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John Treadway Rich
23rd Governor of Michigan
Who was John Treadway Rich?
John Treadway was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and the 23rd governor of Michigan. He was born in Conneautville, Pennsylvania on April 23, 1841. He moved with his parents to Addison County, Vermont in 1846 and two years later they moved to Elba Township, Michigan.
Rich was a member and chairman of the board of supervisors of Lapeer County, 1869–1872. He was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, 1873–1881, and served as speaker of the house during the last two terms. He was also a delegate to the Republican State conventions in 1873, 1875, and 1878. Rich served in the Michigan Senate from January 1, 1881 until March 21, 1881 when he resigned having been elected to the United States House of Representatives for the 47th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Omar D. Conger serving from April 5, 1881 to March 4, 1883. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882 to the 48th Congress. He later served as State Railroad Commissioner, 1887–1891, and a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1884 to elect James G. Blaine and 1892 to re-elect Benjamin Harrison as U.S. President.
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Seth Low
Mayor of New York City
President of Columbia University
7th cousin 1 time removed
via Thomas Gardner
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Actor, Director, Screenwriter, Novelist
6th cousin 4 times removed
via Edmund Chamberlain
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