George Spalding
George Spalding | |
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.jpg) From Volume II of 1899's Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, Supreme Court and Fifty-Fifth Congress | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 | |
| Preceded by | James S. Gorman |
| Succeeded by | Henry C. Smith |
| Mayor of Monroe, Michigan | |
| In office 1876–1877 | |
| Preceded by | Heman J. Redfield |
| Succeeded by | Alfred I. Sawyer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 12, 1836 12th U.S. Tennessee Cavalry |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
George Spalding (November 12, 1836 – September 13, 1915) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Biography
Spalding was born in
Spalding was appointed postmaster of Monroe, July 27, 1866, and served until December 15, 1870. He was special agent of the
In 1894, he was elected as a Republican from Michigan's 2nd congressional district to the 54th United States Congress, and re-elected to the 55th Congress, serving from March 4, 1895 to March 3, 1899. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination in 1898, losing to Henry C. Smith in the Republican primary elections.
Spalding was again appointed postmaster of Monroe on February 20, 1899, and served until February 13, 1907. He resumed the practice of law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was president of the First National Bank of Monroe until his death there. He was interred in Woodland Cemetery.
References
- United States Congress. "George Spalding (id: S000696)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-15
- The Political Graveyard
- George Spalding and Augusta Lewis
