Alexander W. Buel

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Alexander Woodruff Buel
From Volume 3 of 1915's History of Michigan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Michigan's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851
Preceded byRobert McClelland
Succeeded byEbenezer J. Penniman
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
In office
1859–1860
In office
1848–1848
In office
1838–1838
Personal details
Born(1813-12-13)December 13, 1813
Democratic
Spouse
Mary Ann Ackley Buel
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(m. 1836)​
ChildrenJulia Maria Buel Trowbridge
Mary B. Buel Wetmore
Clara B. Buel Mercur
Delia W. Buel Lydecker
Alma materUniversity of Vermont
Middlebury College
ProfessionLawyer
Signature

Alexander Woodruff Buel (December 13, 1813 – April 19, 1868) was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. A Democrat, he was most notable for his service as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1849 to 1851 and his multiple terms as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives.

Early life

Buel was born in

Canandaigua, New York. In 1824, at the age of 10, he passed the admission exams for Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, and was admitted to the college. However, concerned about the difference in age between Buel and the other college students, his teacher and family persuaded him to continue his independent studies for three years. In 1827, at the age of 13, Buel accompanied one of his teachers and was enrolled as a sophomore at the University of Vermont in Burlington, where he stayed for one year. In 1828, he decided to attend Middlebury College, which was his original intent. He was enrolled there as a junior and also taught at the common schools in Clarendon.[1]

Career

In August 1830, at the age of 16, Buel graduated from Middlebury College ranked first in his class. In September 1830, he became superintendent of a classical academy in

Castleton Academy
.

In October 1834, Buell moved to Detroit, Michigan, and within two months became Deputy Register of the Court of Probate. Because of his language skills, he was able to converse with the many French speakers native to Detroit at the time, as well as the increasing number of German immigrants. He admitted to the bar in the spring of 1835 and commenced practice in Detroit.

Buel was city attorney in 1837 and a member of the

Michigan State House of Representatives in 1838 and again in 1848, serving as speaker the latter year. He was the prosecuting attorney for Wayne County
1843–1846.

Buel first ran for the

Thirty-second Congress and resumed the practice of law. He was again a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives in 1859 and 1860. He was appointed postmaster of Detroit on September 28, 1860, and served until March 18, 1861.[2]

Death

Buel died at his home in Detroit on April 19, 1868 (age 54 years, 128 days).[3] He is interred at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit.

Family life

Buel was the son of Ezekial and Sally Thompson Buel. He married Mary Ann Ackley of West Rutland, Vermont, in October 1836, and they raised four daughters, one of whom was Julia Maria Buel Trowbridge. On April 8, 1862, she married Gen. Luther Stephen Trowbridge (Buel's law partner).[4] The others were: Mary B., wife of Charles H. Wetmore; Clara B., wife of Col. James Mercur; and Delia W., wife of Gen. Garrett J. Lydecker.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Moore, Charles (1915). History of Michigan, Volume 3. Lewis Publishing Company, Alcona County, Mich. pp. 1728–1729.
  2. ISBN 9781878592958
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  3. ^ "Death of Hon. A. W. Buel". Detroit Free Press. April 21, 1868. p. 1. Retrieved March 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University. Yale University The University, 1915. 1915. p. 197.

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Preceded by United States Representative for the 1st congressional district of Michigan
1849–1851 		Succeeded by
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