Carl E. Mapes
Carl E. Mapes | |
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.jpg) Mapes in 1939 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1913 – December 12, 1939 | |
| Preceded by | Edwin F. Sweet |
| Succeeded by | Bartel J. Jonkman |
| Member of the Michigan Senate from the 16th district | |
| In office 1909–1912 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Fyfe |
| Succeeded by | Leonard D. Verdier |
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Kent 1 district | |
| In office 1905–1906 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 26, 1874 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Julia Pike (after 1907) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | Olivet College University of Michigan |
Carl Edgar Mapes (December 26, 1874 – December 12, 1939) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Mapes was born on a farm near
Kalamo, Michigan, to Selah W. and Sarah Ann (Brooks) Mapes. His father was born in New York and came with his parents at the age of seven to Kalamo Michigan, where he became a county district schoolteacher and held various township offices. He was also president of the Barry and Eaton County Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company and the Michigan Tornado and Cyclone Insurance Company. Sarah Ann was from Washtenaw County and was married to Selah Mapes on April 12, 1887. Selah and Sarah Ann moved to Olivet
in 1887.
Carl Mapes attended the
Olivet College in 1896. He graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1899, was admitted to the bar that same year and commenced the practice of law in Grand Rapids. In 1901, he became assistant prosecuting attorney of Kent County, serving until January 1, 1905, when he began a term in the Michigan House of Representatives, representing the 1st district in Kent County. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination in 1906. In 1908, he was elected to the Michigan Senate from the 16th district
, and served from 1909 to 1912.
In 1912, Mapes defeated incumbent
Committee on the District of Columbia
.
Mapes married Miss Julia Pike, the daughter of Abram and Eliza (Roberts) Pike of Grand Rapids on August 14, 1907. They had four children, Robert W., John Pike, Jane Elizabeth, and Ruth. Mapes belonged to the Park
Woodmen
. He was interred at Oak Hill Cemetery in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
See also
- List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)
References
- United States Congress. "Carl E. Mapes (id: M000119)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Carl Edgar Mapes Late a Representative from Michigan. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. 1941.
- Carl E. Mapes at The Political Graveyard
- Fisher, Ernest B. (2005) [1918]. "Biographical". Grand Rapids and Kent County, Michigan : historical account of their progress from first settlement to the present time. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Library. pp. 247–248. Retrieved 2007-02-25.
External links
Media related to Carl E. Mapes at Wikimedia Commons- Carl E. Mapes Michigan Legislative Biography
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