He was born in New York and then moved to Michigan after getting his law license. His first political post was clerk of Eaton Rapids and then he became a State Representative, at this time he led the effort to eliminate capital punishment in Michigan.
He served as governmor during the Civil War and was a strong supporter of the effort of the North. By war's end, 90,000 Michigan men would volunteer for the war.
After the war, he became a US Congressman. He died in 1894.
His statue is in front of the Capitol Building.
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Looking away from the capital building. One of the amazing parts about the capitol building is the amount of growth around it.
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