Events from the year 1886 in Canada.
John Scott Horner was a U.S. politician,Secretary and acting Governor of Michigan Territory,1835–1836 and Secretary of Wisconsin Territory,1836–1837.
Alpheus Felch was the fifth governor of Michigan and U.S. Senator from Michigan.
Henry Harrison "Tip" Aplin was an American Civil War veteran,businessman,and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served one term in the United States House of Representatives from 1901 to 1903.
Stevens Thomson Mason was an American politician who served as the first governor of Michigan from 1835 to 1840. Coming to political prominence at an early age,Mason was appointed his territory's acting territorial secretary by Andrew Jackson at age 19,becoming the acting territorial governor soon thereafter in 1834 at age 22. As territorial governor,Mason was instrumental in guiding Michigan to statehood,which was secured in 1837. A member of the Democratic Party,he was elected as Michigan's first state governor in 1835,where he served until 1840. Elected at 23 and taking office at 24,Mason was and remains the youngest state governor in American history.
William Henry Boyce,was an American lawyer and politician from Georgetown,in Sussex County,Delaware,and later from Dover,in Kent County,Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party,and served as Associate Justice of the Delaware Superior Court and U.S. Representative from Delaware.
Sir Herbert William Wrangham Wilberforce was a British male tennis player and later vice-president of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club from 1911 to 1921 and served as its president from 1921 to 1936.
Levi Thomas Griffin was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
The auditor of accounts of Vermont,informally referred to as "the state auditor",is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of government of the U.S. state of Vermont. Twenty-nine individuals have occupied the office of state auditor since statehood. The incumbent is Douglas R. Hoffer,a Democrat/Progressive. He was first elected to office in 2012.
Chester William Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas,son of Samuel Mitchell Taylor.
Side judge,or assistant judge,is a judicial position unique to the U.S. state of Vermont. There are two side judges in each of Vermont's 14 counties. Like lay judges,side judges are usually not legal professionals.
William Stevens may refer to:
The 1881 New York state election was held on November 8,1881,to elect the Secretary of State,the State Comptroller,the Attorney General,the State Treasurer,the State Engineer and a judge of the New York Court of Appeals,as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.
The 1883 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1883 college football season. The Wolverines played their only home game at the Ann Arbor Fairgrounds.
Henry Howard was a banker and businessman,and served as mayor of Detroit in 1837,and as the first treasurer of the state of Michigan.
Franklin D. Hale was a Vermont politician who served as State Auditor and want on to a career as a diplomat.
Whitman G. Ferrin was a Vermont attorney and politician who served as State Auditor.
Jason Elmer Hammond was an American educator and politician.
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