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Foss O. Eldred (1884–1956) was Jan. 25, 1951 Obituary of Erminie Mary Eldred
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Foss O. Eldred (1884–1956) was Attorney General of Michigan
The attorney general of the State of Michigan is the fourth-ranking official in the U.S. state of Michigan. The officeholder is elected statewide in the November general election alongside the governor of Michigan, governor, Lieutenant Governor of ...
in 1946 when he was appointed to fill out an unexpired term. He also held many other political offices.
Eldred was from Ionia, Michigan
Ionia ( ) is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Ionia County, Michigan, United States. The population was 13,378 at the 2020 census. Every July it hosts what is said to be the world's largest free-admission fair, the Ionia Free Fair ...
. He studied at Albion College
Albion College is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Albion, Michigan. The college was founded in 1835 and its undergraduate population was approximately 1,500 students as of Fall 2021 ...
and then Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University (EMU, EMich, Eastern Michigan or simply Eastern) is a public university, public research university in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1849 as the Michigan State Normal School, it was the fourth normal ...
), graduating with a degree in teaching from the latter. He served as superintendent of schools in Lyons, Michigan
Lyons is a village in Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 789 at the 2010 census. Most of the village is within Lyons Township. A small portion extends west into Ionia Township.
Geography
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and then was an assistant instructor of reading at Michigan State Normal College.
Eldred was a Republican. He was a member of the Michigan State Senate
The Michigan Senate is the upper house of the Michigan Legislature. Along with the Michigan House of Representatives, it composes the state legislature, which has powers, roles and duties defined by Article IV of the Constitution of Michigan, Mi ...
from the 18th District from 1921 to 1924. He then served as Prosecuting Attorney for Ionia County from 1925 to 1928. In 1931 he ran unsuccessfully for Congress in the Michigan 8th Congressional District, losing to Michael J. Hart by 5,000 votes largely because Eldred supported prohibition and Hart was a hard-core supporter of its repeal. He was elected mayor of Ionia in 1935 and served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1940.
Eldred married Erminie Mary; they had one son, Ney Eldred, who as of 1951 was Ionia County Prosecutor./ref>
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