Francis Charter | |
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Member of the MichiganHouseofRepresentatives from the Monroe County district | |
In office November 2, 1835 –January 1, 1837 | |
In office January 1,1838 –January 5,1839 | |
Francis Charter was an American politician who served two terms in the Michigan House of Representatives.
Francis Charter was elected supervisor of LaSalle Township,Michigan,in 1830 and each succeeding year through 1835. [1] He was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives as a representative from Monroe County and served in the 1st Michigan Legislature from 1835 through 1836,and was re-elected to a term in 1838. [2]
The 1st Michigan Legislature, consisting of the Michigan Senate and the Michigan House of Representatives, met in Detroit in three sessions between November 2, 1835, and July 26, 1836, during the first year of Stevens T. Mason's governorship of the (prospective) state.
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