a grant of land between the Great and Little Ossipee Rivers, in Maine, moved to that … Read more

John Steward Barry, Governor of Michigan from Jan. 3, 1842 to Jan. 5, 1846, and from Jan. 7, 1850, to Jan. 1, 1852, was born in Amherst, N. H., Jan. 29, 1802. His parents, John and Ellen (Steward) Barry, early removed to Rockingham, Vt., where he remained until he became … Read more

William Woodbridge, second Governor of Michigan, was born at Norwich, Conn., Aug. 20, 1780 and died at Detroit Oct 20, 1861. He was of a family of three brothers and two sisters. His father, Dudley Woodbridge removed to Marietta, Ohio, about 1790. The life of Wm. Woodbridge, by Chas. Lanman, … Read more

Stephen T. Mason, the first Governor of Michigan, was son of Gen. John T. Mason, of Kentucky, but was born in Virginia, in 1812. At the age of 19 he was appointed Secretary of Michigan Territory, and served in that capacity during the administration of Gov. George R. Porter. Upon … Read more